Black Marble shares ‘Anything’, sets ‘Life in Small Spaces’
Black Marble has released the single “Anything” ahead of the album “Life in Small Spaces,” out August 21, 2026 on Sacred Bones Records.
Black Marble
Brooklyn-founded, Los Angeles-based synth act Black Marble has released the single “Anything”, with a video directed by Scott Kiernan. The track is the latest preview of the album “Life in Small Spaces,” due August 21, 2026 on Sacred Bones Records. Black Marble is the solo project of Chris Stewart.
“Anything” is built on dry drums, chiming guitar and keyboards, a leaner arrangement than earlier Black Marble releases. Stewart describes the track’s theme in terms of modern relationships and constant options:
“Anything is basically a bedroom pop version of Satisfaction but it trades the carnal undertones for more of a domestic pastiche,” says Stewart. “…the center of the struggle is less about finding temporary satisfaction, but that today’s glut of options and opportunities gives every relationship an expiration date, every encounter an easy off ramp and every minor annoyance a reason to move on. The sentiment is the same from those old days, lack of fulfillment, but it’s due to modern circumstances. It feels like we have every option at our fingertips but we’re somehow losing the ability to connect.”
Kiernan’s video was shot at Various/Artists in New York City and shows Stewart at the center of a fast-moving accumulation of images.
Black Marble ‘Life in Small Spaces’ tour dates
Black Marble tours North America from August 22 through September 19, 2026 in support of “Life in Small Spaces”:
- Saturday, August 22 – Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room at the Observatory
- Sunday, August 23 – Los Angeles, CA – 1720
- Tuesday, August 25 – San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop
- Wednesday, August 26 – Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s
- Friday, August 28 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
- Saturday, August 29 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
- Sunday, August 30 – Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club
- Monday, August 31 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
- Tuesday, September 1 – Denver, CO – The Federal Theatre
- Thursday, September 3 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown
- Friday, September 4 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
- Saturday, September 5 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
- Sunday, September 6 – Detroit, MI – El Club
- Monday, September 7 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
- Tuesday, September 8 – Montreal, QC – La Sala Rosa
- Thursday, September 10 – New York City, NY – Webster Hall
- Friday, September 11 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
- Saturday, September 12 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
- Monday, September 14 – Raleigh, NC – Kings
- Tuesday, September 15 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl
- Thursday, September 17 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall Upstairs
- Friday, September 18 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada
- Saturday, September 19 – Austin, TX – 29th Street Ballroom
Pre-orders for “Life in Small Spaces” are available through Sacred Bones Records.
About Black Marble
Chris Stewart founded Black Marble in Brooklyn in 2011, initially alongside Ty Kube of Team Robespierre. The project’s debut full-length, “A Different Arrangement,” arrived October 9, 2012, on Hardly Art, the Sub Pop imprint that signed Stewart after he had posted a single song online. “It’s Immaterial,” Black Marble’s second album, followed in October 2016 on Ghostly International and marked Kube’s departure from the project.
Stewart signed to Sacred Bones Records and relocated from Brooklyn to Los Angeles around the release of Black Marble’s third album, “Bigger Than Life,” on October 25, 2019. “I Must Be Living Twice,” a covers EP featuring reworked songs originally by Wire, Robert Palmer and Grouper, followed in August 2020. Black Marble’s fourth full-length, “Fast Idol,” arrived October 22, 2021, also on Sacred Bones.
“Anything,” released July 17, 2026, previews Black Marble’s fifth album for Sacred Bones, “Life in Small Spaces,” due August 21, 2026. Stewart supports the release with a North American tour running from late August through September 2026.
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