Blawan Returns With New Single 'Rabbit Hole' Taken From Forthcoming Album SickElixir, Out 10 October

Blawan - aka Jamie Roberts - returns with 'Rabbit Hole,' the next single from his highly anticipated forthcoming album SickElixir, out 10 October via XL Recordings. Where the first single 'NOS' surged forward with a pulsing, vocal-led intensity, 'Rabbit Hole' takes a different path. Featuring vocals by Monstera Black alongside his own, it tunnels listeners inward, revealing a more vulnerable and restless side of Roberts’ writing and production.

Crafted between Berlin, Leeds, Paris, and Lisbon, SickElixir is Blawan’s most personal work to date; a manifesto that has seen him channel grief, family trauma, and seismic life shifts into 14 distinct and expansive tracks. SickElixir builds on his recent EPs - BouQ, Dismantled Into Juice, and Woke Up Right Handed - and plunges deep into Blawan’s chaotic yet meticulously crafted sonic world.

SickElixir is available for pre-order now as a CD, Black LP, and Lemon LP (exclusive shared by BIG LOVE and Rough Trade) and to pre-save on all digital platforms. Out Friday 10 October, worldwide.

Jamie Roberts has been revered in electronic circles for years as an artist with a fastidious approach to creating his own sound, relentlessly drawing from his teenage influences growing up in Barnsley, a post-industrial town in South Yorkshire. At 14, he started working on a maggot farm and credits the clanging sound of the farm’s industrial mincer as an early influence on his music. After playing in various metal bands, Roberts’ musical horizons began to expand through visits to the West Indian Centre in Leeds, where he was introduced to the full spectrum of electronic music.

He first emerged as Blawan at the turn of the 2010s with EPs on cult labels such as Hinge Finger and Hessle Audio, earning widespread critical acclaim. He’s consistently experimented, pushing boundaries in his solo projects while collaborating closely with British producer Pariah on several projects – the live techno act Karenn, the metal-inspired band Persher, and the label Voam.

SickExlixir marks the next step in solidifying his position as one of contemporary music's unique, pioneering artists, operating firmly in a lane of his own.

Tracklist:

1. Track 1
2. NOS
3. Track 3
4. Track 4
5. Track 5
6. Track 6
7. Track 7
8. Track 8
9. Track 9
10. Track 10
11. Track 11
12. Track 12
13. Track 13
14. Track 14

SickElixir is available pre-order now as a CD, Black LP and Lemon LP (exclusive shared by BIG LOVE and Rough Trade) and to pre-save on all digital platforms. Out Friday 10 October, worldwide.

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