Maud The Moth releases new single and visualiser video »Despeñaperros« taken from upcoming album »The Distaff«

Edinburgh, UK based experimental avant-garde/post-rock act Maud The Moth has released a visualiser video for the second single »Despeñaperros« taken from their new album, »The Distaff«, due out on February 21st, 2025 via The Larvarium, La Rubia Producciones and Woodford Halse/Fenny Compton.

Listen to »Despeñaperros« on all major streaming platforms!

Tracklist:
01. Canto de Enramada
02. A Temple By The River
03. Exuviae
04. Burial Of The Patriarchs
05. Siphonophores
06. Despeñaperros
07. O Rubor
08. Fiat Lux
09. Kwisatz Haderach

»Despeñaperros« is one of the cornerstones of »The Distaff«’s universe. A canyon and natural reserve with dramatic geology and very violent historical background, the Despeñaperros Pass is a gateway into the wilderness. Its name, which can be translated as “where dogs are thrown off the cliff”, has unclear origins and adds to the lore and mystery shrouding this area in the Spanish collective consciousness. Growing up in an environment where hunting and animal cruelty were commonplace and artistic sensitivities often ridiculed, Despeñaperros unfolded in my imagination, transcending its real physical location, and reforming as a quasi-mythical mountain for the sacrifice of those perceived as weak, different, misunderstood or simply challenging tradition.

Actors: Amaya López-Carromero and Suzi Cunninham
Visualiser by Scott McLean and Amaya López-Carromero

Maud The Moth is the alter ego of Amaya López-Carromero (also part of the band Healthyliving), a Spanish-born and Scotland-based pianist, singer and songwriter with a strongly independent artistic drive. Maud The Moth serves as a séance-like conduit through which to process personal life experiences, and in particular themes of rootlessness, identity and trauma. Stylistically, Amaya uses her classical background as a platform upon which her eclectic songwriting and cathartic solo live performances rest. With the usage of live looping, she weaves sonic tapestries riddled with distorted or effected pianos and driven by an enigmatic and deeply moving voice.

Amaya’s commitment to her own personal vision has attracted performance opportunities from a wide range of promoters and artistic directors including Roadburn (NL), Primavera Sound (ES), AMFest 2022 (ES), Festival Noroeste (ES), Celtic connections (UK), Noite Branca (PT), Ronnie Scott’s (UK), Brudenell Piano Session (UK) and CCCB (ES) amongst others. Maud The Moth has also been invited to perform as guest artist by Chelsea Wolfe, Kayo Dot, Anna von Hausswolff, Hexvessel and Helen Money, amongst others.

In 2023 Maud The Moth released a collaborative album with dark-ambient duo Trajedesaliva titled »Bordando el Manto Terrestre«.

Her new album »The Distaff« will be releasing on February 21st, 2025 via The Larvarium (Digital + CD), La Rubia Producciones (Vinyl) and Woodford Halse/Fenny Compton (Cassette Tape).

All preorder links here: linktr.ee/maudthemoth

Music and lyrics by Amaya López-Carromero.
Sound design by Scott McLean and Amaya López-Carromero.
Recorded at Gorbals Sounds (Glasgow), The Shelter (London) and Neon Fable (Edinburgh) between January and July of 2024 by Scott McLean and Amaya López-Carromero.
Produced by Scott McLean and Amaya López-Carromero.
Mixed by Scott McLean.
Mastered by Alex Wharton at Abbey Road (London)
Art direction and artwork by Amaya López-Carromero.
Original photo by Demelza Kingston, styled by Michelle Watson.

Line-up:
Amaya López-Carromero – Piano, Voice, Psaltery, Hyperpiano and Percussion
Scott McLean – Guitar, Moog and Saxophone
Sebastian Rochford – Drums and Percussion
Alison Chesley (Helen Money) – Cello
Fay Guiffo – Violin

This album was funded by Creative Scotland.

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well