San Fermin is the project Ellis Ludwig-Leone, he composes avant-garde arrangements with pop-minded melodies that are brought to life by his bandmates. Formed in 2012 – shortly after Ludwig-Leone completed a job assisting composer Nico Muhly – San Fermin made their debut with a self-titled 2013. The band followed the release with Jackrabbit in 2015. San Fermin has appeared at Lollapalooza, and opened for St. Vincent, The National, Arctic Monkeys, and alt-J, and more.

Recently San Fermin announced new album The Cormorant I, the group’s first full-length to be released via Better Company, bandleader Ellis Ludwig-Leone’s new imprint under Sony Music Masterworks. Due out October 4, The Cormorant I ushers in a new era for San Fermin, who envision the eight-track collection as the first of two eventual full-length releases encompassing the full scope of the new project. Ahead of the album’s release, the band has shared the track “The Living.”

From Ellis Ludwig-Leone:

“I imagined The Cormorant I as a stand-alone narrative in itself, but also as the first piece of a larger two-part story,” Ludwig-Leone explains of the eventual paired album release. “The second part is like the fever dream, upside-down response to Part I. The jumps between the past and present are more jagged, and memories are subjected to a more critical eye. As I was writing, I was thinking a lot about how memories change over time- the stories you tell yourself and the actual events aren’t always in synch.”

San Fermin
The Cormorant I
Tracklisting

1. The Cormorant
2. Cerulean Gardens
3. Hickman Creek
4. The Hunger
5. Summer by the Void
6. Saints
7. The Living
8. The Myth

San Fermin
Live Dates

11 – Greenville, SC – Fall For Greenville
16 – Concord, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Stage
17 – Boston, MA – The Sinclair
18 – Montreal, QC – Fairmount
19 – Toronto, ON – The Mod Club
20 – Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Music Hall
22 – Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme
23 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom
25 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
26 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Hall
27 – Winnipeg, MB – Park Theater
29 – Edmonton, AB – Starlite Ballroom
30 – Calgary, AB – Commonwealth

NOVEMBER
1 – Vancouver, BC – New Hollywood Theater
2 – Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
3 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
7 – San Francisco, CA – August Hall
8 – Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room
9 – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar
10 – Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf
13 – Denver, CO – Globe Hall
15 – Dallas, TX – Kessler Theater
16 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
17 – Houston, TX – Heights Theater
19 – Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5
20 – Carrboro, NC – The ArtsCenter
22 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
23 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer

DECEMBER
6 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel