Black Marble returns with Life in Small Spaces, a deeply personal album that explores creativity, independence and the realities of making underground music. Written, recorded and produced entirely by Chris Stewart, it finds him reflecting on artistic freedom and the value of remaining true to your own path. While retaining Black Marble’s synth-pop core, the album introduces more guitar and live drum samples, drawing inspiration from the economical post-punk of Pylon, Wire and R. Stevie Moore. The result is a hypnotic mix of synth-pop, post-punk and college rock. At its heart, Life in Small Spaces is an honest meditation on self-worth, creative fulfilment and resisting conventional ideas of success. Recommended for fans of The KVB, Choir Boy, Boy Harsher, Soft Kill, Wild Nothing, DIIV, Tempers and TR/ST.