Art d’Ecco will release his new album, Scheele’s Green, on October 23rd, 2026 via Paper Bag Records, ahead of the LP’s arrival, the Vancouver, BC artist is sharing the single “The Death of Indie” accompanied by a Loken Charon-directed video.

“The Death of Indie” serves as a rousing call to arms against tech oligarchs enriching themselves from the world’s demise, with mad-eyed warnings about AI data centers and abandoned movie theaters full of rats. “It’s the sound of fear and anxiety–about AI, and the disruption and uncertainty that this technology has triggered as it infiltrates just about every facet of our daily lives, including the arts,” Art explains. “It’s a song that confronts the gaslighting we’re all collectively experiencing at the hands of these technocratic psychos and CEOs who are in it for only themselves and their stakeholders–even if it means annihilating their constituents, plundering the earth’s resources beyond repair, and destroying society writ large.” Of the video, he quips, “Despite our philosophical differences, acquiring our Four Horsemen CEOs (Zuck, Bozo, Dipshit, and Altright) for this video took some convincing. I get it, they’re rich, and they’re busy. But after weeks of negotiating, our production team was able to assuage their concerns and get them to pull up and do what they do best: DANCE.”

The album is named for an actual color, first synthesized by Carl Wilhelm Scheele in 1775. With the shade previously hard to attain, Scheele’s green quickly became a status symbol for the wealthy, who covered their homes and bodies in it. Just as quickly, they became afflicted with strange ailments thanks to the arsenic compounds needed for the color. Scheele’s green soon became identified as a dangerous luxury the affluent were nevertheless reluctant to quit. “It created this literally toxic society,” Art describes. “This addiction, this allure, was such a rich narrative vein, the same way we can’t look away from our obsession with social media or other technological shifts that might harm us as much as help us. We want these things that make us look hot and give us status but it’s all a mirage. What if humans are just intrinsically drawn to shit that fucking kills us?”

Art d’Ecco
Scheele’s Green
Tracklist
Paper Bag Records

1. The Death of Indie
2. Like Trilby
3. Catch 22
4. How Real is Real?
5. The Wolf
6. Scheele’s Green
7. Disappear Here
8. Break & Enter
9. Beware of Dog
10. Darién Gap
11. Endings for Beginners

Pre-order Scheele’s Green by Art d’Ecco HERE