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Under the bank of lights that hover narrowly above their heads on stage at London’s Alexandra Palace, Justice’s Xavier de Rosnay and Gaspard Augé look like a pair of eccentric scientists working late into the night on a madcap experiment. Tinkering away with their equipment, they create ornate formulas that result in seismic shifts.

Justice have announced a 2025 US tour. Check out all the dates and ticket information below.The upcoming shows come in support of their 2024 comeback album, ‘Hyperdrama‘, which marked their first full-length project in eight years.Now, the French electronic duo have announced the string of shows, set to kick off at San Diego’s CRSSD Festival with two performances on March 1 and 2, before they head to Dallas, Austin and Phoenix.Then, in May, they’ll play shows in Salt Lake City, San Francisco and Santa Barbara before wrapping up at Morrison, Colorado’s famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre on May 25.

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.

French electronic duo Justice will be performing at Glastonbury this evening bringing the good vibes to Worthy Farm.

Justice have reflected on the “very embarrassing” moment that they serenaded Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis with one of his own songs.The French duo – comprised of Xavier de Rosnay and Gaspard Augé – looked back at the moment during a new interview with NME for the In Conversation series, in celebration of their new album ‘Hyperdrama’.During the discussion, the pair were asked about their tour documentary Across the Universe, which they shared back in 2008. The electronic group then went on to reveal that they haven’t considered watching the film recently – particularly because of one “embarrassing” moment that caught fans’ attention.“I haven’t seen it since it was released, actually,” de Rosnay said, with his bandmate going on to confirm that he had “seen a bit here and there” since its release 15 years ago.Going on to recall which aspect of the project he keeps seeing, de Rosnay explained: “The bit [that keeps] resurfacing is where I sing ‘Under The Bridge’ to Anthony Kiedis’s face, which was very embarrassing even to do, you know what I mean?He continued, explaining how the awkward moment arose: “Because this documentary was shot in a very short amount of time, we had to have the maximum amount of footage and just, like, make things happen otherwise there would be nothing happening.

Justice showcased a host of new songs from their forthcoming album ‘Hyperdrama’ at Coachella 2024 last night (April 12).The French dance duo played their first show of the year at the Outdoor Theatre on day one of the festival.Kicking off with ‘Generator’ from their new album – their first in over seven years, Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosna also debuted ‘Mannequin Love’, their Tame Impala collaboration ‘One Night / All Night’, ‘Neverender’ – another track in collaboration with Kevin Parker – along with ‘Incognito’ and ‘Afterimage’. You can view footage of the songs and watch the full set back below.Elsewhere, they also performed their classic hits ‘We Are Your Friends’ and ‘D.A.N.C.E’, the latter of which saw the duo blend Jay-Z‘s ‘On To The Next One’ into the track.Justice are currently live at Coachella at the time of writing this (06:40am).

Justice have shared a pulsing new single called ‘Incognito’ – check it out below.Shared today (March 6), the single comes as the latest preview of the French electronic duo’s eagerly-anticipated new album ‘Hyperdrama’ – which is set for release on April 26.The song captures various motifs throughout its four minutes, shifting into different ideas and continuing the theme of the “unexpected” which will run throughout the new LP.To start, ‘Incognito’ opens with a cinematic melody, before abruptly changing just 30 seconds in, plunging listeners into a more uptempo “synth-laden odyssey”. The sound captured at the start of the track then returns as surprisingly as it left – coming back for the final 30 seconds.“Like many songs on this record, it switches from all electronic to all human music abruptly, multiple times within its four-minute run,” members Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay said of the song.

Justice have confirmed their new album and shared its name ‘Hyperdrama’.The French electro duo – comprised of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay – took to their social media channels on January 1 to wish their fans a Happy New Year and posted a clip of new music.Yesterday (January 17), Justice shared a snippet of a new track titled ‘One Night/All Night’ featuring Tame Impala, with Kevin Parker singing: “I could be your woman / cause if that’s the only answer / then we could be together / cause I want to feel the pleasure”. Today (January 18) the duo have taken to their official Instagram account to share a new video teaser announcing the titled of their album ‘Hyperdrama’ with ‘One Night/All Night’ playing in the background.A post shared by JUSTICE (@etjusticepourtous)Details of the album remain scarce as no tracklist, album artwork or release date have been announced at the time of writing.The LP will mark Justice’s first album in over seven years.

Justice have shared a snippet of new music coming in 2024.The French electro duo took to their social media channels yesterday (January 1) to wish their fans a Happy New Year and posted a clip of music, which you can listen to below.It comes after Pedro Winter – the boss for Ed Banger Records – previously confirmed Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay would be releasing a new album and going on tour this year.“I can tell you right now, they will have a new album and a new tour in 2024,” he said, last summer.A post shared by JUSTICE (@etjusticepourtous)Winter, who is also known by his producer moniker Busy P, has had an extensive history with the band, and worked with them for all three of their albums. The first time they worked together was on their 2007 debut LP, ‘†’, which was released via the Ed Banger label.He later told NME last October that the forthcoming LP gave him “goosebumps” and compared it to ‘Cross’.“Listening to ‘Cross,’ I had goosebumps – I loved each and every note of this record, and I have goosebumps when I’m listening to the forthcoming [2024] Justice album, too,” he said.He continued: “I can only be proud as a manager to work witha band that is pushing the boundaries and innovating like them.

Justice are expected to release a new album and hit the road next year.The news was teased by Pedro Winter — the boss for Ed Banger Records — in a new interview.Speaking with French news outlet, France Inter, the music mogul confirmed that the electronic duo have been busy working on a new album, which is set for release in 2024. He also announced that the pair — comprised of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay — are going to be embarking on a series of live dates to coincide with the release.“I can tell you right now, they will have a new album and a new tour in 2024,” he said, discussing the French electronic band (via Billboard).Winter, who is also known by his producer moniker Busy P, has had an extensive history with the band, and worked with them for all three of their albums.

Parcels have shared a new EP containing four remixes of tracks from their most recent album, 2021’s ‘Day/Night’.The EP features French DJ and producer Folamour putting his spin on ‘Free’, while Justice‘s Gaspard Augé remixes ‘Somethinggreater’ in collaboration with composer Victor La Masne. Manqo delivers a sprawling, seven-minute version of ‘Reflex’, while ‘Famous’ becomes a disco-tinged dancefloor burner courtesy of The Reflex.Listen to all four remixes below:“Reinterpretation is a beautiful thing,” the band said in a statement.

Justice have shared an original demo of their 2007 hit ‘D.A.N.C.E’ to mark the 15th anniversary of their debut album.The French dance duo’s first full-length LP ‘†’ came out 15 years ago yesterday (June 11, 2007).To celebrate, they’ve released an EP of multiple remixes, extended versions and demos of ‘D.A.N.C.E.’, their biggest hit.The only unreleased track on the compilation is an original demo of the track, which you can listen to below.Last year, Justice became involved in a legal spat with Justin Bieber. The cover for Bieber’s sixth record ‘Justice’, which arrived back in March 2021, references the pop star’s Christian faith by using a crucifix-style “T” in the title.Fans soon began noticing the similarities between the logo and that of French dance duo, who have used the font since 2003.

Foals have teased a trance-y new single called ‘2AM’ – listen to it below.The group shared a short video clip featuring frontman Yannis Philippakis soundtracked by a trance-led new single, which was captioned “#2AM.”You can listen to it here:A post shared by FOALS (@foals) Back in December, Foals shared a new remix of their recent single ‘Wake Me Up’ by Gaspard Augé and Victor Le Masne.The Oxford band returned with the track in November, marking their first material since 2019’s sister albums ‘Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost: Part One’ and ‘Part Two’.The remix was a disco-tinged, synth-filled reimagining of ‘Wake Me Up’ courtesy of Augé and Le Masne, who are renowned for their work with Justice and Housse de Racket.The duo have previously remixed Jungle‘s ‘Keep Moving’ as well as Myd and Mac DeMarco‘s collaborative song ‘Moving Men’.The original ‘Wake Me Up’ landed at Number 12 in NME‘s 50 best songs of 2021 list. It was described as “the spiritual sequel to dancier moments like ‘My Number’ and ‘In Degrees’, but in truth it’s the fully realised disco infiltrator they’ve always threatened to write.” Speaking to NME upon its release, frontman Philippakis explained: “We just really wanted to write transporter music that would just take us out of that room and the current time and the whole situation with the pandemic.“We wanted to be transported anywhere else.

Justice‘s Gaspard Augé has released his new solo single ‘Force Majeure’ – you can hear the track below.Augé, who is one half of the French electronic duo along with Xavier de Rosnay, is preparing the release of his debut solo album ‘Escapades’, though a release date has yet to be confirmed.Augé has released ‘Force Majeure’ today (April 15) via Ed Banger Records / Because Music, and you can hear the track below.To tie in with the release of ‘Force Majeure’, Augé will release a new video for the song later today.

Mac DeMarco has contributed to a new track by Myd titled ‘Moving Men’ – you can listen to it below.The electro-pop offering sees the Canadian singer-songwriter team up with the French dance producer (who is signed to Ed Banger), with the song set to appear on the latter’s forthcoming debut album ‘Born A Loser’ (out early 2021 via Ed Banger Records).The pair first crossed paths a couple of years ago at one of DeMarco’s shows in Paris, having been introduced by Justice‘s Gaspard Augé and Ed Banger label head Busy P.