“Probably their best LP in decades” – UNCUT
“A Certain Ratio found a powerful formula: paying heed to where they came from while keeping the door open for more all night parties in their future.” – PITCHFORK
"...a distillation of the group’s entire career, a blend of funk, electro, indie guitar post-punk, acid house, rave-on Madchester and more...a serious party album." – BROOKLYN VEGAN
A CERTAIN RATIO today release their eagerly awaited new album,
ACR Loco. Stream and purchase
here.
Following the release of their new album
ACR Loco,
A Certain Ratio return with a new single,
“YoYoGrip,” accompanied by a mesmerizing animation by
Griff that was created using rubber Japanese Kinnikuman wrestler figures from the ‘80s. Watch the video
here. Stream and purchase “YoYoGrip”
here.
The new single, a collaboration with producer and mixer
Jacknife Lee, marries two of the new album’s standout tracks,
“YoYo Gi” and
“Get A Grip.” After hearing their track “Lucinda” included in Jacknife Lee’s guest mix for BBC 6Music, ACR got in touch, discovered he was a fan, and the conversation went from there. The band explain, “s
eeing that Jacknife Lee had produced and mixed some of the biggest artists in the world (U2, REM, The Killers, Editors, Taylor Swift, Bloc Party, Robbie Williams) it was a bit of a curveball for us, but we like the unexpected and we’re glad we took the chance. Jacknife Lee took two songs that were totally different tempos and keys (one is a 99 bpm Funk chugger and the other is a 126bpm banger aimed at the dancefloor) and joined them up perfectly using the best elements of each song.” Jacknife Lee expands,
“When I was a kid in Dublin, my older brother Derek bought ‘Shack Up’ and we listened to it so much it embedded itself into our DNA. We learnt how to play it, formed bands and we played ‘Shack Up’ in the school halls. It was a thrill to me to make the connection with ACR and I’m ecstatic that the collaboration worked.” The track melds “YoYo Gi,” influenced by the Tokyo neighborhood of the same name, with “Get A Grip,” which features
Maria Uzor of
Sink Ya Teeth. She reminisces,
“I remember being pretty excited when they first asked about the collaboration. I mean, when you start a band you don’t expect to end up collaborating with one of your influences!” As well as this collaboration with Jacknife Lee and Maria Uzor, ACR have been in the studio recently crafting reworks for Baba Ali, Number and AK/DK.
ACR Loco is available on CD, cassette, limited edition colored vinyl and digital platforms. The vinyl will be available in one of four colors: white, blue, red and turquoise, randomly packed, with each color of varying rarity. Stream and purchase
ACR Loco here.
Looking ahead to 2021, A Certain Ratio will be continuing their run of unmissable dates with a winter tour. See below for a full routing.
A Certain Ratio + Mute = Good Together
A Certain Ratio 2021 Tour
November 3, 2021 – Huddersfield, England – The Parish
November 4, 2021 – Newcastle, England – St. Dom's Social Club
November 5, 2021 – Manchester, England – Gorilla
November 6, 2021 – Stoke on Trent, England – The Sugarmill
November 7, 2021 – York, England – The Crescent
November 9, 2021 – Birmingham, England – Hare & Hounds
November 10, 2021 – Southampton, England – Engine Rooms
November 11, 2021 – Brighton, England – CHALK (formerly The Haunt)
November 12, 2021 – Bristol, England – The Exchange
November 13, 2021 – London, England – EartH
November 15, 2021 – Preston, England – The Ferrett
November 16, 2021 – Leeds, England – The Warehouse
November 17, 2021 – Glasgow, Scotland – King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
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