Stereolab
Instant Holograms on Metal Film
Duophonic UHF/Warp
Released 05/23/25
Stereolab have released their eleventh studio album Instant Holograms On Metal Film, their first LP of new material in nearly fifteen years since the arrival of Not Music (2010). The album is preceded by three official singles in the form of “Aerial Troubles,” “Melodie Is A Wound” and “Transmuted Matter.”
“The actual making of the record was pretty much how much we’ve always gone about it since Emperor Tomato Ketchup,” band co-founder Tim Gane explains during a recent MOJO Magazine interview. “We never rehearse but arrive with basic songs on a demo and start recording things, shaping them as we go. We always try to keep the essence of the original idea but how we choose to arrange and present it can vary wildly from the original demo. Experimenting is much better for us in a studio than in a rehearsal room. We prefer making tracks by feeling our way, trying different things out then committing to something and building on that.”
“There was plenty of space for me to put my musical imprint beyond lyrical and vocal, which made the process a true co-creation,” Laetitia Sadier shares. “And that is very exciting.”
To support the album’s release, Stereolab will hit the road for a series of European tour dates this and next month, followed by a North American tour that commences September 13th in Nashville.
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