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Hibou - Night Fell from the 2023 self-released Arc EP.

Hibou, the solo project of former Seattlite Peter Michel, dropped his first body of music in three years earlier this month. The five-song EP Arc builds upon the dreamy atmospherics that have been his signature since releasing his debut self-titled back in 2015. Now living in Paris, Michel was inspired by \\u201can electric arc between things, or arc lightning\\u201d when titling his new EP.

Our Song of the Day \\u201cNight Fell\\u201d is a shimmering, nostalgic bridge between shoegaze and dreampop with only a steady, pulsing drumbeat keeping our feet planted on ground lest we float straight to the heavens. \\u201cIt\\u2019s exhilarating to be releasing new Hibou music after spending so much of the last several years concentrating on my folk project,\\u201d Michel says of Arc. \\u201c\\u2018Night Fell\\u2019 feels like the perfect song to kick things back into gear. Packed tightly into this track is my return to the lush textured melodies and breezy blend of gossamer vocals that comprise Hibou.\\u201d

Michel spent the summer writing Arc along the Canal de l\\u2019Ourcq in Paris, before recording in various apartments, bathrooms and rehearsal spaces in the city. The EP was engineered and produced by Michel himself, who also performs vocals, guitar, and bass on each track, with drums provided by Jase Ihler.

Watch Hibou\\u2019s KEXP in-studio performance from 2019 and read the full post at KEXP.org.

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