Uneasy arrives April 9 via ECM. Today, theyâve shared the single âChildren of Flint.â Hear it below.
Iyer, Oh, and Sorey recorded the new album at Oktaven Audio Studio in Mount Vernon, New York. Iyer produced the album with Manfred Eicher. The previous Vijay Iyer Trio album (2015âs
Break Stuff) featured Iyer, bassist Stephan Crump, drummer Marcus Gilmore.
In a press release, Vijay Iyer said of his new song:
Due to gross negligence and systematic racism, the entire townâs drinking water supply was poisoned with lead. Thousands of children in that town, who are mostly African American, have been exposed to unsafe levels of lead, leading to widespread health issues, chronic illnesses and learning disabilities. This piece is dedicated to those children.