Jamie xx will release his debut album In Colour on 1st June 2015 (2nd June in the US) on Young Turks.
The eleven track LP includes previous releases ‘Girl’ and ‘Sleep Sound’ as well as forthcoming single ‘Loud Places’, which features vocals from Romy Madley Croft. To celebrate news of the album, Jamie has today premiered the Simon Halsall and Jean-Baptiste Fugger-directed video to ‘Loud Places’.
Watch the ‘Loud Places’ video below.
In addition, a fourth taster from In Colour – album opener ‘Gosh’ – has also been made available to hear today.
Listen to ‘Gosh’ below.
The release of In Colour comes on the back of an incredible six year creative period for Jamie xx, which has seen him alternate effortlessly between his role as founding member and producer of The xx, and creator of more electronic and club orientated music as Jamie xx. A string of acclaimed productions in recent years including debut solo single ‘Far Nearer’, remixes for the likes of Adele, Radiohead and Florence & The Machine, production work for Drake and Alicia Keys plus We’re New Here - Jamie’s seminal reworking of Gil Scott-Heron’s final studio album - hinted at what was to come. With In Colour – a bold, celebratory, emotional record that features collaborations with The xx band mates Romy Madley Croft (‘Seesaw’ and ‘Loud Places’) and Oliver Sim (‘Stranger In A Room’), Young Thug and Popcaan (‘Good Times’) and Four Tet (‘Seesaw’) – Jamie delivers his definitive artistic statement.
The full In Colour track list is:
1. Gosh 2. Sleep Sound 3. SeeSaw (featuring Romy) 4. Obvs 5. Just Saying 6. Stranger In A Room (featuring Oliver Sim) 7. Hold Tight 8. Loud Places (featuring Romy) 9. I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times) (featuring Young Thug & Popcaan) 10. The Rest Is Noise 11. Girl
In Colour will be available on download, CD, LP and Deluxe LP formats. The Deluxe LP is a limited edition triple LP, cut at 45rpm on coloured vinyl and including two exclusive instrumentals.
Meanwhile, Jamie xx will be performing around the world over the coming months, including a hometown show at London’s St. John’s Church on Friday 5th June to celebrate the release of In Colour. Tickets for this show will go on presale at 10am on Monday 30th March and general sale at 10am on Wednesday 1st April. For full information, and details of how to sign up for the presale, please head to www.jamiexx.com.
The full Jamie xx dates are:
March 27th Big Ears Festival, Knoxville TN, USA March 28th Slingshot Festival, 40 Watt Club, Athens GA, USA April 9th Mansion Magnolia, Guadalajara, Mexico April 10th SALA, Mexico City, Mexico April 12th Coachella Festival, Indio CA, USA April 16th Pappy and Harriets, Pioneertown CA, USA April 18th Hacienda Beach Club, Palm Springs CA, USA April 18th Coachella Festival, Indio CA, USA May 16th Nuits Sonores, Lyon, France May 23rd Young Turks @ The Bombed Out Church, Liverpool, UK May 30th Forbidden Fruit, Dublin, Ireland June 5th St. John’s Church, London, UK June 6th Parklife Festival, Manchester, UK June 7th Wildlife Festival, Brighton, UK June 12th-13th Bestival Toronto, Toronto, Canda June 13th Bonnaroo Music Festival, Manchester NH, USA June 19th Sonar Festival, Barcelona, Spain June 26th-28th AIM Electronic Music Festival, Montreal, Canada July 4th Pitch Festival, Amsterdam, Holland July 4th Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark July 9th Montreux Festival, Montreux, Switzerland July 17th Melt Festival, Berlin, Germany July 19th Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago IL, USA August 21st Pukkelpop, Hasselt, Belgium August 22nd Greenman Festival, UK August 28th Leeds Festival, Leeds, UK August 30th Reading Festival, Reading, UK September 10th Bestival, Isle Of White, UK
