Two years after blasting everyone’s minds to outer space with their Sub Pop debut AwE NaturalE, Seattle’s Stas Irons and Cat Harris-White are announcing the galactic return of THEESatisfaction with a new album, EarthEE, set for release on February 24. Check the debut single, a dreamy, circular, mbira-driven incantation called “Recognition,” above, featuring Black Constellation co-conspirators Shabazz Palaces and Erik Blood. The album will also feature guest spots from Porter Ray, Taylor Brown and Meshell Ndegeocello.
The title of the record may be a sly nod to “Earthseed,”a fictional religion based around the tenet that “God is Change,” created by frequent Black Constellation muse and Seattle sci-fi author Octavia Butler in her novels Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents.
EarthEE tracklist:
1. “Prophetic Perfection”2. “No GMO” [ft. Taylor Brown]3. “Planet for Sale”4. “Blandland” [ft. Ishmael Butler of Shabazz Palaces]5. “Fetch/Catch” [ft. Taylor Brown]6. “Nature’s Candy”7. “EarthEE” [ft. Shabazz Palaces, Porter Ray, and Erik Blood]8. “Post Black, Anyway”9. “Universal Perspective” [ft. Meshell Ndegeocello]10. “WerQ” [ft. Meshell Ndegeocello]11. “Sir Come Navigate” [ft. Tendai Maraire of Shabazz Palaces]12. “Recognition” [ft. Shabazz Palaces and Erik Blood]13. “I Read You” [ft. Erik Blood]