“Hmm,” says Trentemøller, as he readies his new album in his Copenhagen studio. “I’m so excited about releasing my third album, but it’s missing something. How can I make this album more depressing? HOW?” And so it was that the Danish electronic artist set about to inject his latest, Lost, with a refined sense of Scandinavian ennui. He looked up at the moonlit night sky. He looked deep into his heart. He looked into his Rolodex. “Ah ha!” he said. “I’ll call up my sad friends from Low and Blonde Redhead, etc., and get them to do guest spots! And then I’ll film a video for my new song “Never Stop Running” with Jonny Pierce of The Drums and fill it chock full of pensive-looking people who look like they’re on the worst weekend cabin vacation of all time!”
He rubbed his delicately manicured Danish hands together. “Now I’ve got it!” And so it was that Anders Trentemøller invited pals Kazu Makino (Blonde Redhead), Jana Hunter (Lower Dens), Sune Rose Wagner (The Raveonettes), and basically everybody in Low to his Sad Cabin of Musical Collaboration. (Okay, this album might not actually be that sad — I’ve only heard the one song — but come on, you gotta admit there’s a lot of melancholy potential here.) With a release date of September 24 on the In My Room label, the album features 12 tracks that break the Trentemøller mold, such as it is, including a little number with Sune Rose Wagner called “Come Undone,” which we can only hope is a cover of the totally bummer yet totally awesome Duran Duran song.
Lost tracklisting:
01. The Dream (feat. Low)
02. Gravity (feat. Jana Hunter of Lower Dens)
03. Still On Fire
04. Candy Tongue (feat. Marie Fisker)
05. Trails
06. Never Stop Running (feat. Jonny Pierce of The Drums)
07. River Of Life (feat. Ghost Society)
08. Morphine
09. Come Undone (feat. Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead)
10. Deceive (feat. Sune Rose Wagner of The Raveonettes)
11. Constantinople
12. Hazed
• Trentemøller: http://www.anderstrentemoller.com
• In My Room: http://www.hfn-music.com/inmyroom
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