It was just two years ago that Canadian electro-pop artist Cecil Frena was making hyperspeed yelp-pop-- with, at times, a distinct Xiu Xiu influence-- as Gobble Gobble. Last year, Frena unveiled his new moniker, Born Gold, and released an LP for that project, Bodysongs, that explored that sound a little further, adding more texture and pitch-drunk aesthetics to the mix.

The material we've heard from his follow-up, Little Sleepwalker, sounds darker and wider in breadth; while the first single, "Sky Bicycle", came close to resembling woozy, silken pop, this two-part suite explores Frena's more impressionistic side, "I: Ferocious Body" especially resembling Hot Chip's One Life Stand highlight "I Feel Better". Little Sleepwalker is out October 23 via Audraglint.