Lael Neale

Lael Neale’s minimalist drone pop draws inspiration from the Transcendentalists, the alienation of modern life, and a rich array of musical influences—ranging from Dionne Warwick and John Lennon to primitive American gospel and Spacemen 3. In the wake of three critically acclaimed records on Sub Pop, minimalist lo-fi auteur Lael Neale announces “As Killers Do,” the inaugural self-release under her new imprint Consensual Sound, due November 20, 2026. The first single “Slip Away” is out now, along with a homemade stop motion video featuring Neale’s black and white paintings appearing and disappearing line by line. “Slip Away,” a throbbing garage rock meditation on the cosmic justice of impermanence, features producer and accompanist Guy Blakeslee’s psychedelic guitar, and Lael’s signature Omnichord with its built in drum machine.