Fresh off being announced three slots below headliner Lana Del Rey on the Coachella 2024 poster, Justice have announced their first album in nearly eight years. It’s called Hyperdrama and it’s due April 26 via Ed Banger Records / Because Music. Along with the announcement comes two new singles, a disco-infused Tame Impala collaboration called “One Night/All Night” and a more techno-inspired track called “Generator.” Justice says:
We wanted [“One Night/All Night”] to sound as if a dark/techno iteration of Justice had found a sample of a disco iteration of Kevin Parker. Kevin has a sense of melody that’s fascinating in the sense that he manages to write melodies that feel both simple and natural, but very peculiar at the same time. This song oscillates between pure electronic music and pure disco but you never really get the two at the same time. This very idea of switching instantly from a genre to another within a song runs through the whole record, and is maybe showcased the clearest in “One Night/All Night.”
To us, [“Generator”] sounds like “Getaway” by the Salsoul Orchestra, but with gabber and classic 90s hardcore techno sounds. Disco/funk and electronic music at large have always been core elements of the music we make as Justice. In Hyperdrama, we make them coexist, but not in a peaceful way. We like this idea of making them fight a bit for attention.
“One Night/All Night” also comes with a video produced by Phantasm and directed by Anton Tammi, which plays with the same visuals used for the album cover. Tammi says, “I suggested to them that what if we dive in? What if their music video was a journey inside the cross? I dreamed of creating a piece like this. A strange and experimental object that looks like rave lighting inside human lungs and strobe light around a human heart.”
Check out both songs and the new video below. The band’s new press release also notes that Justice will debut their “as-yet-unseen new live show” at Coachella.
Justice — 2024 Tour Dates
April 12th: Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Indio, CA
April 19th: Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Indio, CA
April 27th: Festival Vaivén, Tehuixtla, Mexico
May 30th: Primavera Sound, Barcelona, Spain
June 1st: We Love Green, Paris, France
June 7th: Primavera Porto, Porto, Portugal
June 7th – 9th: Best Kept Secret, Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands
June 14th: Nameless Festival, Provincia Di Lecco, Italy
July 4th: Beauregard Festival, Hérouville-saint-clair, France
July 6th: Main Square Festival, Arras, France
July 11th: Les Déferlantes, Le Barcarès, France
July 13th: Musilac, Aix-les-bains, France
July 14th: Terres du Son, Monts, France
July 19th: Gurtenfestival, Köniz, Switzerland
July 21st: Dour Festival, Dour, Belgium
August 17th: Cabaret Vert, Charleville-mézières, France