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Soulwax have unveiled a powerful new single titled ‘Perfect We Are Not’, a track they created, recorded and first performed at Abbey Road during a special late night rave event.
The release arrives after the Belgian brothers hosted a five hour rave inside the legendary London studio for around 300 fans who secured access through an online ballot held last month.
The show marked a historic moment for the famous studio. Just two days before the event, the duo recorded the new song inside Studio Two at Abbey Road. The track, ‘Perfect We Are Not’, was pressed straight onto vinyl and premiered as the opening record in their 2manydjs DJ set.
The track has now been officially released and was created together with their complete live band, which features three drummers.
When the song was introduced during the Abbey Road performance, the crowd reacted instantly with huge enthusiasm, suggesting it could easily become a future club favourite. You can listen to the official audio of the bold and hypnotic track above and pre order the 12 inch vinyl here.
The Abbey Road event also marked the first occasion the historic venue welcomed the public for this type of experience, with the rave taking place inside the famous Studio One. It also introduced Soulwax’s DEEWEE Soundsystem for the first time, inspired by the legendary Paradise Garage venue in New York.
“It’s hard to say whether we have a perverse or healthy attraction to crazy ideas, that’s for other people to decide, really,” the Dewaele brothers explained before the performance. “So to be approached with a crazy idea is one thing, but to be approached with a crazy idea by the most iconic recording studio in music history is even more attractive.”
“We embrace and accept this challenge and also sincerely hope this won’t be the last rave at Abbey Road.” They also went on to produce a documentary about the event, which you can watch above.
Soulwax released ‘All Systems Are Lying’, their first album in more than seven years, in October and described the expansive double record as “a rock album made without any electric guitars”.
They later followed it up with two double single releases, ‘All Systems Are Lying’/‘Run Free’ and ‘Gimme A Reason’/’Meanwhile On The Continent’, as well as the standalone single ‘New Earth Time‘.
Following that, they shared their well known ‘Nite Version’ remixes of the newer material and recently completed their 2026 tour, which included major performances at O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester and O2 Academy Brixton in London.
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Brad Paisley has called Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding “one of the least pretentious weddings he’s ever seen”.
The country star attended the ceremony alongside his actress wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley. They joined around 1,000 guests at New York City’s Madison Square Garden earlier this month as the global pop icon married the American football star.
Although the celebration attracted enormous attention and involved tight security and a stunning makeover of the famous arena, Paisley said the occasion never came across as excessive.
“Ironically, (it) was one of the least pretentious weddings that I've ever seen or ever will see,” Paisley told The Associated Press during an interview. “It meant a lot to be (invited). It was, kind of, a big thank you from her to invite us.”
Paisley, who chose Swift as an opening performer for his tour when she was a teenager in 2007, said he was delighted to be included in what many considered the biggest celebrity wedding of the year.
“They were very clear with the invite, and I took this personally when I got the invite, because in the invite, it said, ‘If you're getting this, you mean a lot to us,’” he revealed.
The musician also explained that guests were not told the wedding’s exact location until the date drew nearer.
“It was really fun to watch the cat and mouse game of, like, ‘We can tell you roughly where it's going to be, we're not gonna say what building... and here's the date. If you're in, we'll tell you more,’” he continued. “I went to my wife, I said, ‘Want to go?’ and she said, ‘Absolutely, we gotta be there!’ So, we did it, it was RSVP yes.”
Other famous attendees included Brad Pitt, Gigi Hadid, Bradley Cooper, Ed Sheeran, Sabrina Carpenter, Hugh Grant, Haim and Tom Hanks.
