Los Angeles-based musician Julian Elorduy, recording under the moniker Julian Never, has unveiled his latest single, “Say Something,” ahead of his upcoming full-length debut, ‘Everyday Is Purgation’. Due February 6, 2026, via Mt.St.Mtn., the album marks a significant shift from Elorduy’s noise-punk roots in Mayyors and the garage-pop energy of Fine Steps. “Say Something” serves as a poignant country-ballad interpretation of jangle pop, elevated by the mournful pedal steel work of Josh Yenne. Lyrically, the track explores the “loop of rumination” that follows a wrecked relationship—specifically the sting of being ghosted via a cryptic social media screenshot. Elorduy describes the project as an awakening from a “Dark Night of the Soul,” drawing philosophical inspiration from the 16th-century mystic St. John of the Cross to strip away comfort and confront the raw reality of being left behind.
The 10-track LP, recorded following Elorduy’s move back to Sacramento from the Bay Area, balances “sun-streaked” melodies with a buried baritone that has drawn comparisons to Wild Nothing’s Jack Tatum. Beyond his musical output, Elorduy is a true underground polymath, running the Obsolete Media label and teaching high school courses on the “Mysteries of Suffering and Death”—themes that permeate the “power-pop poetry” of the new record. ‘Everyday Is Purgation’ will be available in limited vinyl pressings, including 100 copies on Royal Blue and 200 copies on Milky Clear, distributed by the boutique Mt.St.Mtn. imprint. By merging the “scents of New Wave” with the tempered strums of a seasoned songwriter, Julian Never has crafted a record that is as much a personal history as it is a masterclass in atmospheric, heart-on-sleeve indie pop.
