Jaime Fennelly / Mind Over Mirrors

Sunday night (5/17))we will be celebrating the release of our new @settingsounds album on @thrilljockey at @hawriverballroom in Saxapahaw, NC. It’s going to be a really special evening, and to top it all off, we have @waltmcclements joining us for an opening set. Doors at 7. Music at 8. And tonight (Saturday - 5/16) we’ll be performing at @ayurpranalisteningroom in Asheville - our home away from home. See ya soon! Music video by the great @morganmaassen . Full video in the links section

Watch the new music video for Setting's “What Kind of Fish is a Turtle” from their new self-titled album (out now on Thrill Jockey). Directed by the award winning surfing filmmaker/photographer Morgan Maassen, the track and music video are rich and fluid, crashing together like waves in slow motion. Setting said “Morgan Maassen’s immersive, buoyant video for “What Kind of Fish is a Turtle” seems so intertwined with the music’s pitch, yaw, and roll that you’d be forgiven for thinking that the two were created as a piece to complement and augment one another, but this specific collaboration came to fruition well after the music was recorded. The inky half-light and glassy shimmer of his footage seems to both birth the music and bloom from within it, a breathtaking effect that leaves the viewer/listener wondering which way is up. We are so, so chuffed to share this slice of kismet audio-visual symbiosis with y’all." You can see the full music video on youtube via the link in our bio, where you can also see Setting's current tour dates and tickets. Upcoming shows at: @snugharbornc May 12 @flickertheatre May 13 @badearl May 14 @hawriverballroom May 15 @ayurpranalisteningroom May 16 @nelsonvillefest June 18-20 @theoutsideonwyso at @foundrytheaterantioch June 22 @trinosophes June 23 @tonepresents at @thejama____ June 24 @suoniperilpopolo June 25 @solidsoundfest at @massmoca June 27 @pickathon on July 30

“Setting” reviewed on @pitchfork this morning. Thank you Jesse Jarnow for connecting all the dots and expansive, insightful writing. Southeast shows coming up next week! All dates on the settingsounds.com site!

Happy May Day Bandcamp Friday! Get on it! New s/t album has been out in the world for a week and we are getting ready for the beginnings of touring which all starts in less than 2 weeks. Thanks to everyone who has gripped the vinyl/cd/dl. ✊ May 12 - Charlotte, NC - Snug Harbor May 13 - Athens, GA @ Flicker Theater May 14 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl May 16 - Asheville, NC - AyurPrana Listening Room May 17 - Saxapahaw, NC - Haw River Ballroom (Album Release show) June 20 - Nelsonville, OH - Nelsonville Festival June 22 - Yellow Springs, OH - Foundry Theater @ Antioch College - The Outside Presents June 23 - Detroit, MI - Trinosophes June 24 - Toronto, ON - TONE Toronto @ The Jama June 25 - Montreal, QB - Suoni Per Il Popolo June 26-28 - North Adams, MA - Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival @ MASS MoCA July 30 - Aug 2 - Happy Valley, OR - Pickathon Sept 3-6 - Chicago, IL - Sound & Gravity (photo of @settingsounds by @annapowelldenton at @bigearsfestival )

𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 - 𝑺𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 is OUT today on Thrill Jockey Records! We began our journey with this material in January of 2025 at Drop of Sun Studios in Asheville, NC with the ever-imaginative and insightful Adam McDaniel at the mixing desk. Further shaping took place in the following few months, and our self-titled statement (appropriately named as it only features the three members of the trio) was complete. This project continues our collaboration with Josh Bonati (mastering) and Timothy Breen (artwork) from our studio debut. We are thrilled to have this released on Thrill Jockey! Available today everywhere! See you out there… May 12 - Charlotte, NC - Snug Harbor May 13 - Athens, GA @ Flicker Theater May 14 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl May 16 - Asheville, NC - AyurPrana Listening Room May 17 - Saxapahaw, NC - Haw River Ballroom (Album Release show) June 20 - Nelsonville, OH - Nelsonville Festival June 22 - Yellow Springs, OH - Foundry Theater @ Antioch College - The Outside Presents June 23 - Detroit, MI - Trinosophes June 24 - Toronto, ON - TONE Toronto @ The Jama June 25 - Montreal, QB - Suoni Per Il Popolo June 26-28 - North Adams, MA - Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival @ MASS MoCA July 30 - Aug 2 - Happy Valley, OR - Pickathon Sept 3-6 - Chicago, IL - Sound & Gravity

Mind Over Mirrors in Berlin August 22, 2026 @ @kindlberlin Kiezsalon 26 by @digitalinberlin It’s been nearly 20 years since I’ve been to Berlin. Well before I even started Mind Over Mirrors - so we can officially call this a premier of sorts. Very happy to have this special invitation from @natureboyrosen and @digitalinberlin .

Very pleased to announce @settingsounds will be performing at Sound & Gravity in Chicago this year! Sept 3-6. Festival passes now on sale.

On this day in 2018, “Bellowing Sun” was released into the wilds with @paradiseofbachelors and performed over the course of multiple nights at @mcachicago The piece that nearly broke me. Maybe it did. Glad to have come through the other side for the better. What a glorious crew. @saturn_bat @beanatitagain Jon Mueller @timothy.a.breen Keith Parham, Eliot Irwin @davidravel Photo by Julia Dratel

Big Ears was cooking! Thanks for having us and for everyone who crammed themselves into Jig & Reel for two sets last Saturday night. Announcements…. We have an in-person listening party on the horizon for the new s/t album on @thrilljockey - out on April 24! Thurs, 4/23, 6-8pm - @alldayrecords Carrboro, NC We’ll be enjoying some bevs and snacks and listening through the album together, and of course the record in tow. …and for the digitally inclined…. Fri, 4/17, 2-3pm - @bandcamp Bandcamp Listening Party bring your witty remarks and emojis, or just listen without potchking with your ⌨️ @settingsounds at Big Ears, Knoxville, TN - 2026 photos by @travisgillett

This weekend Setting heads to Big Ears! We’ll be playing two sets on Saturday at the Jig & Reel - 6pm & 8pm. See you sooooooon We are exactly 1 month out from our forthcoming release with @thrilljockey !

"I first started playing piano in the late 80s, taking classical lessons from an old Italian-American woman... think very dimly lit basement piano studio with this eccentric woman wearing a schmatta, recently dyed (still wet) black hair and lots of leftovers being eaten out of tin take out containers while I was playing 'Arabesque.'" — Jaime Fennelly Under the moniker Mind Over Mirrors, Fennelly, makes music that pushes the known to the lip of the unknown. He scrambles the familiar and tweaks the comfortable, not through aggression, but a throbbing estrangement. In our 11+3 questionnaire, Jaime opens up about his creative process and latest album 'Particles, Peds & Pores.' To read the full interview, head to the link in our bio 🔗 digitalinberlin.de/mind-over-mirrors/ #digitalinberlin #mindovermirrors #jaimefennelly #kiezsalon2026 📷 @willwarasila

@settingsounds just played a mindblowing set, featuring this absolute gem of a composition “Gum Bump” from their forthcoming self-titled album. Go see them live and buy their records.