Black Marble, the synth project of Chris Stewart, announces Life in Small Spaces, his first full-length album since 2021’s Fast Idol, arriving August 21, 2026 via Sacred Bones. The announcement includes the single “Jim Carol New Year” and an accompanying 16mm video by Clayton Hunt. The track exemplifies Stewart’s ability to embed philosophical critique within accessible melody, examining how social approval and authority can undermine personal freedom. The song employs dry humor and skepticism toward institutional voices while exploring tension between recognition and autonomy. Hunt’s minimalist video follows two travelers with contrasting approaches—one exposed, one protected—toward a distant house, visually representing the album’s broader themes of risk and caution. The upcoming record shifts Stewart’s sound toward staccato guitar lines influenced by college radio acts like Pylon and R. Stevie Moore, moving away from his signature synth density toward a more tactile, band-oriented aesthetic.
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