This isThurston Moore‘s seventh solo album, and features musiciansDeb Googe(My Bloody Valentine) on bass and backing vocals,Jon Leideckeraka “Wobbly” (ofNegativland) on electronics,James Sedwardson guitar, andSonic Youth‘sSteve Shelley, as well asJem Doulton, alternating on drums. “Hashish”, the rst single from the album, is described by Moore as “an ode to the narcotic of love in our shared responsibility to each other during isolation.” The song includes a video with footage fromThe Thurston Moore Group‘s tour in early 2020 in Europe, as well as footage of Thurston quarantined in his home during the past few months “with respect to the sacred healing truth of nature.” Prior to isolation during the COVID pandemic, Thurston worked in recording studios in North London until the third week of March 2020 to complete this album for release on September 5, 2020. While the musicians may not immediately tour, Thurston was adamant to releaseBy The Firein 2020, and with Daydream Library, has released this quote:By The Fireis music in ames. 2020 is our time for radical change and collective awareness and Thurston Moore has written nine songs of enlightenment, released to a world on re. Taking a cue fromAlbert Ayler‘s “music is the healing force of the universe,” this recording offers songs as ames of rainbow energy, where the power of love becomes our call. These are love songs in a time where creativity is our dignity, our demonstration against the forces of oppression.By The Fireis a gathering, a party of peace — songs in the heat of the moment.