Out Today, Resavoir New Self Titled Album + New Video

Today November 3rd, Resavoir – the collaborative project led by Chicago producer/composer Will Miller – releases their second self-titled album on International Anthem.

“Blutopia”, a new stop-motion video created by Nik Arthur is out today.

Written and produced over three years beginning in April 2020, the eleven effervescent songs of the new Resavoir feature a vibrant cast of collaborators from the Chicago music community, including Akenya, Matt Gold, Eddie Burns, Lane Beckstrom, Jeremy Cunningham, Irvin Pierce, Macie Stewart, Peter Manheim, Elton Aura, Whitney (indie band that Miller has been a regular member of since 2016) and more.

The core songs of Resavoir are ear-pleasing but deeply-layered studio constructions, demonstrating the astute production-craft that Miller’s sharpened over recent work with Knox Fortune and SZA (on top of his already-lengthy resume that includes work with Mac Miller, Chance the Rapper, Saba and Lil Wayne). Other pieces were built from free, group improvisations recorded in the empty lot next to Miller’s Humboldt Park apartment during the pandemic. And others are delightfully fleeting vignettes, compositionally elegant but only slightly more polished than demos, reflecting his intent on capturing the moment of discovery and embracing what gives music its vulnerable, human qualities. Altogether, the new Resavoir corrals a broad diversity of sound, inter-weaving modern-day soul-jazz, bedroom beats, synth serenades and twilight sonatas into a subtly radiant symphony.

Resavoir will be performing live at Church of Sound as part of EFG London Jazz Festival on November 16, tickets are on sale now.

Tracklist for Resavoir

1. Heavenly
2. Inside Minds
3. Sunday Morning (feat. Elton Aura & Whitney)
4. Robot Dreams
5. Midday
6. Sunset
7. First Light
8. Future
9. On n On
10. Blutopia
11. Facets