New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Indie pop progenitors The Naked and Famous are set to triumphantly return in 2020 with the release of their much-anticipated new album Recover this May. Reformed as a duo (founding members Alisa Xayalith and Thom Powers), The Naked and Famous' forthcoming LP reasserts the group as one of modern indie-pop's most exciting sonic trailblazers, taking them to emotionally inspired depths, while maintaining the fresh effervescence that has led to over 600 million collective streams to date.
While they have sonically mastered the art of dreamy, hook-laden synth-pop, The Naked and Famous have stuck to their guns as far as intimate storytelling.Recover is largely an autobiographical record rooted in a powerful sentiment of survival, and of the very human process of self-preservation -- of saving, choosing and celebrating oneself in a world constantly trying to put us down.
Album highlight "Bury Us", which premiered yesterday on SiriusXM Alt Nation's Advanced Placement show and out everywhere today, is a dancefloor-ready slice of indie pop bliss that captures the energy and essence of the album. The song was recently featured during halftime of the NFL's Thursday Night Football game, garnering over 15 million viewers. LISTEN HERE. This follows the first single, "Sunseeker", which recently hit #1 most played on Triple J in Australia.
Of the new record, Powers says Recover is about the duo "recovering ourselves, and our artistic vessel. The album is a statement of creative healing and a vehicle to plow forwards into our own future. We hope that the messages of healing and resilience have some effect on its listeners."
The band's first shows of 2020 will take place in Australia for the annual Wine Machine Festival. More tour dates to be announced soon.
Wine Machine Festival Dates
March 7 - Hobart, TAS, Australia
March 14 - Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia
March 21 - Canberra, ACT, Australia
March 28 - Yarra Valley, VIC, Australia
April 4 - Perth, WA, Australia
ABOUT THE NAKED AND FAMOUS
Originally from Auckland, The Naked and Famous formed soon after Xayalith (the daughter of Laotian refugees) crossed paths with Powers while the two were attending music college. The band put out the EPs 'This Machine' and 'No Light' in 2008, then made their full-length debut with 'Passive Me • Aggressive You' — a 2010 release featuring their platinum-selling breakthrough hit "Young Blood." As the album climbed the Billboard 200 chart and earned countless accolades (including seven prizes at the New Zealand Music Awards), the band toured across the globe.
They finally landed in L.A., living together in Laurel Canyon. Arriving on New Year's Day in 2013, The Naked and Famous' sophomore album 'In Rolling Waves' cracked the top 50 on the Billboard 200, boosted by hit singles like "Hearts Like Ours." Their third LP, their most complex and compelling work to date, 'Simple Forms' was released in 2016.
