Jamie xx today returns with one of his most hotly-anticipated new tracks in recent times. The subject of fervent fan discussion since he debuted it live earlier this summer, “Dream Night” has already become a key live moment in Jamie’s sets, including appearances at his very own LIDO festival in London (where he also played B2Bs with Nia Archives and Skrillex), his iconic main stage slot at Primavera, and several secret appearances at Glastonbury among a host of other summer activity. A hypnotic, slow-burn anthem, it’s set to ignite dancefloors at forthcoming headline shows throughout Europe and North America, including two shows at Brooklyn’s Under the ‘K’ Bridge.
Speaking about Dream Night, Jamie xx says:
“Dream Night is a tune I made while touring In Waves this year. I am so lucky to have many wild and beautiful nights playing around the world to wonderful people and this song came about quite naturally, out of all the amazing nights of music and dancing that I get to experience on and off stage. I’m so grateful for it all and I wanted to share that and hopefully create some more dreamy moments with this song. Thank you!”
Recently, Jamie celebrated the 10th anniversary of his landmark debut album In Colour. Originally released on May 29th, 2015, In Colour quickly established itself as a modern classic – a kaleidoscopic journey through UK dance culture that continues to resonate with fans and critics alike. Featuring iconic tracks such as “Loud Places” (featuring Romy), “Gosh,” (with its epic Romain Gavras-directed music video) and “I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times)“(featuring Young Thug and Popcaan), In Colour struck a rare balance between underground credibility and crossover appeal. It earned Jamie xx multiple GRAMMY, Brit and Ivor Novello Award nominations alongside a shortlist for the 2016 Mercury Music Prize. A decade later, In Colour endures not only for its production brilliance but also for the emotional depth it brought to the dancefloor – a record that transformed a personal love letter to UK club culture into a global, generation-defining statement.
Meanwhile, Jamie xx’s hotly-anticipated follow-up album In Waves was released on September 20th, 2024 via Young, debuting at number 5 in the UK albums chart. It features an incredible list of collaborators including Honey Dijon, John Glacier, Panda Bear, The Avalanches, Robyn, Oona Doherty and his The xx bandmates Oliver Sim and Romy, reunited as a trio on record for the first time since 2017’s I See You album. In a run of rapturous reviews, the album was described by NME as “immaculate”, Clash as “a masterpiece” and Rolling Stone UK as “an album that reaches for – and achieves – pure euphoria”. Arriving nine years on In Colour, the album sees Jamie replicating the emotional crescendos and thrilling volatility of an almost mystical night out. Created over a four year period ushered in by his much-loved 2020 Essential Mix, and peppered with periods of self-reflection, a global pandemic, the blinking reemergence into the strobe light, and a newly discovered love of surfing-as-escapism, it’s an album already matching the heights of its globally-acclaimed predecessor.
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