Multi-instrumentalist Madeline Johnston bka Midwife has delivered their new single “Vanessa” today.

The song, which can be heard here, is a song about the loss of something close to you. Midwife named the song after their beloved minivan, which is no longer in service.

“Vanessa” comes from Midwife’s forthcoming studio album No Depression in Heaven, which will be released on September 6 via The Flenser. Pre-orders for the record can be made here. The artist said this about their new album:

“It’s about the transient nature of what we do,” Johnston says. “Our bodies are vessels –– our bodies are, together, a vessel, a vehicle, and that togetherness allows us to become something larger than ourselves in the slipstream of the unconscious, droving.”

Midwife will join Blood Incantation on their previously announced tour across North America this fall. On September 8, the artist will hold their No Depression in Heaven record release show at Denver’s Bluebird Theater. On September 13, they’ll be part of Crucialfest in Salt Lake City alongside Mars Red Sky and Howling Giant. Tour dates can be seen below. Tickets are on sale to the general public right now here.

Midwife tour dates

Sep 08: Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater

Sep 13: SLC, UT @ Crucialfest

Nov 07: Portland, OR - Hawthorne ~

Nov 08: Vancouver, BC - The Rickshaw ~

Nov 09: Seattle, WA - Substation ~

Nov 11: Berkeley, CA - Cornerstone ~

Nov 12: Los Angeles, CA - The Regent Theater ~

Nov 13: Tucson, AZ - 191 Toole ~

Nov 15: Austin, TX - Come and Take It ~

Nov 16: Dallas, TX - Echo ~

Nov 18: Atlanta, GA - Masquerade ~

Nov 19: Tampa. FL - The Orpheum ~

Nov 21: Asheville, NC - Orange Peel ~

Nov 22: Richmond, VA - Canal Club ~

Nov 23: Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage ~

Nov 25: Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts ~

Nov 26: Brooklyn, NY - (Absolute) Elsewhere ~

Nov 27: Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall ~

Nov 29: Montreal, QC - Fairmount ~

Nov 30: Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace ~

Dec 01: Detroit, MI - Magic Stick ~

Dec 03: Chicago, IL - Metro ~

Dec 04: Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line ~

Dec 05: Omaha, NE - Bourbon Theater ~

~ w/ Blood Incantation