Ambient-ish Post-Something singer-songwriter/Producer VLMV has unveiled official video for the single “Tribal (A Heart, Self-Taught)” taken from his upcoming album, “There Will Come Soft Rains,” set for release on April 24, 2026 via Pelagic Records.
Watch the video for “Tribal (A Heart, Self-Taught)” via the YouTube player below:
Pete Lambrou, the visionary composer and multi-instrumentalist behind VLMV (pronounced “Alma”), is one of the most singular voices emerging from the Ambient, Post-Rock, and Experimental scenes in the UK. With a career that spans atmospheric solo work, film and television scoring, and evocative live performance, Lambrou has carved out a distinctive sonic universe he describes as “Ambient-ish Post-something” — a playful yet accurate summation of a sound that is at once genre-fluid and deeply immersive.
VLMV releases his fourth studio album — “There Will Come Soft Rains” — on 24th April via Pelagic Records.
The album takes its title from Sara Teasdale’s 1918 poem and Ray Bradbury’s later short story, both of which imagine a world continuing quietly after humanity’s disappearance. Written during a period of deep engagement with climate fiction and ecological thought, “There Will Come Soft Rains” reflects on humanity’s legacy, its technological ambition, and its uneasy relationship with the natural world. A century on from Teasdale’s poem, the balance of power feels less certain, and Lambrou’s music inhabits that tension with remarkable subtlety.
Lambrou’s singular sonic language sits at the intersection of Ambient, Post-Rock, Modern Classical, and Experimental Electronic Music, while remaining unmistakably human at its core. Sonically, the album is VLMV at its most cinematic and textural. Warm, intimate piano figures and elegiac string arrangements are set against unstable modular synthesis, fractured rhythms, and evolving sound design. The organic and the artificial are locked in a slow, shifting dialogue, mirroring the album’s central themes. At times the music feels tender and nostalgic, at others unpredictable and mournful, yet it never tips into despair. Instead, a quiet resilience runs throughout the record.
The album is slightly unusual in that it was mixed in Dolby Atmos before being mixed down to stereo. Most, if not all, do it the other way round. That’s because I got to work with a superb mix engineer who just happens to live opposite. It was extremely random and lucky, moving to a tiny hamlet in the South of England and there being a Dolby Atmos studio opposite with a genius of an engineer. We had in mind that we would do it this way round and enjoy the mix process and give everything its own space – it still had issues when folding down to stereo, but overall a more pleasurable mix!
“There Will Come Soft Rains” has a geological sense of time: themes creep, expand, erode, and reform, resisting conventional structures in favour of something more patient and immersive. Lambrou’s unique voice is intimate and fragile, his vocals hover above the instrumentation, a guiding thread through the expansive soundscapes, drawing listeners closer into the emotional core of each piece.
Long time vocal collaborator Anja Madhvani did lots of harmonies on the album – I wanted to include her voice as much as possible on this album. In terms of string players – 3/4 have been long term collaborators with me. Marie Schreer actually recorded all strings on my first album ALMA, and Fraser & Clodagh have worked on every album (and occasional live shows) since Stranded Not Lost. In terms of art – Joel Cammarata designed the cover, and accompanying art – he designed Sing With Abandon and I absolutely adore his work, but also – he’s so great at understanding and developing and capturing the concept. – Pete Lambrou
Formed in early 2015 and fronted by songwriter/producer Pete Lambrou, VLMV released their debut album via Fierce Panda Records in August 2015, receiving critical acclaim. In 2018 VLMV released their follow-up, and subsequently signed to the illustrious Erased Tapes Music Publishing. Hailed as “Breath-taking in its scope and evoking imagery of the vastness of space…a shimmering soundscape of delicate ethereal beauty” by The Independent, the album was nominated for a Prog Award later that year.
After extensive UK and EU touring until 2020, the pandemic saw a gap in the hectic live schedule and Pete began writing what was to become 2022’s “Sing With Abandon.” VLMV’s 3rd studio album.
VLMV have toured the UK and mainland Europe multiple times, as the headline act and support with the likes of Mono, Lonely The Brave, And So I Watch You From Afar, Nordic Giants and God Is An Astronaut, and performing as prestigious festivals ArcTanGent, Dunk, Portals and Post In Paris.
As a composer for Erased Tapes Music, Pete’s work has been heard in households all over the world across commercials, film and television, with clients including Ikea, Vice, Hyundai, Rolex, BT Sport, Amazon, The BBC, S-Power and The National Trust. VLMV’s music has also been as far reaching, with high profile spots on MTV’s Teen Mom, The Republic of Sarah, Amazon’s The Grand Tour, Santander, The Champions League Final via BT Sport, and even for The University of Zurich.
Written, Recorded, Performed & Produced by VLMV.
Additional Vocals by Anja Madhvani
Violins performed by Marie Schreer & Clodagh Kennedy
Cellos performed by Fraser Bowles & Ariana Kashef
Mixed & Mastered by Colin Walker
Artwork by Joel Cammarata
Tracklist:
01. Tribal (A Heart, Self-Taught)
02. We Are All Explorers Now
03. The Pilot
04. Bodies Grown Pt.1
05. In Absentia
06. I Am An Officer
07. Philistine! (Reclaim The Sky)
08. Bodies Grown Pt.2
09. Somnolence