A Certain Ratio Share New Track And Video "Keep It Together"; New EP Out May 7

A CERTAIN RATIO   SHARE NEW TRACK AND VIDEO “KEEP IT TOGETHER”   ACR:EPA OUT MAY 7

Praise for ACR Loco: “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 share the video for new track “Keep It Together.” Watch here. Manchester video makers Luke Logan (director) and Joe Vickers (producer) created the psychedelic video, which opens at Stockport Plaza outside Manchester, England. ACR explain, “We wanted it to be set in the ‘70s so we invited ACR fans to dress up and become part of the video. Among the extras that turned up were Calder Valley's finest The Lounge Society and Lee from Manchester's Heavy Salad. They arrived as funkateers, punks, soul boys and girls, hippies, post punks and prog rockers - and everyone looked amazing. The video is about overdoing it on a night out and trying to keep it together.”   “Keep It Together” is the latest track to be taken from the forthcoming ACR:EPA, out May 7 on Mute. The four-track EP centers on a jam session recorded last year with Denise Johnson – sessions that unexpectedly became their last together after the much-loved and much-missed artist passed away several months later.   Pre-order ACR:EPA here. Listen to previously released track “Wonderland” here.   Back in early March 2020, ACR gathered at Oxygene in Salford for an informal weekend of studio time. With no fixed agenda and no preconceived ideas, the band – Martin Moscrop, Jez Kerr, Donald Johnson, Denise Johnson, Anthony Quigley and Matt Steele – entered the studio in part to celebrate completing the mix of their first new album in over a decade, ACR Loco.   The sessions that followed are unmistakably ACR: the energy and chemistry of the band evokes the unbridled joy of their live performances, and the effortless fusing of genre that has become their trademark.   “We’re so happy with the results and the outcome and hopefully this release gives an insight into how much fun and energy Denise would always bring to a session when we recorded together.” – ACR   ACR are due to appear at the Wide Awake festival in September and later this year, will be continuing their run of unmissable dates with a winter tour. See a full itinerary below.   credit: Paul Husband & Danny Bird      ACR:EPA Tracklisting 1. Wonderland (Jam 6) 2. Keep It Together (Jam 5) 3. Down and Dirty (Jam 2) 4. Feel No Fear (Jam 1)   ACR LIVE 2021 June 18 – Warwickshire, England – Big Foot Festival September 3 – London England – Wide Awake Festival @ Brockwell Park September 11 – Liverpool, England – Futurama Festival November 3 – Huddersfield, England – The Parish November 4 – Newcastle, England – St. Dom's Social Club November 5 – Manchester, England – Gorilla November 6 – Stoke on Trent, England – The Sugarmill November 7 – York, England – The Crescent November 9 – Birmingham, England – Hare & Hounds November 10 – Southampton, England – Engine Rooms November 11 – Brighton, England – CHALK (formerly The Haunt) November 12 – Bristol, England – The Exchange November 13 – London, England – EartH November 15 – Preston, England – The Ferrett November 16 – Leeds, England – The Warehouse November 17 – Glasgow, Scotland – King Tut's Wah Wah Hut   Stream and purchase ACR Loco Pre-order ACR:EPA Listen to “Wonderland” Watch the video for “Keep It Together” Watch the “Berlin” video Watch the “YoYoGi” video   A CERTAIN RATIO: WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | SPOTIFY | APPLE MUSIC MUTE: WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM