New release "The Divine Chord" (2020) from the band: The Avalanches, MGMT and Johnny Marr.
On 10 December 2020, The Avalanches shared the official video for their new track "The Divine Chord" featuring MGMT and Johnny Marr. "The Divine Chord" has been praised by Stereogum for its "psychedelic disco" sound. The composition was released as part of The Avalanches' album "We Will Always Love You", released on the same day on the Astralwerks label.
The Rolling Stone edition gave the song 4 stars with the following review:
"We Will Always Love You could be the soundtrack we need - one that bridges people, emotions and eras." NME also awarded the album four stars, calling it "a colourful cosmic journey unlike any other, and a love letter to the unifying power of music".
Also, the Stereogum publication noted:
"The album, which consists of 25 tracks and is 72 minutes long, mimics the beautiful, mysterious growth of the night skyline, exploring questions about death, the afterlife and the stars."
The Avalanches celebrated the album's release with a special DJ broadcast on Saturday 19 December. On the rooftop of Melbourne's iconic Curtin House venue, the duo played tunes from their own catalogue as well as favourites and deep cuts from their extensive and eclectic record collections. The concert was followed by an exclusive screening of Jonathan Zawada's short film 'Carrier Waves', a visual companion piece to 'We Will Always Love You' featuring music from the album.
The Australian duo recently spoke to The New York Times about "We Will Always Love You" . The article notes that "it all began with a unifying, albeit characteristically grandiose concept: light, space and the Golden Records, two 12-inch phonograph discs that were launched into space aboard Voyager in 1977."
Building on the sample-based approach of their classic albums Since I Left You and Wildflower , but boldly stepping into new territory, We Will Always Love You is their most song-centred album yet, made with a host of guest singers and writers that also includes Rivers Cuomo, Denzel Curry, Neneh Cherry, Perry Farrell, Karen O, Mick Jones, Sampa the Great, Tricky, Kurt Vile and Blood Orange.
