Tourist’s Music Is Invisible arrives everywhere on December 5, 2025. The GRAMMY Award-winning producer and songwriter William Phillips, known as Tourist, takes a bold step into trance music for the first time. His luminous new single “Veil,” sampling Grimes’s “So Heavy I Fell Through the Earth,” sets the tone for this immersive project.
Tourist, Music Is Invisible: A Bold New Chapter
The album features ten tracks, including collaborations with Julianna Barwick and Real Lies. Songs such as “Embrace,” “Outside,” and “Capricorn” highlight Tourist’s hypnotic approach. “Outside” already arrived with a cinematic video directed by Duncan Loudon, streaming now on YouTube.
Tourist explains, “Trance is an incredible tool that helps you transcend your feelings. This song is an ode to how music can combat that.” His words reflect the emotional depth driving Music Is Invisible. Transitioning from shoegaze influences on Memory Morning, Tourist now embraces expansive trance landscapes.
Veil and the Power of Sound
“Veil” demonstrates Tourist’s ability to merge emotion with innovation. The track’s sample of Grimes adds ethereal resonance, while his production delivers clarity and atmosphere. Released via Queens Road Music, AndRECORDS, and Atlantic Records, the single is available worldwide.
Moreover, the album’s title emphasizes how sound structures often remain unseen yet profoundly felt. Tourist builds immersive layers that connect listeners to hidden emotions. Furthermore, his trance debut underscores a career defined by exploration, from remixing Christine & The Queens to co-writing Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me.”
The Invisible Tour 2026
Tourist will bring Music Is Invisible to life with a UK/EU headline run. The Invisible Tour begins February 22, 2026 at Glasgow’s SWG3 Galvanizers. It continues through Dublin’s Vicar Street, London’s O2 Academy Brixton, Paris’s Cabaret Sauvage, Amsterdam’s Melkweg, Berlin’s Säälchen, and Brussels’s Ancienne Belgique. Tickets are available now at touristmusic.com/live.
Fans can expect an immersive live experience echoing the expansive sound of the album. Additionally, the tour follows his acclaimed performance at Lost Village in Lincolnshire, reinforcing his reputation for atmospheric sets.
Legacy and Evolution
Raised in London, Tourist grew up influenced by rave culture and artists like Daft Punk and The Chemical Brothers. His discography includes acclaimed albums such as U, Everyday, Wild, Inside Out, and Memory Morning. Each project explored new sonic territory, yet Music Is Invisible marks his most transformative chapter.
Tourist’s Music Is Invisible adds to the wave of late‑2025 electronic projects, positioning him alongside other innovators shaping the scene.
With trance as his new canvas, Tourist continues to redefine electronic music. His journey reflects a decade of innovation, from GRAMMY recognition to global festival stages.
