Lathe of Heaven release Aurora on Sacred Bones August 29
Brooklyn group Lathe of Heaven prepares to issue their second album Aurora on 29 August through Sacred Bones. The record follows their 2023 debut Bound by Flesh and continues the band’s focus on post-punk frameworks interlaced with new wave elements. Recorded at Circular Ruin with producer Ben Greenberg and mastered by Brad Boatright, the album draws on 1980s influences from British and Finnish post-punk acts, with additional traces of underground pop from the 1990s onward.
Artist: Lathe of Heaven
Release Date: 2025-08-29
Genres: Darkwave, Gothic Rock, New Wave, Post-punk
Label: Sacred Bones
Description: Lathe of Heaven release Aurora on August 29 via Sacred Bones, featuring the new single Oblivion and themes inspired by sci-fi literature.
The latest single, Oblivion, builds on singer Gage Allison’s interest in semantic satiation—the point where repetition erodes meaning. Allison describes the track as an early fragment of a broader narrative he is writing, centred on a drug that distorts self-perception when taken before a mirror. His lyrics reference Cartesian dualism and ideas of mind-body separation, while anticipating the paradoxes that arise from its collapse.
The video for Oblivion was directed by Max Rooney and Hank Allen of Fingertrap Productions.
Formed in Brooklyn, Lathe of Heaven consists of Gage Allison (vocals, guitar), Barrett Hiatt (synths), Alex Cavanaugh (bass), and Will May (drums). The group emerged in the early 2020s, releasing early demos followed by their first full-length on Sacred Bones. They take their name from Ursula K. Le Guin’s 1971 novel, which aligns with the literary tone of their lyrics.
Oblivion is available on YouTube and streaming services. Aurora will be released in physical and digital formats on 29 August 2025.
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