Bicep - Atlas

Bicep - AtlasHaving been teased in numerous DJ sets over recent monthsand predictably leading to much excited anticipation among their fans onlineBicep announce their new single Atlas, on Ninja Tune. Their first new music since 2018s Rain EP, the track was originally set to be released in the same week as their sold out back to back shows at O2 Academy Brixtonwith those now taking place on 7th & 8th of August 2020. It would've been unthinkable to foresee the

Rodney Smith’s influence can be heard right across the musical landscape

and a reference to the famous letter Beethoven

fit for sun kissed dancefloors and front rooms alike - ‘I wanted to create music for both intimate and public spaces’ Emma adds

and her authenticity can be partly attributed to her upbringing in Jamaica

Recorded at the legendary BBC Maida Vale Studios in London in July 2011

sometimes dark mind of the Grammy-winning singer/bassist and finds a few of his friends joining him along the way including: Kendrick Lamar

D&B royalty dBridge (Exit Records / Metalheadz) expertly balances pummelling throwback tech-step breaks with airy atmospherics and strings

Thundercat found his instrument at the age of 4

It references what it means to be a black American with a young mindset: “What it feels like to be in this position right now… the weird ins and outs

and Plan 9 From Outer Space did far more to inform me about the darkness and strangeness in the human condition

We grow into ourselves

During early Covid lockdown