ICONA POP RELEASE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SOPHOMORE ALBUM, ‘CLUB ROMANTECH’
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As part of their sophomore album, CLUB ROMANTECH, Icona Pop return with the infectiously quirky dance banger, ‘Stick Your Tongue Out’, released today by Ultra Records / Iconic Sound Recordings / TEN Music Group. CLUB ROMANTECH is packed with 15 stellar dance anthems that will get you in the mood for the end of summer party. The Stranger, New York City's hottest nightclub, hosted Icona Pop in celebration of the album's release. Tickets are available HERE
“‘Stick Your Tongue Out’ came together one late night in LA with our friend and producer Timfromthehouse (Tove Lo). He played us an idea he had worked on with our friend Aluna that we loved, so we spent that whole night developing the idea and then brought it back to our studio in Stockholm to finish it with our producer Yaro (Swedish House Mafia). We chose this as our focus track because this song represents everything that our album, CLUB ROMANTECH, is: club, tech, house, sex, pop, hooks, vulnerability, fun. And it will now forever be a part of our DJ sets.”
Listen to ‘CLUB ROMANTECH’ HERE.
Tracklist:Fall In LoveDesireShit We Do For Love (with Yaeger)Stick Your Tongue OutMake Your Mind Up BabeStockholm At NightWhere Do We Go From Here?I Want You (with Galantis)Loving You Ain’t EasyNeed YouOff Of My Mind (with VIZE)FasterYou’re Free (with Ultra Naté)Feels In My BodySpa (with SOFI TUKKER)Besides new music, Icona Pop has also announced a North American tour for Fall. They will perform at the Atlanta Pride Festival on October 14, followed by performances in Charleston, Charlotte, Richmond, Houston, Montreal, Dallas, and New York City. Additional dates will be announced in the months ahead. Tickets go on-sale, Friday September 8 via www.iconapop.com
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES10/14 - Atlanta Pride - Atlanta, GA^10/20 - Trio Charleston - Charleston, SC10/21 - Trio Charlotte - Charlotte, NC10/27 - Ember Music Hall - Richmond, VA11/17 - Rise Rooftop - Houston, TX11/18 - New City Gas - Montreal QC11/22 - Stereo Live - Dallas, TX12/02 - LAVO - New York, NY^Festival PerformanceIcona Pop masterfully fuses pop and dance, creating an infectious energy and undeniable spirit through rewriting rules, relying on instinct, and embracing freedom. Aino Jawo and Caroline Hjelt are a multiplatinum Swedish duo who've taken their music from after-hours underground DJ sets to the charts, sold out festivals, and beyond. With CLUBROMANTECH, their second full-length album, they bring this vision to life like never before.
A master class of bold dance pop and infectious crossover club tracks, CLUB ROMANTECH marks a thrilling new chapter in the career of an era-defining artist. The duo further cements their place in the Swedish pop canon with the kind of classy tears-in-the-club euphoria the country has become so synonymous with, not to mention plenty of deliciously razor sharp Icona Pop sass and a supporting cast of dance royalty collaborators including Ultra Naté, Galantis, Joel Corry and Sofi Tukker.
Icona Pop sold their Los Angeles home to return to Stockholm to quarantine at the dawn of the Global Pandemic, and thus CLUB ROMANTECH was born. The longtime friends returned to the studio where it all began after their plans had been derailed and their focus had changed. As proven performers and accomplished songwriters, the pair reconnected with their electronic and alternative roots from an evolved perspective, ‘getting back to what we love’ in multiple ways.
With 15 tracks of delightful bittersweetness and infectious peak-time dance energy, CLUB ROMANTECH is a musical triumph. From the immaculate dance-melancholia of ‘Stockholm At Night’, whose glitchy groove underlines a captivating call-and-response with a cinematic refrain, “Makes me wonder what you’re doing tonight”. The duo offer up a wide range of music, whether it's the sultry, yearning electro pop of 'Need You', or the club-hedonistic hedonism of 'Faster'.
With its summery piano house sound, ‘Loving You Ain’t Easy’ takes us to all corners of the club universe, evoking Jayda G or Peggy Gou style, and ‘Where Do We Go From Here’ is a chantable anthemic with rave synths and signature Icona Pop bravado mixed with reflectiveness, echoing the pivotal circumstances surrounding its creation.
Icona Pop originally heralded this new chapter with a series of powerhouse collaborations, including ‘SPA’ with Sofi Tukker (WATCH), ‘Off My Mind’ with VIZE (LISTEN) and ‘You’re Free’ with Ultra Naté (LISTEN), all of which appear on CLUB ROMANTECH. Bringing us into 2023, Icona Pop continued to pave a path for the album with the first official single ‘I Want You’ with Galantis (LISTEN), followed by fan-favorite tracks ‘Faster’ (LISTEN), ‘Shit We Do For Love’ (with Yaeger) (LISTEN) and ‘Desire’ a collaboration with multi BRIT-nominated DJ/producer Joel Corry and breakout UK house & UKG producer outfit Rain Radio (LISTEN), bringing the listener on a journey that twists and turns down a rabbit hole of overpowering attraction fueled by thumping bass, nocturnal electronic accents, and another hypnotic hook.
“Life is such a crazy roller coaster! Who would have thought that it would take us 10 years to release our 2nd album? Not us, that’s for sure! But here we are, and we couldn’t be more happy with this album and where, and who we are as a band today. Come and see us on tour and experience the real-life ‘CLUB ROMANTECH!’”
ABOUT ICONA POP
Embracing freedom and rewriting the rules, Icona Pop live in a world they have created. The dance floor is the epicenter of a world where electronic and pop music collide. The world is filled with pure energy, and it feeds our minds, our hearts, and our bodies. We live in a world where collaboration drives creativity. During this journey, Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo have achieved multiplatinum status, performing at festivals, selling out charts, and competing at after-hours clubs. Before releasing their first single "Manners" in 2010, the twosome gained experience as sought-after DJs across Europe. Two years later, “I Love It” [feat. Charli XCX] elevated them to the forefront of popular culture. It has picked up a quintuple-platinum certification from the RIAA, moved over 10 million digital singles, and tallied over 1 billion global streams. Their 2013 full-length debut, This Is… Icona Pop, arrived to widespread acclaim from Rolling Stone, Slant, and Pitchfork. They picked up gold plaques for “All Night” and “Weekend” [with Louis The Child] and shared stages with Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, One Direction, The Chainsmokers, and the late Avicii. The girls captivated millions with showstopping appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Today Show, Good Morning America, andAmerica’s Got Talent. They even appeared on HBO’s Girls and in a Saturday Night Live sketch. Now, Icona Pop welcomes everyone into their world on their 2023 second full-length album, CLUBROMANTECH via Ultra Records/Icona Sound Recordings/TEN Music Group.
