Justice announce new album Hyperdrama, share Tame Impala collab
The Kevin Parker-featuring “One Night/All Night” is one of two tracks out now from the French electronic duo’s first album in seven years.
Xavier de Rosnay (left) and Gaspard Augé of Justice. Photo by André Chémétoff.
After teasing new music for the past few weeks, Justice have officially announced Hyperdrama, their first album in more than seven years. The French electronic duo’s follow-up to 2016’s Woman is due out April 26 via Ed Banger Records and Because Music.
Along with the announcement, Xavier de Rosnay and Gaspard Augé have shared two tracks from the record: “Generator” and “One Night/All Night,” the latter of which features Tame Impala and comes with a visceral visual treatment produced by Phantasm and directed by Anton Tammi.
Read statements from Justice on the two new songs, watch the video for “One Night/All Night,” and stream both tracks below. Scroll further for Hyperdrama’s cover art and the dates of Justice’s spring/summer festival tour, which kicks off in April at Coachella.
On “One Night/All Night”:
“We wanted this track to sound as if a dark/techno iteration of Justice had found a sample of a disco iteration of Kevin Parker. Kevin has a sense of melody that’s fascinating in the sense that he manages to write melodies that feel both simple and natural, but very peculiar at the same time. This song oscillates between pure electronic music and pure disco but you never really get the two at the same time. This very idea of switching instantly from a genre to another within a song runs through the whole record, and is maybe showcased the clearest in ‘One Night/All Night.’”
On “Generator”:
To us, this one sounds like ‘Getaway’ by the Salsoul Orchestra, but with gabber and classic ’90s hardcore techno sounds. Disco/funk and electronic music at large have always been core elements of the music we make as Justice. In Hyperdrama, we make them coexist, but not in a peaceful way. We like this idea of making them fight a bit for attention.”
Hyperdrama album art
Art by Justice, design by Thomas Jumin.
Justice spring/summer 2024 tour dates
April 12 - Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
April 19 - Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
April 27 - Tehuixtla, MX - Festival Vaivén
May 30 - Barcelona, ES - Primavera Sound
June 1 - Paris, FR - We Love Green
June 7 - Porto, PT - Primavera Porto
June 7–9 - Hilvarenbeek, NL - Best Kept Secret
June 14 - Provincia Di Lecco, IT - Nameless Festival
July 4 - Hérouville-saint-clair, FR - Beauregard Festival
July 6 - Arras, FR - Main Square Festival
July 11 - Le Barcarès, FR - Les Déferlantes
July 13 - Aix-les-bains, FR - Musilac
July 14 - Monts, FR - Terres du Son
July 19 - Köniz, CH - Gurtenfestival
July 21 - Dour, BE - Dour Festival
August 17 - Charleville-mézières, FR - Cabaret Vert
