Immaterialize includes Chicago musicians Alana Schachtel (aka Lipsticism) and Erik Fure (aka DJ Immaterial). This year has been a busy one for the band, signing to Fire Talk Records’ imprint Angel Tapes, and releasing a number of singles. Their debut album, Perfect, will drop on January 23rd. Today, Ahead of the LP’s arrival, Immaterialize have shared “Evolution.” “I’m ugly inside,” Schachtel begins, later admitting, “I don’t want to have fantasies of yearning.” Alongside Fure, Immaterialize sketch melodic and hazy memories of love, loss, and longing. Immaterialize will make their long-awaited return to the stage at Schubas on January 30th for an Angel Tapes showcase alongside labelmates Jawdropped, Retail Drugs, Starcharm, and ira glass.

Of the track, Immaterialize adds: “‘Evolution’ is inspired by looking at a part of yourself that’s mean (ugly), but recognizing that’s not all there is and that there are also tendencies towards altruism (but also greed). Not wanting to spend too much time in a space of wishing you were an entirely different person. Accepting the full spectrum of emotion within oneself.”

Perfect  is over a decade in the making. Schachtel and Fure’s years of sporadic collaboration gave way to their emergence in 2024 with a pair of songs, lifted from a larger batch that they were keen on polishing. These sessions resulted in Perfect, a debut album that sounds like nothing else produced in Chicago, the duo’s homebase and epicenter for all things indie and rock. And while these deep roots can be traced back to Perfect, the shapes Immaterialize twist form a vision entirely their own.

The album,  entailed writing and recording, opting away from traditional band structures and instead insisting on the strength of the duo and a few key collaborators. Alongside Schachtel and Fure, the duo enlisted studio stalwart Michael Mac for additional vocal processing, and welcomed Angel Marcloid aka Fire-Toolz into their creative process as well. Marcloid mastered Perfect at Angel Hair Audio, and also contributed bass and songwriting to the remarkable album opener “Everything But Myself.” Alongside these two collaborators, who encouraged the duo to abandon a precious recording process, Perfect was recorded at home entirely by Immaterialize themselves.

Pre-order Perfect  by Immaterial HERE