Bicep Announce New Album 'Slug,' Drop Three Singles — SkimNews
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- Bicep announced their new album Slug will arrive January 29 via Ninja Tune, their first LP in five years and the follow-up to 2021's Isles.
- The duo released three new singles alongside the announcement — "Gas" featuring Lauren Duffus and Soarr, "Ultra" featuring Eartheater and Saskia, and "Equarium" featuring Kehina — joining three prior singles "Air," "Lemonder," and "Viper" already shared last month.
- Young Replicant directed music videos for the three new tracks, which together form a short film about pigeon fanciers.
- The album title Slug was inspired by the contrast between the drab land slug and the colorful, intricate forms of sea slugs, per press materials.
- Bicep stated they "really wanted to massively broaden what we do" and push expectations of their sound beyond prior records.
- Slug features additional contributions from Clark, George Riley, and Sassy 009, among others, across its 18 tracks.
- Bicep lined up two 2027 live dates: New York's Knockdown Center on March 21 and London's Old Royal Naval College on July 31.
Why it matters: A five-year gap between albums is significant for an electronic act whose momentum peaked with Isles, and Slug's stated ambition to "massively broaden" Bicep's sound — paired with an unusually broad collaborator roster (Eartheater, Clark, George Riley, Sassy 009) — signals a deliberate repositioning rather than a safe re-tread.
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