New York duo Sex Week announce debut album, Ears as an Organ of Touch

Formed by Richard Orofino and Pearl Amanda Dickson, Sex Week made their debut in 2024 with their self-titled EP, followed by their second EP, Upper Mezzanine, which dropped last year. "Life is a Circle" was released in September as the first taster of their upcoming album, with title track "Ears as an Organ of Touch" offering the second preview alongside a self-directed video. In line with the title, the album redefines auditory experience as a form of close bodily contact. This chemistry is depicted in the video, which features the pair bouncing between the inside of people's ears to a black room filled with lights, using an inner ear-cleaning camera to film the sequences. Ears as an Organ of Touch was written and recorded by Orofino and Dickson in their first year living together in their Brooklyn apartment, capturing the pair in moments of both collapse and connection. "It feels like our life," Orofino says of the album, which exists between their inner and outer worlds. The album follows tour dates with Mitski, Fcukers and Cardinals, and appearances at Pitchfork Festival Paris and Iceland Airwaves, as well as a tour supporting Pretty Sick for the remainder of 2026. Dates includ...