{"product_id":"julia-holter-materia","title":"Julia Holter: Materia","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRelease Date: 21st August 2026\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJulia Holter always knew that there were many forms her song “Materia” could take. The tune’s dynamic Hildegard von Bingen-inspired melody and dense modal chords stood on their own without a complex arrangement on her wondrous 2024 album \u003ci\u003eSomething in the Room She Moves\u003c\/i\u003e, but she felt a lingering desire to expand the texture and stretch out the harmony.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut on the new \u003ci\u003eMateria\u003c\/i\u003e, a kind of companion LP to \u003ci\u003eSomething\u003c\/i\u003e, Holter has realized not one but two distinct versions of the song. “Materia 2” is a hallucinatory dream of drum machines, fretless bass, and clarinet, Holter’s voice spiraling through ether alongside that of Jessika Kenney. And on “Materia 3,” intended as a hidden bonus track in an homage to the CD era of her youth, Holter literally slows down the take from \u003ci\u003eSomething\u003c\/i\u003e. The change not only emphasizes the unpredictable glory of the harmonies within but also reiterates the song’s emotional sophistication, the sense that it’s about learning how to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMateria\u003c\/i\u003e is only seven tracks long, but Holter works in nearly that many modes here. There are two astounding improvisations, one where she builds a one-person ensemble of drum machines and synth lines and another where she manipulates her voice until each word seems to contain another symphony. And yet another is built from a riff that came from a demo for \u003ci\u003eSomething\u003c\/i\u003e, a demo that itself is one of \u003ci\u003eMateria\u003c\/i\u003e’s most spellbinding and emotional pieces, “My Twin.” These seven songs show that Holter is among her generation’s most fluid writers of art-pop, moving among ideas and idioms with true exploratory aplomb. \u003ci\u003eMateria\u003c\/i\u003e is a kind of playground for Holter, where each distinct scene steadily coheres into a moving whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eStandard Black Vinyl LP\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eCat # -\u003cspan\u003e WIGLP582\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eUPC -\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e887828058211\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDomino Direct price: $17.37 \/ Suggested retail price: $28.99\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eStandard CD\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eCat # -\u003cspan\u003e WIGCD582\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eUPC -\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e887828058228\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDomino Direct price: $8.37 \/ Suggested retail price: $13.99\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTracklisting\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThe Laugh Is in the Eyes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eMy Lost One\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eFantasy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eMateria 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eClepsydra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eMy Twin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMateria 3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Domino Direct","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":48650621190299,"sku":"WIGLP582","price":17.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":48650621223067,"sku":"WIGCD582","price":8.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/6490\/8606\/files\/JH_materia_LP_MockUp_6b5e1fd3-81a2-43ab-963b-7253e12ea310.jpg?v=1782222978","url":"https:\/\/direct.dominomart.com\/products\/julia-holter-materia","provider":"Domino Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}