Experimental artist Holly Herndon has announced her new, A.I.-assisted album PROTO, out May 10 via 4AD. The LP is Herndon’s first since 2015’s Platform. Herndon has shared the lead single with an accompanying music video. Check it out below, and scroll down for the LP artwork and tracklist.

PROTO was created in collaboration with Spawn—a nascent A.I. entity housed in a gaming PC that Herndon developed. An ensemble of contemporary vocalists and developers also feature. Of the album, Herndon said in a press release:

“There’s a pervasive narrative of technology as dehumanizing. We stand in contrast to that. It’s not like we want to run away; we’re very much running towards it, but on our terms. Choosing to work with an ensemble of humans is part of our protocol. I don’t want to live in a world in which humans are automated off stage. I want an A.I. to be raised to appreciate and interact with that beauty. ”

Spawn also featured on “Godmother,” Herndon’s 2018 joint track with Jlin. Revisit Pitchfork’s 2015 interview with Herndon.

PROTO:

01 Birth

02 Alienation

03 Canaan (Live Training)

04 Eternal

05 Crawler

06 Extreme Love (with Lily Anna Hayes and Jenna Sutela)

07 Frontier

08 Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt

09 SWIM

10 Evening Shades (Live Training)

11 Bridge (with Martine Syms)

12 Godmother (with Jlin)

13 Last Gasp