Superorganism reveal latest song “Into The Sun” featuring Stephen Malkmus, Gen Hoshino and Pi Ja Ma
Next month sees the arrival of World Wide Pop, Superorganism’s brilliant second album (due July 15th); thirteen tracks that strike a balance between artifice and earnestness, between sci-fi silliness and existential intensity. Today, Superorganism reveal the last teaser before the full record is unleashed, the alt-rock-channeling “Into The Sun”, featuring legendary Japanese actor and musician Gen Hoshino (who the band have worked with before) as well as cameos from Stephen Malkmus (one of his three appearance on the album), and Pi Ja Ma. The fact that all of these artists were easily able to enter the World Wide Pop universe is a testament to the Superorganism ethos, which prioritizes curiosity, connectedness, and pleasure-seeking experimentation over just about everything else.
Talking about the song, Harry says: “The whole record is all about combining different worlds and scales, so it was a real thrill to be able to mix Gen into a track with Malkmus and Pi Ja Ma. It's a carefree song, somewhat about being in your own bubble, so bringing those French, American, and Japanese artists into that world reconnects the SuperO universe with these other bubbles - a bit of a multiverse!” Orono adds: “It all came together super naturally, a cute little lovebug song moment”
On the video for “Into The Sun” (directed by AEVA, with 2D animation, illustration & compositing by Neirin Best, 3D animation by Nicholas Barnes and concept by Superorganism), Harry comments: “The video for “Into The Sun” stemmed from the lyric about being a fruit fly, watching the world go by, whilst nature and time flow by around you. We liked the idea that the seed planted by one person can grow into a tree that is enjoyed by another, and that the fruit of that tree provides the seed of the next. Gen Hoshino as a fly buzzing around cracks me up too.”
Watch the previously released videos for “Teenager”, “It’s Raining”, “On & On” and “crushed.zip”.
Superorganism have mutated and are now based around the core of Orono, Harry, Tucan, B and Soul. World Wide Pop is a showcase for Superorganism’s newly deepened understanding of each other’s interests and impulses, the kind of creative convergence you’d expect when online friends start spending time together IRL (their debut was completed before the whole band had ever been in the same room at the same time).
Upcoming live dates
- 15th July – Rough Trade East, London - instore
- 16th July – Resident instore, Brighton - instore
- 17th July (afternoon) - Pie & Vinyl instore, Portsmouth - instore
- 17th July (evening) - Rough Trade instore, Bristol - instore
- 18th July – Rough Trade, Nottingham - instore
- 19th July – Jumbo, Leeds - instore
- 20th July – Pryzm, Kingston – instore
- 31st July – Fuji Rock Festival, Japan
- 3rd September – Doornroosje, Nijmegen
- 4th September – Bitterzoet, Amsterdam
- 5th September – Nochtspeicher, Hamburg
- 6th September – Hole 44, Berlin
- 7th September – Praga Centrum, Warsaw
- 9th September – Lucerna Music Bar, Prague
- 10th September – DasWERK, Vienna
- 12th September – Club Volta, Cologne
- 13th September – Rotonde – Botanique, Brussels
- 14th September – La Trabendo, Paris
- 16th September – Chalk, Brighton
- 17th September – Belgrave Music Hall, Leeds
- 18th September – SWG3 Warehouse, Glasgow
- 20th September – Gorilla, Manchester
- 21st September – Scala, London
- 27th September – Portland House of Music, Portland, ME
- 29th September – Warsaw, Brooklyn, NY
- 30th September – Space Ballroom, Hamden, CT
- 1st October – Paradise, Boston, MA
- 2nd October – L'Astral, Montreal, QC
- 3rd October – Axis, Toronto, ON
- 5th October – Skully's, Columbus, OH
- 7th October – Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL
- 8th October – Majestic, Madison, WI
- 9th October – Varsity Theater, Minneapolis, MN
- 11th October – Meow Wolf, Denver, CO
- 12th October – Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
- 14th October – Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
- 15th October – Neumos, Seattle, WA
- 16th October – Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver, BC
- 19th October – The Ritz, San Jose, CA
- 20th October – August Hall, San Francisco, CA
- 21st October – The Regent, Los Angeles, CA
- 22nd October – The Music Box, San Diego, CA
- 24th October – Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ
- 25th October – Meow Wolf, Santa Fe, NM
- 27th October - Scoot Inn, Austin, TX
- 28th October - White Oak Music Hall, Houston, TX
- 29th October - Club Dada, Dallas, TX
- 1st November – Terminal West, Atlanta, GA
- 2nd November – Basement East, Nashville, TN
- 3rd November – Motorco Music Hall, Durham, NC
- 4th November – 930 Club, Washington, DC
- 5th November - Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
World Wide Pop is available to pre-order on exclusive “Earth coloured” gatefold vinyl signed print, standard gatefold vinyl, CD, cassette and digitally. Pre-order: Dom Mart Digital
