Overview
- Overmono, which announced Tuesday its album Pure Devotion for an August 7 release on XL Recordings, also issued the lead single Lockup.
- The 11-track set lists features from Ruthven, Kindora, Rock Floyd, and John Joseph Holt, with the full tracklist published alongside the announcement.
- Pitchfork reports that Lockup retools Birmingham post-punk group Fast Relief’s What A Waste into a four-on-the-floor club track.
- The duo highlighted hands-on methods in the studio, including running tape over magnets, blowing up speakers, and oven-baking a cymbal coated in coffee grounds, crisps, and vinegar, crediting producer Sylvia Massy for the trick.
- The rollout includes spring and summer dates such as Lightning in a Bottle on May 22, Detroit’s Movement on May 24, and Primavera Sound on June 4, setting up festival crowds to hear the new material ahead of release.