Alexandra Waespi (2018)

Maribou State today share their latest single ‘Nervous Tics ft. Holly Walker‘, taken off their forthcoming record Kingdoms In Colour out this Sept 7 via Counter Records. Premiered overnight by Annie Mac on her BBC Radio 1 show, the song encapsulates the panoramic nature of the band’s second full-length. Listen HERE.

Written over a number of writing and recording sessions in Berlin, Beijing, Hertfordshire, The Cotswolds and London, it features a field recording running throughout the track of Chris and Liam in a music store in Beijing playing the Guzheng – a traditional Chinese stringed instrument. “It’s always felt like the Frankenstein moment of the album due to all the unorthodox parts that were glued together during the process” they explain, “but the end result was something that felt cohesive and exciting to us.”

Having nearly been overlooked from the final album cut, the last minute addition of new vocals from longtime collaborator Holly Walker – vocalist on fan favourites ‘Midas’ and ‘Steal’ – reinvigorated the band’s love for the track. “Nervous Tics is about the low-lying panic of modern life” explains Holly, “we’re all on our phones getting terrible news headlines and hyperreal Instagram images live-streamed into our brains, and it’s making us jumpy. This song is the realisation that no amount of mindful breathing or downward dog can replace some good old fashioned human contact and emotion.”

With ‘Nervous Tics’ remixes forthcoming from Maceo Plex and DJ Tennis, the single follows on from their recent collaboration with Khruangbin on ‘Feel Good’ – currently receiving plenty of love on the 6 Music A-List – and comes alongside the news that their headline live show at London’s Roundhouse in October – which will feature additional strings and production – has sold-out in just 3 weeks. Expanding to a 5-piece band, Maribou State head out on a UK & EU tour later this year, including further sold-out stops in Leeds and Amsterdam – check out the full list of dates below. This follows a run of summer festival shows – including a headline slot at Sonar By Day – Roskilde, Pukkelpop, Nova Batida and All Points East – where they DJ’d after Flying Lotus.

‘Nervous Tics ft. Holly Walker‘ is out now, buy/stream it now.

KINGDOMS IN COLOUR TRACKLIST
1. Beginner’s Luck
2. Kingdom
3. Turnmills
4. Nervous Tics
5. Glasshouses
6. Part Time Glory
7. Feel Good (feat. Khruangbin)
8. Slow Heat
9. Vale
10. Kāma

Out Sept 7 via Counter Records.
Pre-order here.