The Sunset Violent
2024 studio album by Mount Kimbie
The Sunset Violent is the fourth studio album by English band Mount Kimbie, released on 5 April 2024 by Warp Records. The album is Mount Kimbie's first as a quartet, and also features contributions to two tracks by King Krule. It was written and recorded in Yucca Valley, California, and finished in London. The Sunset Violent is an indie rock album, a significant departure from their prior electronic style.
Background
The album is Mount Kimbie's first as a quartet, after the primary duo, Dominic Maker and Kai Campos, invited Andrea Balency-Béarn and Marc Pell to join the band. Both Balency-Béarn and Pell had toured with the band for about seven years prior. It also features contributions from King Krule, who had previously appeared on two songs from 2013's Cold Spring Fault Less Youth, one from 2017's Love What Survives, and the 2018 standalone single "Turtle Neck Man".
The Sunset Violent is the band's first studio album since Love What Survives, not counting the 2022 double album MK 3.5: Die Cuts | City Planning whose two halves were made separately by Maker and Campos. Following MK 3.5, Maker and Campos focused on solo ventures: Maker took on producing sessions with artists including SZA, Jay-Z, Arlo Parks, and Rosalía, while Campos started a residency at Rinse FM.
Though the band originated in electronic music, they were open from the beginning about their influences including non-electronic music, including Maker citing rock bands such as TV on the Radio and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. They had also previously dabbled in rock sounds, particularly with post-punk on Love What Survives.
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