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THE BLESSED MADONNA SHARES NEW TRACK ‘BRAND NEW’ FEAT JAMES VINCENT MCMORROW & A-TRACK, NEW ALBUM ‘GODSPEED’ OUT NEXT WEEK

THE BLESSED MADONNA SHARES NEW ALBUM TRACK

‘BRAND NEW’

JAMES VINCENT MCMORROW & A-TRAK

LISTEN HERE

LIFTED FROM HER DEBUT ALBUM ‘GODSPEED’

OUT OCTOBER 18 ON FFRR

PRE-ORDER HERE

The Blessed Madonna has released new album track, ‘Brand New’ ft. James Vincent McMorrow & A-Trak — the latest taste of her long-awaited debut album, ‘Godspeed’.

Listen to ‘Brand New’ HERE.

Following hot on the heels of club anthem and album centrepiece, ‘Edge Of Saturday Night’ with Kylie and latest LP cut, ‘Secretariat’ ft. Shaun J. Wright & KON, ‘Brand New’ sees The Blessed Madonna join forces with Irish singer-songwriter James Vincent McMorrow and legendary DJ, turntablist and producer, A-Trak, for the first time.

“In a lot of ways ‘Brand New’ was the trickiest cut on the album”, explains The Blessed Madonna. “I felt like James’ voice and writing was an opportunity to strike a precarious balance between house and a certain kind of euphoric neo soul that you heard, particularly in the late eighties and early nineties. But also the gospel thread needed to be delicately stitching everything together. I was always thinking how would Weatherall have done this, or Hifi Sean or even Soul II Soul. It took about 40000 tries and at the last minute I dm’d A-Trak and said, ‘hey dude I know you’re busy but is there any chance you could do the scratches on this record?’. And the choir isn’t a choir. That’s another thing. It’s 3 voices stacked about 40 times. Credit where it’s due here to the genius patience that is Pat Alvarez for making my thousand part stack sound like 100 people. All the usual characters have their finger prints here. Hen. Jin Jin. Maria Hazell. TEED’s house stabs. We tried a million ideas and threw 999,999 of them out. And of course there’s me punching above my weight (budget): The strings are not real. They’re me playing them on a synthesizer and using a tremolo to make them sound more human. In a lot of ways I think this is my favourite song on the album and that is, after all the things that got us here, down to James. His brilliance. It is unmistakable and unmatched.”

Lifted from her 24-track debut LP, ‘Godspeed’, ‘Brand New’ was also debuted live at The Blessed Madonna’s album leak party at Smartbar in Chicago last month, where she was joined by A-Trak, Nikki Nair, Uffie, Jamie Principle, Shaun J. Wright & more.

Please see below for full ‘Godspeed’ tracklisting.

The Blessed Madonna – ‘Godspeed’

  1. God Has Left The Room (Intro)
  2. Somebody’s Daughter
  3. Nowhere Fast
  4. Henny Hold Up Feat. Mother Marygold, Ric Wilson
  5. Jinterlude
  6. Serotonin Moonbeams
  7. Edge of Saturday Night with Kylie
  8. U Want 6 Grand 4 Wut (Interlude)
  9. Blessed Already Feat. Ric Wilson, Marbl
  10. Strength (R U Ready) Feat. Joy Crookes
  11. Why Trax Records Still Sucks in 24 (Interlude)
  12. We Still Believe Feat. Jamie Principle
  13. That’s The Shhh (Pure Love) (Interlude)
  14. Carry Me Higher Feat. Joy Anonymous, Danielle Ponder
  15. Henterlude
  16. Back 2 Love Feat. Jin Jin
  17. Brand New Feat. James Vincent McMorrow, A-Trak
  18. Count On My Love Feat. Daniel Wilson, KON
  19. Godspeed Feat. DJ E-Clyps
  20. Secretariat Feat. Shaun J. Wright, KON
  21. Mercy (The Welcome) Feat. Jacob Lusk, Jyroscope
  22. Mercy Feat. Jacob Lusk
  23. Your Mom <3 (Interlude)
  24. Happier Feat. Clementine Douglas

Godspeed’ releases on October 18th: https://theblessedmadonna.lnk.to/Godspeed

THE BLESSED MADONNA AND KYLIE MINOGUE’S NEW SINGLE ‘EDGE OF SATURDAY NIGHT’ OUT NOW AHEAD OF BLESSED MADONNA SET AT EP THIS FRIDAY

THE BLESSED MADONNA LINKS WITH KYLIE ON HOTLY-ANTICIPATED NEW SINGLE

‘EDGE OF SATURDAY NIGHT’OUT NOW 

 LISTEN HERE

 

LIFTED FROM THE BLESSED MADONNA’S DEBUT ALBUM, ‘GODSPEED’ OUT OCTOBER 11TH ON FFRR

PRE-ORDER HERE

THE BLESSED MADONNA PLAYS ELECTRIC PICNIC THIS FRIDAY NIGHT!

SMIRNOFF STAGE AT 10.30PM 

 

[Photo by Eva Pentel | Artwork by Sports Banger]

 

The Blessed Madonna has joined forces with trailblazing pop icon, Kylie, on the hugely-anticipated ‘Edge Of Saturday Night’ — listen HERE.

The Blessed Madonna headlines the Smirnoff stage on Friday night at 10.30pm.

 

Teased for the last few weeks and while the duo were together in Ibiza, ‘Edge Of Saturday Night’ was first conceived as an idea on the cusp of lockdown back in 2020 and inspired by a DJ set in Berlin. The song took almost four years to fully crystalize as a record, with the addition of Kylie’s vocals breathing new life into the track — now a centerpiece of The Blessed Madonna’s forthcoming debut album, ‘Godspeed’.

 

“This story is about edges”, explains The Blessed Madonna. “When I was given the opportunity to begin an album, we were on the edge of lockdown. When I sat down to write lyrics for the very first time, I was on the edge of a brand new life. When I programmed and wrote the music that would become this song, I was on the edge of the next big leap into producing. When I made the friends, who became the lifeblood of this record, I was on the edge of a world of love and creativity that I barely hoped to dream of.

 

And so it’s fitting that this song is about an equally important edge in my life. It was a morning that magically turned into night. It was a dawn when instead of the party ending, we shut the blinds and began again. It might have been a beautiful February Monday, but in a very special room in Berlin, we found ourselves again on the edge of a Saturday night.

 

But that’s just where the story begins.

 

You see, then there was Kylie. Yes THE Kylie. When she came into my life through this song, it was even more surprising than dawn turning to dusk. She breathed an energy into Edge and into me. So here we are together, Marge and Kiki… and all of you are invited.

 

Start again.

Shut the blinds.

Let the music save your life.

We’re on the edge of a Saturday night.”

 

After meeting for the first time in person in Ibiza last month, the pair immediately struck up a friendship, with Kylie scaling the DJ booth at DC-10 during The Blessed Madonna’s set at Circoloco and following suit at legendary Ibiza hotel, Pikes — setting for Wham!’s classic 1983 ‘Club Tropicana’ video — where the duo continued the party the following night. Kylie and The Blessed Madonna embraced the storied music heritage of the hotel, choosing Pikes’ iconic swimming pool and Freddie’s Club as fitting backdrops for the forthcoming official video.

 

Kylie says: Almost 30 years after my first stay at Pikes Hotel in Ibiza, it was a total joy to revisit this iconic destination. I loved sharing this unforgettable moment with The Blessed Madonna and am so happy the excitement and energy of this hot August club adventure was captured in the video for ‘Edge Of Saturday Night’. I was so delighted to be asked by Marea to be part of this track and can’t wait for fans to hear it.”

 

Landing as the latest single from The Blessed Madonna’s 24-track debut LP, ‘Godspeed’ — due for release on October 11th — ‘Edge Of Saturday Night’ already bears all the hallmarks of an iconic, summer-defining record. Look out for the official video launching on Friday 23rd August at 12pm midday BST.

 

The accompanying single artwork — the third image to be revealed from Godspeed’s overall creative direction, overseen by acclaimed DIY bootlegger artists, Sports Banger — is also a talking point. Tapping back into the album and its twin flames of rave and religion, the image pays homage to the unlikely duality between tent revival Pentecostal Christianity and underground rave culture.

 

Please also see below for full ‘Godspeed’ tracklisting.

 

The Blessed Madonna – ‘Godspeed’

  1. God Has Left The Room (Intro)
  2. Somebody’s Daughter
  3. Nowhere Fast
  4. Henny Hold Up Feat. Mother Marygold, Ric Wilson
  5. Jinterlude
  6. Serotonin Moonbeams
  7. Edge of Saturday Night with Kylie
  8. U Want 6 Grand 4 Wut (Interlude)
  9. Blessed Already Feat. Ric Wilson, Marbl
  10. Strength (R U Ready) Feat. Joy Crookes
  11. Why Trax Records Still Sucks in 24 (Interlude)
  12. We Still Believe Feat. Jamie Principle
  13. That’s The Shhh (Pure Love) (Interlude)
  14. Carry Me Higher Feat. Joy Anonymous, Danielle Ponder
  15. Henterlude
  16. Back 2 Love Feat. Jin Jin
  17. Brand New Feat. James Vincent McMorrow, A-Trak
  18. Count On My Love Feat. Daniel Wilson, KON
  19. Godspeed Feat. DJ E-Clyps
  20. Secretariat Feat. Shaun J. Wright, KON
  21. Mercy (The Welcome) Feat. Jacob Lusk
  22. Mercy Feat. Jacob Lusk
  23. Your Mom <3 (Interlude)
  24. Happier Feat. Clementine Douglas

‘Edge Of Saturday Night’ is out now: https://theblessedmadonna.lnk.to/Edge

Godspeed’ releases on October 11th: https://theblessedmadonna.lnk.to/Godspeed



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