The Jungles still have their eyes on the future

There are projects that make the experimenting a mission. Repeating yourself would be like failing, but at the same time it’s important to keep the roots intact, the ones that made a sound recognizable. The Jungle (here the review of their live at the La Prima Estate festival in 2022) have published “Candle Flame”, in collaboration with rapper Erick The Architectalready topping the UK radio charts. It is an incandescent excerpt, like all the new concept of their music

taken from their upcoming fourth studio album, “Volcano”outgoing theAugust 11th. But the Jungle’s plans for 2023 don’t stop there.

After the recent confirmation of their headlining set at theAll Points East (August 26), the band also announced details of a major headlining tour of North America and Europe, with a stop also in Italy, the November 2nd atAlcatraz of Milan. Volcano follows their previous album “Loving in stereo“, released in 2021 and which reached the third position in the charts in the UK while in the United States it grabbed the top step, becoming the number one on the Billboard Dance Albums chart. A goal which led the Jungle, who became famous for their mix of soul, dance, psychedelia, hip hop and funk, to be guests of Billie Eilish on his American tour. With its unmistakable and future-oriented production, “Candle Flame“, also thanks to the rhymes of Erick The Architect, it glows with a bold energy and seems to have convinced fans as well long-standing, those who have been following the project for ten years and have seen and experienced its evolution. It will surely be one of the favorite songs of the public during the next live tour.

The Jungles told like this the new piece: “We are incredibly proud of our latest single. We wanted to create a song that was both personal and universal, exploring the ups and downs of love and relationships in a way that was both poetic and authentic

. Working with Erick The Architect was an absolute pleasure and his unique perspective and talent added to it another layer of depth and richness to the song. ‘Candle Flame’ represents everything we stand for as a band: creativity, passion and commitment to making music that touches the hearts and minds of our fans. We can’t wait for everyone to dance to it live and hope it brings joy and inspiration to all who hear it“.

The free energy flowing through the new project it reflects the organicity with which it was born. The two founders j And T (the two friends, musicians and founders Tom McFarland and Josh Lloyd-Watson) they wrote most of the record on tour before starting the recording process, while staying at an Airbnb in Los Angeles. The record was then completed at home in London at their favorite venue, the Studio B of Metropolis Studios. Beyond Erick The Architectcollaborate on the record Low (already present in the single “Romeo” of the previous album “Loving in stereo”), And other talents like Roots Manuva, Channel Tres And JNR Williams. There cover of “Volcano” is in keeping with the elegant minimalism that has characterized the previous three albums. Again, the basic graphic design remains the same, but the palette shifted to reflect the album’s sonic style

this time with a heat that accompanies the production and its summer atmosphere.