The Pop Corporation

Remember how good ‘Pharaohs’ was by SBTRKT? Well, good news, they’re back soon and will have a new LP out called ‘The Rat Road’ on May 5th.

In a note: “This album has been my most sonically ambitious record to create –  following my own musical path –  which isn’t based on others’ perceptions of what SBTRKT should be.”

“‘The Rat Road’ title is a play on the concept of ‘the rat race’. It’s partly based on my own challenging experiences within the music industry and life generally – though I realised the idea is not isolated from a much wider feeling of exhaustion – definitely true here in the UK with little sense of respite from ever increasing costs/ decreasing opportunity / and a bold divide and conquer mentality.”

“There is the juxtaposition in the record between determination and hopelessness.”

Maybe that didn’t tickle your pickle and you’d rather listen to a song? Well, handily, there’s a teaser of a track called ‘Waiting’ which features Teezo Touchdown, and while it isn’t an immediate dancefloor bop, it does sound quite good so feel free to get your hopes up for the LP. We reckon it’ll slip into that midway point between dance music and something else that Khruangbin and Sault live in at the moment.

Have a listen.