Loraine James is releasing a new album. Out May 8 on Hyperdub, Detached From The Rest Of You features Alan Sparhawk, Tirzah, Anysia Kym, and Miho Hatori, among others. Today, she also shared the song “In A Rut” with vocalist Sydney Spann; you can listen to that below.
Detached From The Rest Of You marks James’ first LP under her own name since 2023’s Gentle Confrontation. In press materials, the British artist describes the record (lightly facetiously) as her “IDM pop star album,” sharing: “I’m using my voice a lot more, and putting it higher in the mix than I usually would. I guess I’m growing some confidence.”
In 2025, James also released a second record under her ambient-focused alias Whatever The Weather, Whatever The Weather II. The debut, self-titled Whatever The Weather came out in 2022. Since dropping Gentle Confrontation, she’s also collaborated with Purelink, Kelela, Yaeji, and more.
Read about Whatever The Weather II at No. 27 on The 30 Best Electronic Albums of 2025
Detached From The Rest Of You:
01** **A Long Distance Call
02 The Book of Self Doubt
03 In a Rut ft. Sydney Spann
04 Score ft. Anysia Kym
05 Seems Like I
06 Flatline ft. Miho Hatori
07 Peak Again ft. Alan Sparhawk
08 Habits and Patterns ft. Tirzah
09 Wish I Was Like U
10 Ending Us All ft. Le3 bLACK x Fyn Dobson
11 Forever Still (Steel)
12 See Through