NEW VARIANT listens to queer pleasure and pandemic. The album is made with Anthea Black (activist and educator), Dianne Bos (vocals on the title track), Ted Kerr (activist, writer, and educator), Ruth Maschelli (Special Interest), and Rahim Thawer (queer-identified Muslim psychotherapist); each of whom voice concerns and ideas about the album’s primary thematic. NEW VARIANT is a vinyl-only publication, in an unnumbered edition of 200. Includes a full colour insert with artwork and notes. Artwork by Rodrigo Cienfuegos. Mastered by Stefan Betke.
NEW VARIANT is funded by the Canada Council for the Arts.