It’s been four years since Fuck Buttons’ last LP, Tarot Sport, but the aggro-electronic duo will return on July 23 with their third album, Slow Focus, arriving via ATP Recordings. According to the announcement, the LP is the first self-produced effort from members Benjamin John Power and Andrew Hung.
“We’ve used producers as safety nets in the past,” Hung said. “But we’ve always had a very specific idea of what our music should sound like and so it became about following the logical path.”
Power added, “Slow Focus seemed like a very apt title when considering the sentiment of the music.” He continued, “It almost feels like the moment your eyes take to readjust when waking, and realizing you’re in a very unusual and not a particularly welcoming place. We like to think that we create our own new landscapes, and with this it’s a very alien one.”
The Olympic-honored band also have a string of overseas festival dates planned later this year. Among the booked slots: Spain’s Primavera Sound, Portugal’s Optimus Primavera Sound, England’s Glastonbury, and Australia’s ATP-hosted Halloween party, Release the Bats (current SPIN cover stars the Breeders are also on that bill).
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Scroll down for Slow Focus‘ track listing and Fuck Buttons’ upcoming tour dates.
Slow Focus track list:
1. “Brainfreeze”
2. “Year of the Dog”
3. “The Red Wing”
4. “Sentients”
5. “Prince’s Prize”
6. “Stalker”
7. “Hidden XS”
Fuck Buttons tour dates:
May 23 – Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound
May 31 – Porto, Portugal @ Optimus Primavera Sound
June 21 – Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands @ Best Kept Secret Festival
June 22 – Westmeath, Ireland @ Body & Soul Festival
June 28 – Pilton, England @ Glastonbury Festival
August 15-18 – Black Maintains, Wales @ Green Man Festival
August 31 – Bristol, England @ ArcTangent Festival
October 26 – Melbourne, Australia @ ATP’s Release the Bats
