Neo-Nostalgia is time-travelling in musical form: a warm electronic pop exposition in the vein of Toro y Moi and Bullion. A throwback to the future.
It was the first glimpse of our album A Mannequin, and the second track on what became a twelve-track concept album. It blends the forward-thinking electronica of Jessy Lanza and Yves Tumor with the soft, soulful pop of Babeheaven and Erika de Casier. Amy Lamé gave it its very first play on BBC 6 Music before it came out on Lo Recordings, marking our return to our pop passion.
The official video is an exhibition of the different ways we show our inner selves to the outside world. With inspiration from Grayson Perry, Trisha Brown, Ben Okri and Patti Smith, it introduces four archetypal personalities who perceive the world in very different ways. A photographer, a painter, a dancer and a writer explore their own art, and their relationship with one another, coloured by their own strengths, biases and desires.
Private Agenda has always been a grand collaboration with the many artists we’re lucky to be surrounded by. The film was directed, shot and edited by J. R. Dawson, with art direction by Kat Kemsley.