A decade on from signing to One Little Independent Records with her second EP False, Emily Underhill's Tusks project continues to go from strength to strength. Arriving on February 12 next year, the London-based electronic pop artist's fourth album Do I See You There? is her first to be fully self-produced.
Lead single "How Can I Be The Same" is Underhill's powerful response to an incidence of sexism encountered during the making of the record. Watch the video below:
Largely written and recorded during a two-month residency at the analog synth studio belonging to Pete Townshend of The Who, Underhill played all the instruments herself. "How Can I Be The Same" alone features nine different synths, from the very rare Yamaha GX-1 and ARP 2500 to modern production synths like the Moog Grandmother and UDO Super 6.
Writing in a press release she says:
“Pretty much all of this album is influenced by me dealing with my friend's death. Tim was my guitarist when I started Tusks and we gigged and toured together a lot then stayed good friends after, but he sadly died of pancreatic cancer a couple of years ago. This album is about me dealing with that grief in the expected and unexpected ways it manifested for me.”
To celebrate the album announcement, Tusks will perform the new record in full at London's The Old Church tomorrow night (Oct 8). Last few tickets are available here.

Do I See You There? is out February 12. Pre-order here. Tracklisting below:
1. An Opening
2. How Can I Be The Same
3. Time
4. Adhere To The Loss
5. It's You I Want To Know
6. Figure
7. Take It Back
8. Wildflowers
9. Do I See You There?
10. This Is All You
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