Crack Cloud have announced new album Peace and Purpose which will be out March 13 via Meat Machine. While previous albums — like 2024’s Red Mile — have been made by the full Vancouver collective, this one seems to be made just by frontman/drummer Zach Choy. He writes:
Peace And Purpose was written and recorded in my basement between November 2024 and November 2025. One microphone was used (an SM57), with a variety of junk instruments and speakers.
The music was borne from a winter of prolonged grief. My approach to the engineering was a return to hardline principles of DIY; utilizing only
what was within possession, and favouring intuition over convention.
Like an ayahuasca trip, the sessions were visceral and inspired.
Afterward, a sense of relief, and gratitude.The intensity that marked the beginning of this process, and the resolve that came from its conclusion – to me represents the spirit of the record, and the story I wanted to tell.
The first song released from Peace and Purpose is “Safe Room” which is little more than Zach Choy’s guitar and voice and a rhythm box/synthesizer, but that’s all it needs. You can watch the video below.
Crack Cloud will be on a EU/UK tour this spring and all dates are listed below.
Peace and Purpose
1 – Peace & Purpose
2 – Safe Room
3 – Not The Same Thing
4 – Life On A Farm
5 – Pick Apart
6 – Marathon Of Hope
7 – Stop Cutting Me Down
8 – Shut The Fuck Up
9 – Reunion
10 – Phantom Limb
11 – Thoughts On My Faith
12 – Eris On The Run
13 – Red House
14 – Truth in Trauma
Crack Cloud – 2026 Tour Dates
Apr 10 – Blå – Oslo, Norway
Apr 17 – VERA – Groningen, Netherlands
Apr 23 – Bogen F – Zürich, Switzerland
Apr 28 – La Coopérative de Mai – Clermont-Ferrand, France
Apr 29 – La Marbrerie – Paris, France
May 1 – Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) – London, UK
May 4 – Bristol Strange Brew – Bristol, UK
May 5 – The White Hotel – Salford, UK
May 7 – The Grand Social – Dublin, Ireland