New Music & Video Release - Overmono announces album 'Pure Devotion' due Aug 7th - 13th May 2026
Overmono by Jamie Shipston-Mourn
Artist Name - Overmono
Release Name - Lock Up
Release Date - 13th May 2026
Genre - Electronic, Breakbeat, Electronic Breakbeat
Label - XL Recordings
Overmono announce their hotly-anticipated second album, Pure Devotion, will be released on Friday 7th August 2026 via XL Recordings.
Sharing a name with the beloved series of live events they launched in 2024, Pure Devotion is Overmono’s most ambitious project to date. It’s the sound of beautiful imperfections, machine malfunctions and happy accidents, harnessed by the unflinching confidence that Overmono - aka brothers Tom and Ed Russell - have gained through years at the vanguard of underground electronic music, and subsequent breakthrough as one of the defining dance music acts of the decade.
Across the 11 tracks, Overmono have pushed their recording process into bold new territories, adopting experimental production techniques that involve synthesisers from the 70s and 80s, an antiquated train announcement speaker, and literally baking a crash cymbal in the oven. There’s a powerful sense of intention and physicality embedded in every choice, which extends to the emotive vocal features from revered British poet John Joseph Holt, close collaborator Kindora, and Paul Institute’s Ruthven. It’s an album that chooses emotion over desensitisation. Craft over efficiency. It's a labour of love. Pure Devotion.
What started as a radical reimagining of Overmono’s live show in 2024 evolved into a phenomenon - from headlining Glastonbury’s West Holts to selling out London’s Alexandra Palace and curating Manchester’s Warehouse Project. As Pure Devotion grew onstage in front of tens of thousands of people, its core ideas deepened and crystallised via isolated writing and recordings retreats to Spain and Iceland with nothing but two synths and an FX unit, channeling the momentum into the most life-affirming and groundbreaking music of their career.
Exemplifying this is the album’s lead single, 'Lockup'. Out now and premiered as Radio 1’s Hottest Record, it’s an unflinching, immediate track that came about after reading Simon Reynolds’ book Rip it Up and Start Again. Excited by the impulsive rule-breaking of the Post-punk era, Overmono descended a rabbit hole which led to them sampling cult Birmingham band Fast Relief’s 'What A Waste'. The pummelling beats and chest-rattling basslines provide the hard exterior for beautifully tender chords – a juxtaposition visually represented by Doberman in the accompanying cinematic visual, shot and directed by long-time collaborator Rollo Jackson. Watch now here.
Speaking on the record, brothers Tom and Ed Russell say,
“For us, making music has always been about having fun. being in the studio together, having a laugh. a never ending process of exploring new ways of making tunes. forever learning, always trying to get better - v83 was a new pb on one of these tracks…
with this album we wanted to try make something that captured the physical space of our studios. setting up loads of ways of processing, recording, re amping sounds…. ‘the vocal isn’t sitting quite right? let’s track it through an old tannoy speaker in the basement. that synth needs to twang harder? let’s play it through an old train station announcement speaker from the 1930’s.’ we ran tape over magnets, blew up some speakers and finally utilised that dirt cheap overclocked fx unit we snaffled years ago in bromley. we even oven baked a cymbal covered in coffee grounds, crisps and vinegar - thank you sylvia massy for that one
and a huge thank you to the incredible artists we collaborated with, rollo, john holt, kindora, ruthven, we couldn’t have done this album without you and honoured that you’re part of it
thanks as well to all the artists who we sampled, all the studios we recorded in and all the engineers we learnt from in the process of making this record
endless appreciation to everyone who takes the time to listen, we made it for you
Big love t&e x”
Overmono - 'Lock Up' Listen / Download here: https://overmono.x-l.co/lockup
In 2023, Overmono dropped their debut album, Good Lies, via XL Recordings. The record honoured UK club music’s deep legacy, while optimistically leaping towards its future, and it united Tom and Ed Russell’s urges for mind-blowing experimentalism with an unpretentious desire to make an immediate connection. Freshly energised by the cultural impact, critical buzz and commercial success off Good Lies - hailed by The Guardian as "UK rave history distilled to perfection” - Overmono spent the last two years touring the globe, hitting huge milestones – closing Glastonbury’s West Holts stage, selling out London’s 10,000 capacity venue Alexandra Palace, headlining and curating Manchester’s Warehouse Project and touring across the USA, Australia and Japan. A lot of artists feel fatigued after touring, but Overmono’s desire to get in the studio and create only got stronger. Continually writing while on the road, they released a run of highly sought-after and adored collaborations with Joy Orbison, High Contrast, Fred Again, Lil Yachty, Kwengface, and The Streets.
Pure Devotion will be released on 7 August 2026 via XL Recordings. It is available to pre-order now on LP, deluxe 2xLP, limited white-label, CD, and cassette, and to pre-save on all digital services. To mark the announcement, Overmono releases a collection of exclusive merchandise, including t-shirts, A1 posters, and a selection of bundles via their website overmono.com
Overmono - Pure Devotion
Due August 7th via XL Recordings
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Lockup
Knight In Shining Prada (feat. John Joseph Holt)
Slowmotion
Even Angels Ghost (feat. Kindora)
Barum
Mialon
Laxbrook
Gem Lingo (ovr now) (feat. Ruthven)
Adre
Ballad (feat. Kindora and Rock Floyd)
After The Rain