Photographic Memory by Elsa Gottvall
SHARES LEAD SINGLE + VIDEO “I HEARD YOU”
SUPPORTING DIIV IN LOS ANGELES ON MAY 25TH
Los Angeles’s own Photographic Memory announces the forthcoming album I look at her and light goes all through me due May 30th via deadAir. Alongside the album announcement, Photographic Memory shares the lead single “I Heard You,” which arrives with a glitchy Ryder McLaughlin-directed video of Photographic Memory in an apartment with his friends and collaborators, including a cameo from Wisp frontwoman Natalie Lu.
I look at her and light goes all through me is the third full-length body of work from Photographic Memory, the alias of Max Epstein. The 18-track project flows like a stream of consciousness or string of memories, fluttering from droning guitars to heavy breakdowns to beat-driven bangers, pushing the boundaries of what one album can contain. Speaking about the flow of the album, Max shares, “It’s mostly because I can’t sit still. I could make one sound if I wanted to, but I’d rather switch it up every day.”
I look at her… is an ode to Max’s city of Los Angeles, where he and his studio are a sanctuary and creative hotbed for a wide-variety of notable contemporary artists including julie, Fleshwater, HEALTH, Basement, daine, quannnic and Wisp, who are featured on the forthcoming album. Along with his writing and production work in the studio, Max has performed in the live ensemble of various bands – Militarie Gun, Jane Remover and Wisp, to name a few. Though often the wizard behind the curtain, Max has been a pivotal figure in the modern rock sound and his forthcoming album as Photographic Memory brings listeners directly into his sonic realm.
Photographic Memory will support DIIV on May 25th in Los Angeles at Teragram Ballroom. When DIIV frontman Zachary Cole Smith saw a Photographic Memory live show for the first time, he was enamored by the collaborative atmosphere. A Photographic Memory show is not only for Max and his musical output, but also for his creative hive, as he will allow time for his friends to hop on stage and perform a track or two of their own, as well. Tickets are on sale now HERE.
Pre-order / save I look at her and light goes all through me and check out “I Heard You” above, see full album details and upcoming live dates below, and stay tuned for more from Photographic Memory coming soon.
Photographic Memory
I look at her and light goes all through me
May 30th, 2025
deadAir
1. Emo Tour Track
2. We Made It
3. Paint Your Silver
4. Winter
5. I Heard You
6. Butterfly
7. LA
8. Clearly
9. In Every Lifetime
10. Born 7:7
11. Heartstyle feat. Wisp
12. Love In My Heart
13. Recently
14. Song 7
15. LA But A Forest
16. Outlaw Star
17. Spill
18. Light Goes Through Me
Upcoming Live Dates
*supporting DIIV
5/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom*
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