IS TROPICAL
'Black Anything Pt. 2'
Released 20th April 2015.
CRUISE CONTROL/SAY 10" RELEASED ON 16TH MARCH VIA NYC BASED AXIS MUNDI RECORDS
SECOND OF FIVE INSTALMENTS OF FULL-LENGTH 'BLACK ANYTHING' SET FOR 2015 RELEASE
UK electropop four piece IS TROPICAL are set to release their third album Black Anything. Originally formed in 2009 as a trio - Dominic Apa, Gary Barber and Simon Milner - the band has now added vocalist Kirstie Fleck, who was featured on the 2013 track "Dancing Anymore". Working alongside producer and collaborator Luke Smith (Foals, Depeche Mode), IS TROPICAL set out in the summer of 2014 to record across five continents; North America, Africa, Europe, Asia and South America.
The result, Black Anything, will be released in five 10” transparent picture disc instalments, containing 2 tracks per vinyl. The artwork is a visual representation of both the recording process and the release with each 10" vinyl displaying the continent in which the tracks were recorded. The five vinyls when displayed on top of each other create the globe, unifying the concept as a whole with each vinyl existing as an artwork and tribute to the continent it was recorded in. The band started the project in North America, building a studio during the label’s foundation in Brooklyn.
Following the release of the first instalment of Black Anything in December 2014 titled Crawl/On My Way 10", the second instalment, “Cruise Control/Say’ is out now via the band's new label NYC based Axis Mundi Records. A-Side “Cruise Control” has premiered on Blackbook Magazine, who say the track's “thriving beat and lackadaisical sing-along melody summons imagery of a cross-country adventure." In addition, the band has just announced their first 2015 US tour date, 4/9 at Brooklyn's Cameo Gallery with labelmates Psymon Spine and DJ sets from Graham (Crystal Fighters) & Axis Mundi.
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