Magik Markers are returning with their first new album in six years, 2020, next month, following the release of an EP during the summer. The New England crew have shared two tracks from it so far, “CDROM” and “That Dream (Shitty Beach),” and today they’re back with another one.
“Born Dead” is an affecting simmer that’s filled with subtle touches which push the track to transcendence, like when Elisa Ambrogio sings about ending up in heaven, “dancing to no music/ but some of the bells ring” and little blips echo those imaginary bells. It’s a bittersweet, inevitable love song that places that love on a grand scale: “I was born dead/ For 15 minutes I didn’t breathe,” she mewls in the opening lines. “I was born dead/ Til I met you.”
Listen below.
2020 is out 10/23 via Drag City. Pre-order it here.