Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent

Album

20 Mar

Mount Kimbie has been an influential name in the underground electronic and indie scene after pairing up with Hotflush for the dramatic debut album Crooks & Lovers in 2010. Since then, the duo has been moving away from their earlier work, experimenting with shoegaze indie and Daydream electronica rather than post-dubstep and ambient. The duo announced 'Dumb Guitar' in November 2023, perfectly personifying the change in artistic vision. The single is a rather noisy but lackadaisical frolic through the flowers. It also had the added effect of making the duo a quartet by adding Andrea Balency-Béarn and Marc Pell to the band.

Their latest release, The Sunset Violent, comes to Warp Records on April 5th. It has been teased with the number of singles, including 'Dumb Guitar', that have enticed my appetite over the past few months. King Krule, another London-based indie darling and long-time collaborator, will join Mount Kimbie for a few tracks, including the already teased 'Empty And Silent' and 'Boxer'. The addition of King Krule gives some gravity and gravitas afforded by his voice but with a much more restrained approach. So far, the album is shaping up to be a collection of idyllic indie tracks that evoke a nostalgic summertime filled with fields of maise and butterflies on the open road.

As stated, these tracks have taken on a more dreamy and slightly psychedelic aesthetic, with 'Fishbrain' being the best example. It is the most shoegaze-inspired track, with walls-destroyed chords rumbling away in the background under either spoken word or rocking indie pop whispered chorus of Andrea Balency-Béarn. Watch for The Sunset Violence on April 5th on Warp Records.

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