Episode #115: Bastien Keb

An ode to Giallo, '70s crime flicks and French new wave cinema; Bastien Keb’s third album, The Killing of Eugene Peeps, is an imagined score of downbeat anti-ballads, cinematic instrumentals, psychedelic-folk and warped soliloquies. Set for an October 9 release via Gearbox Records, the album was originally made in three parts: film score, soundtrack and incidental music. The record develops in a dream like state, a narrator periodically guiding the listener between songs of longing and regret.

We spoke with Bastien Keb about his cinematic influences, and the making of the new album.

Tracklist (all tracks from The Killing of Eugene Peeps)

Bastien Keb, "Main Title"

Bastien Keb, "Lucky the Oldest Grave"

Bastien Keb, "Alligator"

Bastien Keb, "Street Clams"