A Little Death (album)
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| Released | October 31, 2025 | |||
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| Label | Thrill Jockey | |||
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| AllMusic | [1] |
| The Skinny | [2] |
| Uncut | 7/10[3] |
A Little Death is a studio album by Canadian-American musician and composer Claire Rousay. It was released on October 31, 2025, via Thrill Jockey.[4][5][6]
Background
On August 19, 2025, Rousay announced A Little Death and released the lead single from the album, "Just", featuring ambient musician M. Sage.[7] She released the second single from the album, "Somewhat Burdensome", on September 16, 2025.[8] A Little Death is the third of a trilogy of albums by Rousay, the first two being A Heavenly Touch in 2020 and A Softer Focus in 2021.[7] The album is named for a wine bar in San Antonio called Little Death, where Rousay made the first recordings for the album in 2021.[9]
Composition
A Little Death is a departure from her 2024 album Sentiment, which was more pop-oriented.[9] The album is based on field recordings that Claire Rousay took at night.[4] Rousay called the album "a return to what I see as my core solo practice" and "a re-dedication to those methods of working which I've found most align with what I envision my music or sound to be."[10] Sharon O'Connell of Uncut described A Little Death as "a combination of field recordings, musique concrète, minimalism and experi-tronics."[3]
Track listing
All tracks are stylized in lower case.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Couldn't Find the Light" | 0:54 |
| 2. | "Conditional Love" | 2:52 |
| 3. | "Just" (featuring M. Sage) | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Somehow" | 5:44 |
| 5. | "Night One" | 1:17 |
| 6. | "Doubt" | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Somewhat Burdensome" | 5:20 |
| 8. | "A Little Death" | 7:54 |
| Total length: | 31:05 | |
References
- ^ Simpson, Paul (n.d.). "A Little Death Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ Gamble, Patrick (October 29, 2025). "claire rousay – a little death". The Skinny. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ a b O'Connell, Sharon (October 10, 2025). "Claire Rousay: A Little Death". Uncut. p. 36. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
- ^ a b Eede, Christian (August 19, 2025). "claire rousay Unveils New Album for Thrill Jockey, 'a little death'". The Quietus. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
- ^ Rogers, Karlie (August 19, 2025). "claire rousay Announces New Album 'a little death,' Shares "just (feat. m sage)"". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
- ^ Murray, Robin (August 19, 2025). "claire rousay Announces New Album 'a little death'". Clash. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
- ^ a b Breihan, Tom (August 19, 2025). "claire rousay announces new album a little death: Hear "just (feat. m sage)"". Stereogum. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
- ^ Deville, Chris (September 16, 2025). "claire rousay – "somewhat burdensome"". Stereogum. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
- ^ a b Yalcinkaya, Günseli (September 9, 2025). "Dazed Mix: claire rousay". Dazed. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
- ^ Damara Kelly, Tyler (August 19, 2025). "claire rousay details forthcoming album, a little death". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved September 17, 2025.