The Swedish electronic duo Kite have again worked together with producer Blanck Mass (Benjamin John Power from F-Buttons) after their most recent single “Teenage Bliss”. Their newest single “Bowie ‘95” which is out now.

Singer Nicklas Stenemo and keyboard player Christian Berg tell us that “the lyrics address both the feeling of guilt of not being more part of making the real world much better, but also the acceptance that music and escapism have an important role to play in people’s lives.”

As to why they again worked with Benjamin John Power they say: “When we started Kite the band F-Buttons were a big source of inspiration to us. Since then we have been following Benjamin John Powers brilliant music as Blanck Mass. We are now extremely excited to announce that we are working on the production of two new Kite tracks with him.”

You can check the singles below.

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Out on March 9th is the new Editors album “Violence”, but before that the band has now released the video for their brand new single “Magazine”.

The single, the band’s first in 3 years, is according to the Editors frontman Tom Smith “a pointed finger aimed at those in power…some corrupt politician or businessman…a character, and a tongue in cheek poke at the empty posturing and playing to the masses of the power hungry.” Hilary Clinton and Trump come to mind of course.

The 9-track “Violence” is the 6th album from Editors, and was produced by Leo Abrahams (Wild Beasts, Florence & The Machine, Frightened Rabbit) and Editors with additional production from Benjamin John Power (Blanck Mass, Fuck Buttons) and mixed by Cenzo Townshend, except “Hallelujah (So Low)” mixed by Alan Moulder.

The “Magazine” video was shot in Amsterdam by long term Editors collaborator Rahi Rezvani.

Bernard - Side-Line Staff

Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil.

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