Colin Self Shares New Single "The Thief's Journal (feat. Baths)"

The expanded version of respite ∞ levity for the nameless ghost in crisis adds eleven new pieces to the rich fabric of Colin Self’s beloved third album.

A sonic shrine vibrating in vivid detail, every small moment of r∞L4nGc (expanded) adds to the verdant beauty that defined the original album, first released in February 2025. With nearly half of the additional music featuring an array of collaborators, new sources of illumination cross the prism that is Self’s craft from completely different angles, whole spectral worlds made real.

Yet, even with r∞L4nGc (expanded)’s extensive collaboration and reinvention, the undeniable draw of Self’s work remains: their voice, intuitive and magnetic, a beacon that guides lost souls back to safe shores. As a producer, performer, composer, and multi-disciplinary artist, their work reaches its fullest form, alive in all the little ways a rainbow encompasses, each gradation suffused with meaning.

The first chapter of r∞L4nGc’s expanded form arrives today with “The Thief’s Journal,” an enduring love affair, on many levels. initially composed for a dance sequence, it wouldn’t reach its final form until finding itself in the hands of Will Wiesenfeld, aka Baths, years later, whose patient production layers soft piano and cascading guitar lines atop Self’s most longing lyrics. Like a long-simmering romance, after years of fits and starts, “The Thief’s Journal” is finally here.

respite ∞ levity for the nameless ghost in crisis (expanded) is available for pre-order now from the RVNG webstore and Bandcamp, ahead of its release on February 13, 2026.