ULTRA SUNN have released a new single and shared the news of their highly-anticipated upcoming debut full-length, 'US', due April 19th via Artoffact Records. The band has also shared the details of an extensive 2024 touring schedule and a live video – the first part of three live sessions, in which they can be seen performing the new track in Belgium!
Today, with a fresh taste of what’s to come from their first record, the duo have shared the third song taken from the upcoming album, ‘Shake Your Demons’. Peaceful but engaging, the track is boundless, euphoric, and ideal for anything from easing you through your work day with your body moving to the beat, or onto the dancefloor. Sonically leaning into inspirations from New Beat, EBM, UK Garage to Techno and Trance, the band cites Underworld, Faithless, Inoui, Front 242 and A Split Second as influences.
On the new single, the band comments: “‘Shake Your Demons’ is about shaking up your bad habits, your anxieties, and refusing to get bogged down by it. It's time and it can be done with strength and tenderness.”
On the forthcoming album, ULTRA SUNN shares the following statement: “The album is called ‘US’, like the initials of ULTRA SUNN. In addition to being a reference to two records that we love, VU (Velvet Underground) and AM (Arctic Monkeys), it reflects the more personal texts in this album – the bond between us (Gaelle and Sam) being stronger than ever, a new musician joining us on tour, and the bond that we have created with our audience / how the concerts are carried and experienced all together with strength and love. It’s our album, it’s yours, it’s about US.”
Embarking on multiple legs of touring throughout this year with select festival dates (Sick New World, Catch One, Resistanz, Dark Malta, Verboden, Amphi), the band’s first run will kick off in Hambourg, GER on February 8th and see them heading through Europe and the UK before switching continents. The USA tour is set to debut in Denver, CO on April 25th and close in Seattle, WA, on May 11th, when they will return to Europe for another EU leg, including an album release party at the Orangerie au Botanique in their home town of Brussels on June 1st.
LISTEN TO 'SHAKE YOUR DEMONS' HERE | WATCH THE VIDEO HERE
In June of 2023, the duo released their first track via new label home, Artoffact Records, ‘Broken Monsters’, which was followed later in the year by ‘This Is Not About You’ to wide acclaim. With the second single, came the announcement that they were working on their first full-length LP, for which the specifics are now revealed!
The contemporary EBM/Coldwave/New Beat sensation hails from Brussels, Belgium and was formed in late 2019 by frontman Sam Huge and keyboardist/producer Gaelle Souflet. In 2023, they were joined on stage by keyboardist and percussionist Alexis Andrigo. The name ULTRA SUNN stems from Gaelle and Sam's reflection on aesthetics, light, and the symbolism of the sun, embodying the couple's ideals.
In 2020 with the release of their hit "Keep Your Eyes Peeled," the duo gained widespread recognition, performing concerts all around the world, from Brussels to Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Calgary, Sao Paulo, Mexico, Bogota, Berlin, London, and beyond.
ULTRA SUNN expresses a desire for modernity through its themes, fresh approach to sounds and collaborations (Kontravoid, Kris Baha, Curses, Sarin), while being the heirs of the famous Sound Of Belgium and classical EBM.
Their 3 previously released EPs called ‘Night is Mine’, ‘Body Electric’ and 'Kill Your Idols’, all borrow from their activities in classical arts and fashion shows, their New Beat and EBM inspirations and their desire to create dancing and luminous hymns about self improvement, gender equality, and fighting against anxiety. Always with an inclusive, powerful and positive spirit.
A lauded live act, the band has regularly played alongside Front 242, Nitzer Ebb, DAF and A Split Second. All upcoming tour dates are listed below. Find your tickets here.
ULTRA SUNN TOUR DATES:
02.08.24 - HAMBOURG (GER) Hafenklang
02.09.24 - DORTMUND (GER) Junkyard
02.10.24 - STRASBOURG (FR) La Laiterie
02.11.24 - DEN HAAG (NL) Grauzone
03.09.24 - BETHUNE (FR) La Poche
03.29.24 - LONDON (UK) Moth Club
03.30.24 - BRIGHTON (UK) Alphabet
03.31.24 - SHEFFIELD (UK) Resistanz Festival
04.21.24 - MALTE (MT) Dark Malta Festival
04.25.24 - DENVER (CO) The Oriental Theater
04.26.24 - LOS ANGELES (CA) Catch One
04.27.24 - LAS VEGAS (NV) Sick New World Festival
05.02.24 - PHOENIX (AZ) Rebel Lounge
05.03.24 - SAN DIEGO (CA) The Kensington Club
05.04.24 - RIVERSIDE (CA) The Hideaway Cafe
05.07.24 - SAN FRANCISCO (CA) DNA Lounge
05.08.24 - SACRAMENTO (CA) Harlows
05.10.24 - PORTLAND (OR) Coffin Club
05.11.24 - SEATTLE (WA) Substation
05.12.24 - VANCOUVER (BC) Verboden Festival
05.30.24 - PARIS (FR) Le Petit Bain
06.01.24 - BRUSSELS (BE) Botanique Orangerie Album Release party + Guests
06.06.24 - BERLIN (GER)
06.07.24 - KRAKOW (PL) Klub Re
06.08.24 - WARSAW (PL) Hydrozagadka
06.09.24 - WROCLAW (PL) Liverpool
06.28.24 - KÖLN (GER) Amphi Festival
08.08.24 - LOKEREN (BE) Fonnefeesten
09.21.24 - LAUSANNE (CH) Les Docks
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