Sirintip’s New EP: Dense Jazz and Electronica in Under 25 Minutes

Sirintip Hanpradit released White Lilies today. The six-track EP runs for less than 25 minutes, but the music packs a dense mix of jazz, pop, classical, and electronica into that short span.

This release marks a shift from her previous work. Her 2018 album Tribus focused on the number three, reflecting her fluency in three languages and her Thai and Swedish heritage in New York City. Her 2022 album Carbon addressed climate change and the environment. White Lilies touches on those themes but focuses more directly on personal emotion.

The loss of her Swedish father, who raised her in Thailand, served as a catalyst for the new material. The song Lotus uses a flower rising from mud as a metaphor for human growth beyond nature and nurture. Sirintip allows these feelings to drive the artistic direction rather than serving as a thematic backdrop.

The production features precise, intricate arrangements. Motherland opens the record with Sirintip’s vocals over trip-hop rhythms. Drummer Nolan Byrd adds complexity, while tenor saxophonist Ben Wendel provides ghostly passages. In Amygdala, her phrasing resembles Laufey’s style, set against Byrd’s skittery percussion and piano work by frequent collaborator Kengchakaj.

The title track features strident singing that draws comparisons to Tori Amos, Sarah McLachlan, and Kate Bush. Where Do Souls Go? concludes the EP with synthesized chorales and a sense of childlike wonder. Sirintip wrote, sang, programmed, and produced the project. She also prepares a larger interdisciplinary performance called Mycelium, which will feature a nine-piece ensemble inspired by plankton and fungi.