Overmono announce new album, Pure Devotion
Overmono have announced a new album. On August 7, the electronic duo will release Pure Devotion via XL. The album features a number of guests, including poet John Joseph Holt and alternative R&B artist Ruthven, and the first single is “Lockup.” Hear it below.
Tom and Ed Russell, the two brothers that comprise Overmono, said in part in a statement about the album:
“For us, making music has always been about having fun. being in the studio together, having a laugh. a never ending process of exploring new ways of making tunes. forever learning, always trying to get better – v83 was a new pb on one of these tracks…
with this album we wanted to try make something that captured the physical space of our studios. setting up loads of ways of processing, recording, re amping sounds…. ‘the vocal isn’t sitting quite right? let’s track it through an old tannoy speaker in the basement. that synth needs to twang harder? let’s play it through an old train station announcement speaker from the 1930’s.’ we ran tape over magnets, blew up some speakers and finally utilised that dirt cheap overclocked fx unit we snaffled years ago in bromley. we even oven baked a cymbal covered in coffee grounds, crisps and vinegar – thank you sylvia massy for that one“
Overmono Pure Devotion tracklist:
1. Lockup
2. Knight In Shining Prada (feat. John Joseph Holt)
3. Slowmotion
4. Even Angels Ghost (feat. Kindora)
5. Barum
6. Mialon
7. Laxbrook
8. Gem Lingo (ovr now) (feat. Ruthven)
9. Adre
10. Ballad (feat. Kindora and Rock Floyd)
11. After The Rain
Overmono live dates:
2 May – Lightning In A Bottle, Bakersfield, CA, USA
24 May – Movement, Detroit, MI, USA
4 Jun – Primavera Sound, Barcelona, Spain
6 Jun – We Love Green, Paris, France
26 Jun – Boiler Room Festival, Nottingham, UK (DJ set)
5 Jul – Down The Rabbit Hole, Ewijk, Netherlands
31 Jul – O Days, Copenhagen, Denmark
1 Aug – VIVA! Festival, Puglia, Italy (DJ set)
7 Aug – Old Royal Naval College, London, UK
8 Aug – Pop Messe, Brno, Czech Republic
15 Aug – Grape Festival, Trenčín, Slovakia
29 Aug – Lost Village, Lincoln, UK
