Dutch duo Tinlicker announce new studio album In Another Lifetime

Distinguished Dutch duo Tinlicker have revealed that their forthcoming album In Another Lifetime is out February 18th via independent record label Anjunadeep. In Another Lifetime was recorded at Kytopia (Oude Gracht), the island of Terschelling and their new studio in Utrecht. The announcement follows their single release Be Here And Now and comes alongside the release of new album single You Take My Hand ft. Jamie Irrepressible, out now.

Written during lockdown, In Another Lifteime was heavily influenced by Tinlicker’s experience of the past two years. Reflecting on the album name, the duo explain; “These last two years saw the creation of a parallel universe in which human beings had to reinvent themselves whether they wanted to or not. We experienced a lot of lows in this process, but also beautiful highs - in some moments it felt like everything was about to slip through our fingers, while other days the process brought a lot of peace. For us, the title In Another Lifetime captures this journey.”

Featuring twelve previously unheard tracks and an ensemble of vocalists, In Another Lifetime reflects this dichotomy of highs and lows. Whilst invoking the familiar Tinlicker sound of powerful progressive house, the album also explores tangential styles of electronica, deep house, and melodic techno. Tracks such as Always Will featuring Nathan Nicholson and the new single You Take My Hand featuring Jamie Irrepressible are characteristic of the duo; masterful compositions of fervently driving percussion, considered synth design, and hypnotic vocals that make for darker, memorable club anthems. Other tracks convey a less conventional approach from the duo, where they favour breakbeat arrangements and brighter melodic elements. The end result is an album that reflects Tinlicker’s artistic and personal growth.

Champions of forward-thinking sound design and dynamic songwriting, Tinlicker members Micha Heyboer and Jordi van Achthoven combined their storied musical backgrounds in 2013. Quickly it became clear that Jordi’s polished pop and house production was a consummate match for Micha’s deep sonic palette - a quality he honed as a member of drum and bass group Black Sun Empire. Tinlicker released their first studio album This Is Not Our Universe in 2019. Drawing international attention for its powerful progressive sound, the album was championed by Pete Tong and Annie Nightingale at BBC Radio 1 and Jason Bentley at KCRW, and SiriusXM. The time between album releases saw the duo release a slew of acclaimed EPs and singles, including remixes for deadmay5, Reflekt. Their global hit Because You Move Me from 2017, has accrued over 120 million streams on Spotify alone.

The first drafts of the new single You Take My Hand were already written in 2019, but when they asked Jamie Irrepressible for vocals, the song came to life. “We knew Jamie from his work for Röyksopp and he also wrote some beautiful lyrics for our demo. We completely finished this track in our new studio. Unfortunately we still haven't met Jamie, but we probably will soon. It's kind of a weird situation where you work together as artists but never have met each other in person.”

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