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Rizzle Kicks have announced a London gig taking place this November, marking their first return to the stage since reforming.
The hip-hop and rap duo – Jordan Stephens and Harley Alexander-Sulé – will be performing at KOKO in Camden on November 8, 2024.
“Our first gig back,” they wrote on X/Twitter. “There’s not really any words that can describe how excited we are for this. We’re doing it all over again and we can’t wait to see you guys there
Tickets go on sale this Thursday (September 12) at 10am BST, and you’ll be able to purchase yours here.
In an accompanying video shared to X, the duo opened up about what their return to performing meant to them.
“A lot of the reason why we are looking forward to this comeback is because we wanna perform on stage again,” said Stephens.
“I remember our first ever show, it was surreal,” added Alexander-Sulé.
The pair also said that they were “older, more mature” and preparing to blend “our new stuff with the older stuff”.
Rizzle Kicks returned with ‘Javelin’, their first new single in eight years, back in August.
Alexander-Sulé told NME that they’d been writing new music for around three or four years, and “went through different phases and versions of what this next record should sound like”.
They agreed that they “met in the middle somewhere” in regards to their new sound.
As for which artists have influenced their new sonic approach, the duo cited the late Mac Miller, Anderson .Paak, and “that jazzier, funkier hip-hop sound” as a “big inspiration”.
They also shared that the music on their third studio album – which remains untitled and has no release date – “is a lot deeper,” touching on “mental health struggles, family life, love and the idea of getting older”.
On AHHCade, PNAU are leaning fully into emotion for their upcoming seventh studio album.
“There’s something deeply connected about music and the path we’ve been on,” PNAU’s Nick Littlemore shares while introducing the new project, which is scheduled to arrive July 31 through Sydney independent label etcetc, under the TMRW Music umbrella.
“We’re creating songs from the heart,” he says. “Even though these tracks are built with electronics and technology, at their core they are emotional expressions. Peter, myself and everyone we worked with wanted to create a feeling of home, whether that’s on the dancefloor or inside the listener’s mind.”
The upcoming record includes the recently unveiled “Tu Corazon (Your Heart)” featuring Mexican rock band The Warning, as well as the energetic new track “Nirvana” with EARTHGANG and sadMONTH, which officially dropped today, May 8.
“Nirvana” pairs PNAU with Atlanta duo EARTHGANG and also marks the first collaboration with sadMONTH, the new creative venture from Littlemore alongside Toronto artist Dom Dias.
Littlemore describes the song as “the beginning of an entirely new chapter. It’s intense, chaotic and taps into a future version of punk electronic music. Expect something restless, rhythmic and completely untamed.”
EARTHGANG added: “With ‘Nirvana,’ we locked into this euphoric and elevated energy together with PNAU and rode that electro wave. Huge love to everyone involved in bringing this track to life and making it hit the way it does.”
Representatives for the group have also hinted that additional unexpected collaborations will be revealed in the near future.
PNAU, made up of longtime friends Littlemore and Peter Mayes, are following up their 2024 release Sambanova. Over the years, the duo have built a career filled with major records and industry recognition. Their global breakthrough came after teaming up with Elton John for the 2012 remix album Good Morning to the Night, which reached No. 1 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart. They later reunited with Elton for the 2021 remix Cold Heart featuring Dua Lipa, creating one of the biggest worldwide hits of the decade.
To celebrate the release of the new album, PNAU will launch the Australian run of their Nirvana Tour 2026 next month. The East Coast regional dates begin June 19 at Gilligan's in Cairns before finishing July 4 at Woodport Hotel in Erina.
Stream “Nirvana” below.
