Actress Reveals New Album Radical Frame
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- Actress (Darren Cunningham) will release Radical Frame on September 18 via Ninja Tune — his first solo album in two years and his 10th solo studio LP under the Actress moniker
- Lead single "Overchord" lands with a music video directed by Anna van der Velde featuring white rooms, a puppeteering contraption, deconstructed sculptures, and hundreds of pieces of paper flying around
- The eight-song tracklist includes two guest features: CasIsDead on the previously released single "Live by You" and Rainy Miller on the album closer "Sheets"
- The solo-album count excludes 2018's Lageos with the London Contemporary Orchestra and the earlier 2025 collaborative LP Concrète Waves with Suzanne Ciani
- Actress is booked for Pitchfork Music Festival London in November, a lineup also featuring Avalanches, Tortoise, Noname, Olof Dreijer, Aja Monet, and the Radio Dept.
Why it matters: A respected figure in experimental electronic music hits a career milestone with his 10th solo studio album while maintaining his long-running relationship with Ninja Tune and securing a slot at Pitchfork Festival London — a stage that materially expands visibility for avant-garde techno releases.
