Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith announces new album The Kid on double vinyl

The modular maestro charts a path from birth to death on her next release.

Modular synth composer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith has announced The Kid, a new album on Western Vinyl due this autumn.

Following 2016’s EARS and Sunergy, her collaborative album with synth pioneer Suzanne Ciani, Smith takes an even more ambitious conceptual approach on The Kid with the album focusing on four primary stages in a person’s life. Both previous albums featured in our rundown of the 50 best albums of 2016.

The album’s 13 tracks move in an arc from birth to death, with first single ‘An Intention’ capturing the playful early days of childhood before self-awareness fully kicks in.

The Kid is out October 6 on Western Vinyl. Pre-order your copy here, take a look at the tracklist and get a deeper look at Smith’s modular synths in the video below.