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The Sunset Violent
The Sunset Violent is the fourth studio album by English band Mount Kimbie, released on 5 April 2024 by Warp Records. The album is Mount Kimbie's first as a quartet, and also features contributions to two tracks by King Krule. It was written and recorded in Yucca Valley, California, and finished in London. The Sunset Violent is an indie rock album, a significant departure from their prior electronic style.
The album is Mount Kimbie's first as a quartet, after the primary duo, Dominic Maker and Kai Campos, invited Andrea Balency-Béarn and Marc Pell to join the band. Both Balency-Béarn and Pell had toured with the band for about seven years prior. It also features contributions from King Krule, who had previously appeared on two songs from 2013's Cold Spring Fault Less Youth, one from 2017's Love What Survives, and the 2018 standalone single "Turtle Neck Man".
The Sunset Violent is the band's first studio album since Love What Survives, not counting the 2022 double album MK 3.5: Die Cuts | City Planning whose two halves were made separately by Maker and Campos. Following MK 3.5, Maker and Campos focused on solo ventures: Maker took on producing sessions with artists including SZA, Jay-Z, Arlo Parks, and Rosalía, while Campos started a residency at Rinse FM.
Though the band originated in electronic music, they were open from the beginning about their influences including non-electronic music, including Maker citing rock bands such as TV on the Radio and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. They had also previously dabbled in rock sounds, particularly with post-punk on Love What Survives.
On 13 September 2023, the band released the single "Boxing", featuring King Krule and originally a Bandcamp exclusive available only for a week. On 2 November, they released the single "Dumb Guitar", and announced a tour of Europe and the US in April and May, featuring George Riley, Nabihah Iqbal, and Chanel Beads.
The album was announced on 7 February 2024, with a release date of 5 April by Warp. The announcement came with the release of the album's lead single, "Fishbrain", and a music video directed by Tegen Williams which was inspired by the charcoal animations of South African artist William Kentridge.
The fourth single, the album's closing track "Empty and Silent", was released on 13 March. It features vocals from King Krule, and was released with a music video directed by Gregory Prestön. The track was described as a "pretty, playful piece of music built from warm Tangerine Dream synth-tones and shambling indie jangle" where King Krule's "echo-drenched voice sounds perfectly at home."
A music video for "Shipwreck" was released on 3 April, directed by Jay Izzard and based on a concept from the band and Duncan Loudon.
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The Sunset Violent
The Sunset Violent is the fourth studio album by English band Mount Kimbie, released on 5 April 2024 by Warp Records. The album is Mount Kimbie's first as a quartet, and also features contributions to two tracks by King Krule. It was written and recorded in Yucca Valley, California, and finished in London. The Sunset Violent is an indie rock album, a significant departure from their prior electronic style.
The album is Mount Kimbie's first as a quartet, after the primary duo, Dominic Maker and Kai Campos, invited Andrea Balency-Béarn and Marc Pell to join the band. Both Balency-Béarn and Pell had toured with the band for about seven years prior. It also features contributions from King Krule, who had previously appeared on two songs from 2013's Cold Spring Fault Less Youth, one from 2017's Love What Survives, and the 2018 standalone single "Turtle Neck Man".
The Sunset Violent is the band's first studio album since Love What Survives, not counting the 2022 double album MK 3.5: Die Cuts | City Planning whose two halves were made separately by Maker and Campos. Following MK 3.5, Maker and Campos focused on solo ventures: Maker took on producing sessions with artists including SZA, Jay-Z, Arlo Parks, and Rosalía, while Campos started a residency at Rinse FM.
Though the band originated in electronic music, they were open from the beginning about their influences including non-electronic music, including Maker citing rock bands such as TV on the Radio and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. They had also previously dabbled in rock sounds, particularly with post-punk on Love What Survives.
On 13 September 2023, the band released the single "Boxing", featuring King Krule and originally a Bandcamp exclusive available only for a week. On 2 November, they released the single "Dumb Guitar", and announced a tour of Europe and the US in April and May, featuring George Riley, Nabihah Iqbal, and Chanel Beads.
The album was announced on 7 February 2024, with a release date of 5 April by Warp. The announcement came with the release of the album's lead single, "Fishbrain", and a music video directed by Tegen Williams which was inspired by the charcoal animations of South African artist William Kentridge.
The fourth single, the album's closing track "Empty and Silent", was released on 13 March. It features vocals from King Krule, and was released with a music video directed by Gregory Prestön. The track was described as a "pretty, playful piece of music built from warm Tangerine Dream synth-tones and shambling indie jangle" where King Krule's "echo-drenched voice sounds perfectly at home."
A music video for "Shipwreck" was released on 3 April, directed by Jay Izzard and based on a concept from the band and Duncan Loudon.