Ealdor Bealu Sign to Ripple Music
Last Spring, Boise, Idaho, progressive heavy rockers Ealdor Bealu celebrated a decade together with a West Coast tour. During their time, the band have produced three full-length albums in 2017’s Dark Water at the Foot of the Mountain (review here), 2019’s Spirit of the Lonely Places (review here) and 2022’s Psychic Forms (review here), infusing their work with an increasing reach and a sense of high-desert vastness purposeful in its landscaping-through-sound. That the band have a fourth record on the way is good news, and that it will arrive sometime later this year with the backing of Ripple Music is all the better.
One might throw in a request for some catalog reissues as well, certainly for the last two, if not all three of the LPs linked above, but a new album will be welcome and one expects that the forward-thinking melody and musicality shown through their work to-date will remain intact, resulting in something that feels grown out of what they’ve done before but that can stand on its own as well. At least that’s how they’ve done it thus far. What follows here, hoisted unceremoniously from social media in the cut-and-paste fashion that’s probably as out of date as the rest of this site, is just the signing announcement. There’s no concrete word of a new album, but such a thing exists or will exist and that’s why you’re being told about the signing.
A teaser, then, with more to come. Fine. I’ll take it for today and look forward to what’s coming. If you’ve got a most-anticipated-for-2026 list, or upcoming-albums or whatever you might want to call it now that we’re actually half a month into the New Year, hold a space for this one.
From socials:
Please welcome to the Ripple Family. Ealdor Bealu. Bringing with them one of the most original sounds in heavy psych desert rock. Look for a new album later this year.
Thanks to Brad Frye for bringing us together!
Says the band:
It is with great pleasure that we announce our biggest news to date… Ealdor Bealu has officially signed with Ripple Music!! We’re so incredibly honored to be joining forces with one of the most prolific labels in the Stoner/Heavy-Psych/Desert game, it’s been a long time coming and we’re stoked to finally find a proper label home for the band.
Our long awaited 4th full-length record will see a heralded release on Ripple this summer on Vinyl/CD/Digital formats!! We’re thrilled to finally get this record out to all of you who have patiently waited over these past couple years. Keep watch over our socials for more news and updates, we can’t wait to share what we have in store with you all 🖤
Photograph: @andr0ne
EALDOR BEALU is:
Carson Russell: Guitar, Vocals
Rylie Collingwood: Bass, Vocals
Travis Abbott: Guitar, Vocals
Cameron Elgart: Drums
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Great news. This band is so good . Have their last two releases ordered the CDs and had nothing but difficulty with their label. Finally had to reach out to the band members they came through super people. Nice that they have signed with Ripple Music. Good luck, can’t wait.