Multidisciplinary artist Jasper Marsalis, known by his stage name Slauson Malone 1, announces his new album EXCELSIOR as his debut for cult label Warp Records. Among the gems of this album are the singles NEW JOY, a fascinating exploration of the pleasure that comes from submission, and VOYAGER, which speaks of the time of love and joy following the release of his critically acclaimed 2019 album 'A Quiet Farwell, 2016 -2018 (Crater Speak)' before moving to LA.

The word EXCELSIOR embodies eternal advancement. Slauson Malone 1 imagines it as a metaphorical sword that continually grows in someone's possession until it splits the earth in a grand finale. This metaphor becomes his lens to explore all facets of masculinity with a new clarity as he interrogates his own lived experiences through songs and movements throughout the album, inspired by everything from Grammy Award-winning composer Wendy Carlos right down to the similarities between the end of love and nuclear half-life. EXCELSIOR takes the form of a collection of personal essays with vignettes that interlock and stand alone, but ultimately serve the purpose of forming Slauson Malone 1's most personal and compelling musical work to date.