'we’re never not moving in space' is a collection of songs spanning from 2015 to 2022. They are memories, both joyful and difficult, living under the same roof. They are small, ephemeral moments, memorialised. They are the experiences that make up the person we know as “Madeleine.” She has built us a time capsule, willingly sharing it with us rather than burying it in the backyard. Each track is its own meaningful object, thoughtfully selected and arranged with intention, one building upon the other, adding more information while leaving just enough room for your own memories to slide in. Tracks like 'ox-bow' and 'in transit' teleport me to a compound memory of sitting on a porch or in a field on a lazy summer day, before the unbearably hot part of the summer strikes, the part when the breeze gently grazes your skin and reminds you of how wonderful it can be to have a body. The moody guitar and punching baselines on 'paolo' and 'blindsight' function like a hammer to a nail, embedding themselves deeper with each repeated note, not unlike the way the lyrics for 'commemoration' and 'unit 1,' combined with Aguilar’s angelic vocals, circle you like a trusted mantra. On each track, Aguilar uses repetition as if it were an instrument of its own, a tool, if you will, creating tangibility to what is inherently intangible, which is why it is no surprise that her first recorded record can stand upright, on its own two legs.

~Caitlin McCann

released September 5, 2025

all songs written by Madeleine Aguilar between 2015-2022 in Chicago, IL
performed & recorded at Electro Spiral Sound in 2023 in New Douglas, IL

recorded & mixed by Philip Lesicko
mastered by Dave Vettraino

Madeleine is on
acoustic guitar on tracks 01, 03, 04, 06, 09, 11, 12
electric guitar on tracks 02, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 12
drums on tracks 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09
drum machine on tracks 03, 12
synthesizer on tracks 03, 06
piano on tracks 07, 10, 12
bass on tracks 01, 05, 08, 12
xylophone on tracks 01, 06

with Michelle Chun on
synthesizer in tracks 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 07, 09, 12
electric guitar in track 11
electric organ in track 09
keyboard in tracks 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 12
& piano in tracks 04, 06, 12

and Philip Lesicko on
bass in tracks 02, 06, 09, 12
electric guitar in tracks 04, 08, 12
& rubber bridge guitar in track 01