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Warpaint announced ARTIFACT, a 16-track live album due Dec. 11 via Rough Trade Records, assembled from performances recorded between 2022 and 2024. The band also shared live versions of “Billie Holiday” and “New Song”; the first was recorded in Phoenix and comes with a performance video.
Warpaint will release ARTIFACT, a 16-track live album, on December 11 through Rough Trade Records, bringing together performances recorded between 2022 and 2024. Alongside the announcement, the band shared live versions of “Billie Holiday” and “New Song”, offering an early preview of a collection that draws on several years of touring rather than one concert.
The two advance tracks come from the same tour but were recorded in different cities. “Billie Holiday” was recorded in Phoenix in 2024 and is accompanied by a performance video. “New Song” was captured in Dallas during that tour. The report says ARTIFACT is available for pre-order, though it does not provide prices or ordering details.
The album draws on performances from Houston, London, Porto, Dallas, Phoenix, Brussels, Amsterdam, Los Angeles and New York City. Its 16 tracks include live versions of “Undertow,” “Love Is to Die,” “So Good” and “Disco//Very.” The performances span shows connected to the touring cycle for the band’s 2022 album Radiate Like This, the 15th anniversary of its debut EP Exquisite Corpse, and Warpaint’s 20th anniversary celebrations.
Warpaint described the release as a record of the experience of playing live. “This collection is a snapshot of the sound and energy of our shows and an experience that we’ve felt so lucky to share,” the band said. The statement frames the album as a selection of performances across places and occasions, rather than a recording of a single show.
A Live Record Across Three Touring Years
ARTIFACT gives listeners a way to hear Warpaint’s performances across multiple cities and years, with material drawn from different points in the band’s recent live activity. That makes the release distinct from a conventional single-show concert album: its defining feature is the spread of recordings across venues and events, though the available announcement does not detail how the tracks were selected or edited.
The release also marks Warpaint’s first full-length album since 2022, when the band issued Radiate Like This. ARTIFACT is a new album release, but it is live material rather than a newly announced studio follow-up. For fans tracking the group’s recent catalog, it gathers performances from the period after that studio record and includes songs from across its repertoire.
Sharing “Billie Holiday” and “New Song” ahead of the album gives listeners two examples of the recordings before the full collection arrives. The Phoenix performance video also presents one track in a visual format; no further details about the video’s production or the album’s physical editions were included in the source report.
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After Radiate Like This
Radiate Like This, released in 2022, is Warpaint’s most recent full-length release before ARTIFACT. The live album follows the standalone single “Common Blue,” according to the announcement reported by Consequence. The report does not give a release date for that single, so it does not establish a precise timeline between it and the new live collection.
The performances on ARTIFACT are connected to several milestones: the touring period around Radiate Like This, a celebration of the 15th anniversary of Exquisite Corpse, and the band’s 20th anniversary. The source identifies the cities represented and some songs on the track list, but does not specify which particular recording corresponds to each anniversary event. The album therefore documents a range of live settings without being presented as a complete record of any one celebration.
““This collection is a snapshot of the sound and energy of our shows and an experience that we’ve felt so lucky to share.””
— Warpaint
Tracklist and Edition Details Pending
The announcement confirms the 16-track count, release date, label and recording period, but the source report does not list the full track order or identify the recording date and city for every song. It also does not specify whether the album will be issued on vinyl, CD, digital formats or in multiple editions.
The report provides no details about the number of tracks taken from each city, how the performances were selected, or whether the recordings were edited or combined. The dates and locations for the two shared songs are specified, but further release and production information remains unreported. No additional studio album was announced as part of this development.
Album Arrives December 11
ARTIFACT is scheduled for release December 11 through Rough Trade Records, with pre-orders already available according to the source report. Until then, “Billie Holiday” and “New Song” are the advance tracks identified in the announcement; the Phoenix recording of “Billie Holiday” is also accompanied by a performance video.
The next confirmed milestone is the album’s release. The source does not give a timetable for additional singles, a full tracklist, or further video releases, so whether Warpaint will share more material before December 11 is not yet clear.
Key Questions
When will Warpaint release ARTIFACT?
ARTIFACT is due December 11, 2026, through Rough Trade Records. The source report says pre-orders are available.
What is included on ARTIFACT?
The album has 16 live tracks recorded between 2022 and 2024. The announcement names songs including “Undertow,” “Love Is to Die,” “So Good” and “Disco//Very,” but the full tracklist was not provided in the report.
Where were “Billie Holiday” and “New Song” recorded?
“Billie Holiday” was recorded in Phoenix in 2024, and its release is accompanied by a performance video. “New Song” was recorded in Dallas during the same tour.
Is ARTIFACT a recording of one concert?
No. It gathers performances from multiple cities and events between 2022 and 2024, rather than documenting one show.
Is ARTIFACT Warpaint’s next studio album?
No studio follow-up was announced. ARTIFACT is a live album and marks the band’s first full-length release since the 2022 studio album Radiate Like This.
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