Underworld have as we speak shared a brand new observe, ‘denver luna (acapella)’ – test it out beneath.
The digital duo – comprising Karl Hyde and Rick Smith launched ‘denver luna (acapella)’ as we speak (September 27) and it follows on from their earlier single of 2023, ‘and the color pink,’ which they debuted first at a gig in Bristol in Might together with a number of different new songs.
An announcement describes ‘denver luna’(acapella)’ as “a departure from their universally recognised sound and an intimate perception into Karl [Hyde’s] thoughts as his stream of consciousness vocal turns into the music.”
Watch the Jon Gorrigan directed video for ‘denver luna’ (acapella) right here:
Underworld’s final album was ‘Drift Songs’ in 2019. It got here as a part of a brand new venture known as ‘Drift’ which noticed the band launch new music, artwork and textual content items weekly over the course of a yr.
Talking about that album in additional element, the band defined that the venture “expands and enhances a number of the recordings” from the ‘Drift’ venture and can see the band launch extra music within the house of a yr than in the midst of the final 15 years.
The digital duo shaped in Cardiff in 1980; earlier than ‘Drift Songs’ got here ‘Barbara Barbara, We Face A Shining Future’ in 2016. In 2017, they launched a reimagined edit of their traditional ‘Born Slippy’ for the T2: Trainspotting soundtrack, known as ‘Lengthy Gradual Slippy’.
Reviewing the band’s collaboration with Iggy Pop for that, NME wrote: “Having each been so integral to the soundtrack and spirit of the unique Trainspotting film, ‘Teatime Dub Encounters’ was borne of an tried collaboration between Underworld and Iggy Pop to create one thing particular for the sequel T2. For his or her first assembly, a studio was arrange in a resort room at The Savoy in London and a pure chemistry drove all the pieces from there. It could not have made it for T2, however a lovely beast of its personal got here into being.”
This yr, Underworld performed the two-day London occasion Junction 2 on July 21. Moreover, they made pageant appearances at Coachella, Secret Backyard Occasion and Lowlands.