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Saint Solitude, the musical persona of Maine native Dup Crosson will release a new album of instrumental music Feb. 10 via online distributors. The collection is called Flux Camoufleurs, Volume I and is the fourth full-length release from Saint Solitude.

While on its surface it bears little resemblance to the technicolor pop of earlier SS records, Dup Crosson’s longstanding love of loops persists here in brief, cathartic bursts. Perhaps for the first time in this project’s history, tension wins wholeheartedly over resolution in tracks like “Roma” and “The More You Leave Open.” The insurrection is suggested but not yet deployed.

Elsewhere, there are forays into Spanish-style classical guitar (“Grenada”), samples, Ennio Morricone-style cowboy whistles (“Didn’t Do Enough To Save Him”), an instrument that sounds like a flock of birds, and the closest thing you’ll ever hear to a beatbox in an SS song (“No Doom”).

One song, “Imaginary Inhabitants,” was written for a short film of the same name by Crosson’s friend and bandmate Dan Trefethen. The collaboration helped initiate a series of tracks inspired by film.

“I’ve always been a movie junkie,” Crosson says. “It’s common practice for me to record with a muted movie on in the background. Images offer a completely different palette for inspiration. They have their own rhythms too. It’s long been a goal of mine to write a score, contribute to a soundtrack, or even write a commercial jingle — anything where visual cues act as the starting point.”

More information about the release will be posted on www.saintsolitude.com.

Saint Solitude specializes in “bittersweet fuzz” and was formed by Dup Crosson in 2006. Over the years, the project has grown from its timid beginnings, progressing from a loop-based, country-crossing one-man touring outfit to a dynamic garage pop 4- piece. These days you can find Crosson focused on the recording side of things in Mid-coast Maine.

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