Following debut single "6'Pole" in September 2024, Safe Mind – the project founded by Boy Harsher's Augustus Muller and Cooper B. Handy – has announced debut LP Cutting The Stone – out July 25th. And with that a new track called "Standing on Air".

Listen and watch the video by Guy Kozak below:

"Standing on Air" more or less follows the same magic hyper catchy dorm room synth pop blueprint as "6' Pole" and Boy Harsher cult anthem "Autonomy" – a fun synergy between Handy's wholesome lyrical delivery and Muller's chipper production style.

After the success of "Autonomy", Handy and Muller realised their chemistry wasn't a fluke, as they continued working on music over the years that followed. The common denominator was an open-heartedness and penchant for head-bobbing beats and melodies. And from there, Safe Mind was born.

Cutting the Stone Tracklist:

1.  Life in a Jar
2.  6' Pole
3. Standing on Air
4.  What’s Left
5.  The Sky
6.  Brick Store
7.  Take the Loss
8.  Born to Love
9.  Cutting the Stone
10.  Hold on to That

Preorder Cutting The Stone here. The vinyl edition is exclusively available via Nude Club mail-order and at Safe Mind shows.

Concurrently, the duo has announced a US tour supporting the album, including a handful of dates opening up for Nation of Language. See the full list below:

07/25 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
07/26 Washington, DC @ DC9
07/28 Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz
07/29 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
08/21 Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom *
08/22 Woodstock, NY @ Bearsville Theater *
08/23 Portland, ME @ State Theatre *
12/02 Seattle, WA @ Barboza
12/03 Portland, OR @ Holocene
12/05 San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
12/06 Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon
12/07 San Diego, CA @ Casbah

*w/ Nation of Language

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