Indie group Gossip are to launch their first album in 11 years.
Actual Energy is about for launch on 22 March 2023, by way of Sony Music Leisure. The album marks a reunion with producer Rick Rubin, who helmed the band’s 2009 album Music For Males.
On the coaxing of Rubin, the band began recording in 2019 after finishing a tour for the 10-year anniversary of Music For Males.
Recorded at Rubin’s house studio in Kauai, the method was briefly halted by the pandemic and resumed when restrictions lifted.
“After we started, a lot about Gossip was about operating away- that was all the time within the music,” says frontwoman Beth Ditto. “We survived. We got here from nothing, and we received the fuck out of there. And to be right here 20 years later and nonetheless making music collectively is simply unbelievable.”
The album is preceded by the discharge of the one Loopy Once more. “The track is about really being in love and feeling so secure,” says Ditto.
The music video for Loopy Once more has Gossip as soon as once more collaborating with director Ssion (Fragrance Genius, King Princess).
You may pre-order the album right here.
Gossip – Actual Energy tracklisting
01 Act Of God
02 Actual Energy
03 Don’t Be Afraid
04 Loopy Once more
05 Edge Of The Solar
06 Give It Up For Love
07 Flip The Card
08 Inform Me One thing
09 Gentle It Up
10 Powerful
11 Peace and Quiet
Images by Cody Critcheloe