Biotic by Shawn Lovato ~ available on Bandcamp

Out February 13, 2026

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Personnel
Shawn Lovato - bass
Ingrid Laubrock - saxophone
Henry Mermer - drums

Track Listing

1. Spling…6:52
2. Frequent Flyer…5:37
3. One Step from Anything Easy…2:40
4. Patience and Hydration…5:36
5. Inexorable…6:21
6. Dirt Doesn’t Burn…8:14
7. Parachute Bloom…7:03​

Endectomorph Music Catalog No.
EMM-040

Produced by Shawn Lovato
Recorded by Ryan Streber at Oktaven Audio, Mt. Vernon, NY, November 2024 
Mixed and edited by Ryan Streber at Oktaven Audio, May 2025
Mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisk, Peekskill, NY
Artwork and Design by Shrenik Ganatra
​All Compositions by Shawn Lovato © 2025 BMI

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Press

"Another triumph for Lovato, Biotic reveals new facets of the bassist's muse, and it should generate plenty of anticipation for what this enterprising musician may have in store for the future" — Troy Dostert, All About Jazz

• All About Jazz (IT) (August 2026, Review)
  
• Take Effect (July 2026, Review)
  
• Jazz Trail (April 2026, Review)
• Mic (April 2026, Review)
• All About Jazz (March 2026)
• Jazz Journal UK (March 2026, Review)
  
• ​Modern Drummer (March 2026, Review)
  
• Best of Jazz (February 2026, Editor's Pick)
  
• PostGenre (February 2026, Review)
  

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Press inquiries: 
Ann Braithwaite (Braithwaite & Katz)