Westerman the London-born, Athens-based pop maverick has returned with his new album, An Inbuilt Fault.

The albums nine songs took shape throughout the depths of the pandemic, and soundtrack Westermans reckoning with two years of intense isolation, loneliness, heartbreak, and dread. Through it all, the album is visceral and live-sounding, full of the sound of breath and the idiosyncratic gestures of acoustic instruments. It creates a spatial feeling, sounding like musicians assembled in a room, passing evolving ideas back and forth. Co-produced with producer & percussionist James Krivchenia (Big Thief), An Inbuilt Faultmusically references everything from Talk Talks delightfully strange and ethereal brand of pop, David Byrnes bag of rhythmic tricks, Cat Stevens fireside warmth and much more.