M. Vaughan To Release “Keep In Touch” On June 14

M. Vaughan announces his return with the ‘Keep in Touch’ EP, a new record that finds the acclaimed (VICE / Resident Advisor / Mixmag) Portugal-via-New York producer moving away from the club and towards the emotional Indie Rock of his roots.

The Lisbon via New York artist M. Vaughan grew up playing in Indie Rock bands before spending a decade crafting Electronic music. His productions on labels like Freerange, Monologues, and his own Super Tuff imprint fused warped synthesizers and raw percussion into a fresh take on house music, earning praise from top publications and DJs alike. In 2021, looking to capitalize on his early successes, he relocated to Berlin. Now living in what he describes as “the Mecca of Dance Music,” Vaughan found himself surrounded by stoic ravers feeling deeply out of place, and growing detached from the Dance music world.

This foreign-ness drew him closer to the familiar, early inspirations from back home like The Microphones, Mark Kozelek, and Alex G. Stepping out in a new musical direction, he stopped DJing, put his label on hiatus and began to work on the new material that would eventually become June 14th’s ‘Keep in Touch’ EP.

The lead single, “Tire Swing,” was written during this time in Berlin. Welling up from feelings of disconnection, its soaring vocals, glistening piano, and rhythmic intensity hint at a new sense of excitement and musical self-discovery.

After relocating to Lisbon in 2023, Vaughan continued to experiment with his sound, merging elements of his club music foundations with influences from genre-bending acts like Mount Kimbie, Tirzah, and Blood Orange.

Utilizing vocals, synths, and drum machines, ‘Keep in Touch’ narrates the process of building a home away from home, each song bouncing from emotional highs and lows. Vaughan explores angst and longing on “Nazaré,” reckons with the unfamiliar ease of happiness on “All Good,” and pines for home on “Cold Read.” ‘Keep in Touch’ is Vaughan’s full-circle musical coda, a portrait of an artist in metamorphosis, with his heartache hanging out while stepping into the uncertain once again.