Justice at Glastonbury 2024: “At the shows, we don’t really care if you even know our music”

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Justice caught up with NME at Glastonbury 2024, and opened up about fans’ response to new music, what goes into their live show, and the one thing all their collaborators have in common.

Watch the interview above and read the full chat below.The French electronic duo, comprised of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay, spoke to us backstage at the Worthy Farm festival, shortly before they took to the West Holts Stage to headline the final night (Sunday, June 30).The interview came following them sharing their fourth album ‘Hyperdrama’ in April, which also marked their first new material in eight years.

Looking at the time since they shared the LP – which they said themselves was not meant to be fully absorbed the first time around – they revealed that they have actively tried to avoid public opinion.“It’s difficult for us to talk about this album because, even though it’s been out since late April, we haven’t really seen any feedback,” de Rosnay told NME. “We didn’t read the press reviews or go on the internet, so the only feedback we’ve had is from those inside [our inner circle].

For what it’s worth, it’s not very accurate feedback either! Honestly, we don’t really know how people have perceived it.”“We have gotten some visual and audio feedback from the live shows though, and we’re very happy to see that the new songs are working well there,” Augé added, before de Rosnay explained how they adapt the songs for their gigs.“In a way, the live show is almost like the opposite of the album, in the sense that we want the live show to be digestible in one go.