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Bassvictim Drop New Album ‘PEACE + WAR’ and Play London Release Show Tonight

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2 days ago

November 13, 2026

Bassvictim duo Maria Manow and Ike Clateman in a press photo, Maria holding up a peace sign and Ike holding his hand toward the camera.

Bassvictim are back with a 19-track album that finds the London duo at their most tender and most volatile at once. ‘PEACE + WAR’ is out now, and they celebrate it tonight with a headline show at Troxy in London.

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Bassvictim releases new album PEACE + WAR out now.

Expanding on their signature collision of abrasive electronics and warped pop sensibilities, PEACE + WAR finds the duo self-observant and strikingly tender in moments. Over 19 tracks, lyrics are whispered across biting distortion as they twist and turn into Ike’s bruising electronic production and Maria’s gleeful, mangled vocals. Vulnerability and volatility coincide throughout the record and the thrill is in the unexpected where subtle humor and provocation are central.

To celebrate the release Bassvictim are playing a headline show in London at Troxy, a full-circle moment for Maria, who previously worked at the venue. The duo recently wrapped their White Flag North American tour which began on the West Coast and made stops through Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Chicago, Philadelphia and more before concluding in New York October 31st for a Halloween show at Knockdown Center.

The new album brings together recent singles “White Flag,” which leaned into Bassvictim’s clubbier instincts, and “Jagódki (Blueberries),” a collision of blown-out bass, feverish vocals, and warped pop sensibilities, alongside a collection of new tracks. “God I Wonder” takes a darker, fast-paced turn, with the duo questioning, “God I wonder why, would you wanna test me right now?” While, “7 (feat. Fimiguerro)” finds Maria pushing her vocals to the extremes, unleashing melodic screams over the track’s driving production.

Vocalist and songwriter Maria Manow and producer Ike Clateman have carved out a singular space. Defined by raw candor and a willingness to take unapologetic risks, Pitchfork tout the duo as, “always funnier and more creative than other modern electroclash revivalists” with “freakishly unstable songs” that are “intoxicating.” Following a run of early releases including Basspunk and Basspunk 2, Bassvictim released their debut album Forever, followed by their EP ?, pushing their sound into stranger and more emotionally expansive territory.

Listen to PEACE + WAR above and find full tour routing and album details below.

PEACE + WAR

November 6th 2026

Tour Dates

11/6 – London, UK @ Troxy
11/15 – Dublin, Ireland @ Opium

Shygirl Unveils ‘Swallow!’ and Sets Spring 2027 World Tour Dates

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2 days ago

November 13, 2026

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Shygirl with voluminous curly reddish hair, wearing a cream ribbed outfit and leaning on a wooden table.

Shygirl is calling ‘Swallow!’ a reintroduction. The Because Music album, out now, weaves indie songwriting through the electronica she came from, and she will take it on a headline world tour in spring 2027 that ends with a homecoming show at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

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Shygirl releases new album Swallow! out now via Because Music.

Shygirl calls Swallow! a reintroduction. The album is devotional and visceral, patient and euphoric. The instrumentation that winds itself through Swallow! was a way to manifest all the intense emotion and romanticism Shygirl has experienced. The result is indie songwriting woven through the electronica she came from, organized around a forward-moving motion, its temporal sensibility imbued with the ability to take stock without standing still.

The album follows a series of cinematic music videos adding to the Shygirl universe – with “Alyse”, “Lucky[Hymn]” and “Mantra” which follows the character Saskia as she’s pulled into an impromptu day rave by the characters Alyse and Vega and more unfolds.

Shygirl is heading on a world tour beginning Spring 2027. The tour starts in Europe taking in Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris, Glasgow and Manchester before heading stateside starting in Salt Lake City, Utah then heading to Austin, Atlanta, Toronto, New York City and more. The tour returns to London for a homecoming show at the Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday May 18th. The live show will see Shygirl joined by a full band, translating the album’s expansive sound to the stage.

Shygirl began writing Swallow! at a pivotal coming of age moment in her life, fresh off the back of her debut album Nymph and falling in love. The album sounds open to the future, to the transcendent power of love. A world previously unknown had revealed itself – and Shygirl channels that sensation with a near-biblical conviction. It is the scripture of the cult of falling in love. Radiant and charged and twilight-hued, the romanticism runs deep, it’s all-encompassing but clear-eyed. During sporadic, unhurried sessions, Karma Kid made everything maximalist, while Casey MQ fine-tuned the delicate moments. Shygirl realized she didn’t need to leave her electronic roots behind to find something new.

Listen to Swallow! above and find album details and full tour routing below.

Shygirl Live Dates

2026
11/6 – Barcelona @ MIRA Festival
12/4 – Miami, Hialeah Park @ III Points Art Basel, live A/V + Club Shy afterparty at The Ground
2027
3/13 – Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle
3/15 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
3/16 – Paris, FR @ Elysee Montmartre
3/18 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3
3/19 – Manchester, UK @ Academy 1
4/5 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
4/7 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
4/21 – Dallas, TX @ Studio At The Bomb Factory
4/22 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
4/23 – Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn
4/25 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
4/27 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
4/28 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
4/30 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
5/3 – Boston, MA @ Royale
5/4 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
5/5 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
5/18 – London, UK @ Royal Albert Hall
6/3-6/5 – Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound