Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul Share "Mantra" Video | "Best of the Year So Far" - Pitchfork, NME, LA Times & More

CHARLOTTE ADIGÉRY & BOLIS PUPUL  CLOSE THEIR INCREDIBLE YEAR WITH NEW MUSIC VIDEO “MANTRA” *  *  *  TOPICAL DANCER - ACCLAIMED DEBUT ALBUM OUT NOW VIA DEEWEE NAMED TO NUMEROUS "BEST OF THE YEAR SO FAR" LISTS INCLUDING PITCHFORK, NME, LOS ANGELES TIMES & MUCH MORE

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Pitchfork, 8.2 Best New Music: “punchy, propulsive electro pop with inventive sound design, absurdist wit, and sly jabs at racism and xenophobia.”   Los Angeles Times: "This Belgium-based duo specializes in cerebral dance-pop for those who bravely boogie between cultures."   The Guardian: “Adigéry and Pupul are still in the early days of their musical partnership, but they’re already setting themselves apart conceptually.”   Paste Magazine: "Charlotte Adigéry and frequent collaborator Bolis Pupul make magic together"   FLOOD Magazine: "Whether its industrial electro-pop, art rock, or aughts-leaning dance rock, the Ghent-based duo use a variety of enchanting rhythmic pulses to tackle xenophobia, common microaggressions, cultural appropriation, and teenage sexual objectification"    Variety (live review): “Escalating loops courtesy of Pupul and high-spirited vocals from Adigéry had everyone in the area screaming in unison, like they were going down the drop and around the curves of a roller coaster.”  BrooklynVegan (live review): "a force, bringing so much style, wit and charisma to the night”

‘Topical Dancer’ Cover Art  Belgian-Caribbean provocateur Charlotte Adigéry and her long-term musical partner, Bolis Pupul are one of this year’s most exciting breakthrough acts. Their critically acclaimed and deliciously mischievous debut album, Topical Dancer, was released earlier this year and named to numerous “Best Album of the Year So Far…” lists including Pitchfork, Los Angeles Times, Paste Magazine, Flood Magazine, NME and The Needle Drop. In support of the album, the duo also launched a worldwide tour with sold out shows in Los Angeles, New York, across the UK, and more, and saw them perform at the historic Hollywood Bowl supporting the icon Grace Jones and leading a riveting dance party at Desert Daze.  PITCHFORK "RISING" 'Dance Duo Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul Want to Make You Move, Laugh, and Squirm'

Today, they round off their incredible year with a video for album highlight, “Mantra.” Of the new video, Charlotte & Bolis explain: "’Mantra’ is a reworked version of our ‘Yin Yang Self-Meditation,’ the audiovisual meditation tape which we released back in 2019. We used elements from this original recording in ‘Mantra’ such as the stream of consciousness and the heartbeat which we sped up to use as one of the bass drums in ‘Mantra.’ Whereas ‘Yin Yang Self-Meditation’ invites you to look inward, we invite you to express yourselves with Mantra."   Watch the video for ‘Mantra’ HERE and purchase the album’s beautifully physical copy via DEEWEE HERE.   The duo also performed “Cliché” on Later… with Jools Holland earlier this summer as well as a live session for KEXP during their sold out worldwide tour. Look for their KCRW “Morning Becomes Eclectic” set in the coming weeks and much more from Charlotte & Bolis in 2023!  “MANTRA” OFFICIAL VIDEO

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