Vessels new track 'Radiart'

Today, Leeds-based five-piece Vessels share their hypnotic new single ‘Radiart’, the first cut to be taken from a new album to be released later this year. Full of optimism and raw vitality, ’Radiart’ signals the direction of the new material - muscular, vibrant and euphoric.

‘Radiart’ is Vessels’ first release of 2017 and follows their celebrated 2015 album Dilate, a record firmly focussed on the dancefloor. Formed in 2005, Vessels have released four wide-ranging albums, drawing comparisons with everyone from Jon Hopkins to Caribou, Mogwai to Battles. Live, the band have pulled off the elusive trick of translating their intricate, sometimes epic, always uplifting studio creations with a full live band featuring two drummers front and centre.

‘Radiart’ is available now from Different Recordings, the electronic imprint of [PIAS]. Vessels are confirmed to play Citadel festival in London on 16 July 2017, and will play their biggest headline show to date at Village Underground in London on 4 October.

Praise for Vessels

• “Vessels’ closest contemporary kindred spirit is probably Caribou, who is currently transferring his own introspective techno into venues the size of the 5000-capacity Brixton Academy. On this captivating form, it would be no surprise were Vessels to follow suit in the not-too-distant future” - The Guardian
• “A series of shimmering, slowly evolving 4/4 groves which are as much about inexorable accretions of electronic texture as they are pulsing kick drums... increasing immersive”. - Mojo
• “Luscious, rich, Orbital-like melodies on 4/4 throbbers... we’ll be seeing a whole lot more of [Vessels]” - Mixmag
• “Panoramic and pounding... nothing short of epic” - DJ Mag
• “Vessels sound like a band widening their horizons to impressive effect” - Q
• “Each track a synthesized swell... throbbing heartbeats and intricate keyboard weaving.”- London in Stereo
• “Resisting the twin urges to oversimplify or over-complicate where inappropriate, Vessels may have succeeded in making one of the smartest and most beguiling electronic albums of the year.” - DIY
• “As a fresh statement from a band that has promised and delivered much in the past, it’s exciting to hear them go down this route.”- The Line of Best Fit
• “Vessels took a bold step in experimenting with their sound and Dilate not only proves it was the right decision, but suggests there is much more to come.” - Music OMH