The Utopia Strong share new track ‘The Atavist’ ahead of new ‘Doperider’ album (out 10 October 2025) on Rocket Recordings
The Utopia Strong (Photo by John-OCarroll)
Psychedelic electronic trio The Utopia Strong (Steve Davis, Kavus Torabi, Mike York) have released the new track “The Atavist”, taken from their forthcoming album “Doperider”, due 10 October 2025 via Rocket Recordings. Formats are vinyl (LP), CD and digital.
“Doperider” is available on LP, CD and download. Pre-orders are live now via the Rocket Recordings store and Bandcamp.
Below is the video for “Harpies”, which includes vocals by Katharine Blake (Miranda Sex Garden/Mediaeval Baebes).
“When we had created that particular track, one of our most beautiful and outré, it seemed to name itself.” the band explain, noting the Paul Kirchner “Dope Rider” strips as a visual touchstone during sessions. They add: “All the pieces on ‘Doperider’ began as purely electronic pieces… we were deliberately trying to not repeat ourselves… this album goes a little deeper than the previous two studio albums.”
Steve Davis comments on the sequencing: “[‘Prophecy’] sits better at the start of the album as otherwise it would disrupt the descent into the beautiful hell hole that unfolds.” Kavus Torabi adds: “We are making psychedelic music or, if you will, head music… Often after our shows people will remark that we had made them feel like they were on drugs.”
The band recently played the Psychic Dancehall Festival in March of this year.
The Utopia Strong October 2025 UK tour (with special guest Andrew Liles)
The UK tour begins on the album’s release date and runs through 24 October. The London Café OTO date is sold out.
- 10 Oct — Bristol, The Cube
- 11 Oct — Glastonbury, King Arthur
- 14 Oct — Guildford, The Boileroom
- 15 Oct — St Albans, The Horn
- 16 Oct — London, Café OTO (sold out)
- 17 Oct — Brighton, The Hope & Ruin
- 18 Oct — Ramsgate Music Hall
- 19 Oct — Tunbridge Wells, Forum
- 21 Oct — Sheffield, Sidney & Matilda
- 22 Oct — Edinburgh, Sneaky Pete’s
- 23 Oct — Hexham, Allendale Village Hall
- 24 Oct — Hebden Bridge, Trades Club
About The Utopia Strong
The Utopia Strong formed in Glastonbury, England in 2018, bringing together Steve Davis, Kavus Torabi and Michael J. York. The trio emerged from an improvised session on 2 January 2018, blending modular synthesis with conventional and traditional instruments in a psychedelic/kosmische framework.
Their debut album “The Utopia Strong” was released on 13 September 2019 via Rocket Recordings, followed by “International Treasure” in June 2022. Subsequent releases include “The BBC Sessions” (March 2024) and the limited edition “Collapse” (May 2025). “Doperider” is due 10 October 2025, with the single “Harpies” featuring Katharine Blake and the new track “The Atavist” preceding the album.
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