New Ratatat Album

New York guitar-led electronic wizards Ratatat are set to follow up 2008’s fantastic LP3 with the imaginatively titled LP4 on February 15th. Although mostly recorded during the same sessions that yielded its predecessor, the new album will apparently most definitely not be LP3 part 2.

The album will feature a horde of unusual instruments including Japanese Biwa and Pipa (leading to rumours of tours with a string quartet in tow), as well as the usual mix of hip hop beats, electronic wiggery and 60’s psychedelia.

LP3 was one of the genuine surprises of ‘08, a huge jump forward from their self-titled debut and Classics, infectiously catchy and incredibly innovative. Let’s hope LP4 is even more of a progression.

For those of you unfamiliar with the duo, here is the video for the single Mirando from LP3

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