Gastr del Sol "The Serpentine Similar" 2025-09-19-Fresh no iam8bit album would be

no iam8bit album would be complete without stunning cover art

And includes the hits "Man on the Moon

Portugal home studio with Animal Collective bandmate Josh “Deakin” Dibb

the bandmates looked and talked like they were from the street

Gastr del Sol "The Serpentine Similar" 2025-09-19-Fresh no iam8bit album would beBastro was being reborn, with Grubbs on guitars, keyboards and vocals and Brown on bass. Playing in duo format opened up sound and intention, leaving the need for speed (and the stock in rock) out, while letting in an expanse of brooding, droning acoustic space that highlighted the songs serpentine shapes. This was something so radically different as to require a new calling card: henceforth, Gastr del Sol