Noble Rot — METZ‘s and Weird Nightmare‘s Alex Edkins and Holy Fuck‘s Graham Walsh — have returned with “Hang On,” the follow-up to the duo’s debut album, 2023’s Heavenly Bodies, Repetition, Control, which features collaborations with No Joy, Wire and Immersion‘s Colin Newman, Immersion’s Malka Spigel and Wintersleep‘s Loel Campbell.
“Hang On” pairs restlessly driving and hypnotic rhythms with painterly layers of whirring synths and a distorted guitar line to create a lush, endlessly morphing and subtly uneasy bed for Edkins’ catchy melodies. The new single reveals an outfit readily experimenting with and expanding their sound into new angles and directions.
The accompanying visual features some trippy artwork by Canadian artist Julie Fader.
The duo will be playing their first ever live shows this spring, playing with JOVM mainstays FACS on April 12, 2025 at Toronto‘s Dance Cave and with Suuns on May 1, 2025 at Lee’s Palace. Hopefully, they’ll be a New York City area date in the near future.
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