Kieran Hebden, aka Four Tet, casually took to Twitter yesterday to announce that his newest album, an amalgamation of performances from May 8 and 9 at London’s Alexandra Palace, would arrive just eight minutes later.
The 90-minute set centers around the UK producer’s 2017 LP New Energy, granted liftoff with “Planet” and giving tracks like “Scientists,” and “SW9 9SL” (the post-code of Brixton Academy, where Hebden throws annual all-nighters) refreshingly different looks from last year’s similarly released set at Funkhaus Berlin. Fans are also treated to throwbacks like the frenetic and brain-scattering “Spirit Fingers.” Ultimately, though, Four Tet looks forward, capping off the main portion of the set with the illustrious “Teenage Birdsong,” one of the Grammy-nominated musician’s three singles to drop this year.
Four Tet has been showcasing his live bravura in abundance in the last year, releasing sets from 2004, 2010 and 2018.
