The Innocence Mission

A new album, Midwinter Swimmers, was released in November 2024. Lancaster, Pennsylvania band the innocence mission, led by Karen and Don Peris, return with the album See You Tomorrow. Centered around communication and Karen Peris’ self- professed longing “ to join in a conversation, even though the conversation itself is sometimes about being at a loss for words”, the album also touches on the major changes that happen in the life of a family, and the "intense desire to hold the present moment of togetherness". Simon Raymonde of the Cocteau Twins calls the arrangements on See You Tomorrow "massively special- the beauty, the way the album builds to it's' striking finale in I Would Be There is bewilderingly lovely." Sufjan Stevens has called their music "moving and profound. What is so remarkable about Karen Peris' lyrics are the economy of words, concrete nouns which come to life with melody."