Black Marble, the project on New York City multi-artist Chris Stewart, has released “It Always Comes to Me” the final pre-release single of his forthcoming LP Life in Small Spaces, out August 21st, 2026 on Sacred Bones. Fans can get a sneak preview of the album via Bandcamp’s Listening Party, taking place tomorrow, Wednesday, August 19th at 2pm Eastern Time (RSVP).

“It Always Comes to Me” follows July single “Anything” which came with a video directed by Scott Kiernan, shot at Various/Artists in New York City, which perfectly captures the song’s themes of overstimulation by serving a barrage of vibrant images for the viewer to process, with a meditative Stewart flickering throughout the visual noise.

Chris Stewart says: “‘Anything’ is basically a bedroom pop version of ‘Satisfaction’ but it trades the carnal undertones for more of a domestic pastiche. With lyrics about leaving the bedroom window open, casual druggy friends popping by at all hours and other relationship annoyances, the center of the struggle is less about finding temporary satisfaction but that today’s glut of options and opportunities gives every relationship an expiration date, every encounter an easy off ramp and every minor annoyance a reason to move on. The sentiment is the same from those old days, lack of fulfillment, but it’s due to modern circumstances. It feels like we have every option at our fingertips but we’re somehow losing the ability to connect.”

Black Marble
Life in Small Spaces
Tracklisting
Sacred Bones Records

1. It Always Comes to Me
2. Jim Carol New Year
3. Anything
4. Get Back Up
5. Other Man’s Dream
6. Guess
7. Life Without
8. Missing History
9. Panopticon Calls
10. Picture When
11. Sonny Boy

Black Marble 2026 Tour Dates

Aug 22 Constellation Room at the Observatory Santa Ana, CA *
Aug 23 1720 Los Angeles (LA), CA *
Aug 25 Rickshaw Stop San Francisco, CA *
Aug 26 Harlow’s Sacramento, CA *
Aug 28 The Crocodile Seattle WA *
Aug 29 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR *
Aug 30 Shrine Social Club Boise, ID *
Aug 31 Urban Lounge Salt Lake City UT *
Sep 1 The Federal Theatre Denver CO #
Sep 3 Slowdown Omaha, NE #
Sep 4 Fine Line Minneapolis, MN #
Sep 5 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL #
Sep 6 El Club Detroit Detroit, MI #
Sep 7 Lee’s Palace Toronto, ON #
Sep 8 La Sala Rosa Montreal QC #
Sep 10 Webster Hall New York (NYC), NY #
Sep 11 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA #
Sep 12 Ottobar Baltimore, MD #
Sep 14 Kings Raleigh, NC #
Sep 15 The Earl Atlanta GA #
Sep 17 White Oak Music Hall – Upstairs Houston, TX #
Sep 18 Club Dada Dallas TX #
Sep 19 29th Street Ballroom Austin, TX #

* w/ The Serfs
# w/ Public Circuit
(and Jimmy Cicero for select shows)

Pre-order Life in Small Spaces by Black Marble HERE