Chiara Strazzulla

Azniv Korkejian, the artist behind the moniker Bedouine, got the idea for what was to become her third studio album during a trip to Saudi Arabia to see her parents. As they were about to move to Armenia for their retirement, it dawned on her that this would likely be the last time she would visit the country, which to her was intrinsically tied to her childhood.

There are, it could be argued, two ways a band can go about crafting a second studio album. One path builds further upon what has come before, taking advantage of lessons learnt and routes well-practiced, to polish and refine and add a new chapter to an already open tale. The other goes in the opposite direction, taking a sharp turn to experiment with something altogether new, trying a new sound on like a new coat, uncomfortableness of the unfamiliar and all.

Alas, we will never know what a David Lynch movie soundtracked by London’s own Sorry would have sounded like, but if you too have toyed with the question, a first listen to their third studio album, Cosplay (out November 7th for Domino), may come very close to providing the answer.