Experimental digital hardcore and drum and bass duo Machine Girl has announced their upcoming LP, “MG Ultra.”
The album is planned for release October 18. The project was teased alongside the single “Until I Die,” which will be the first track off the album.
The project follows the two-part soundtrack for the FPS platformer video game “Neon White,” which was entirely produced by Machine Girl.
Sonically, there’s a lot of resemblance to the aformentioned soundtracks, with the addition of the harsher-sounding digital hardcore aspects that are heard in some of Machine Girl’s prior albums, such as “The Ugly Art.”
The album appears to be shaping up as some type of amalgamation of all of the differing sounds that the band has dabbled in, feeling like a kind of “updated” version of their earliest works.
In addition to the album’s announcement, the band also plans on launching a North America tour beginning on Halloween at the Brooklyn Steel in New York.
Among the scheduled tour dates includes a show at the Lincoln Theater here in Raleigh, a show I’m personally quite excited for. The last time the band had performed in the area was back in May of last year, where they served as the opener for hyperpop duo 100 Gecs, a show of which I was an attendee.
Overall, I’m definitely looking forward to this addition to Machine Girl’s discography, as well as what feels like a whole new chapter for the band with a unique sound.