Gorgon City Aether is out today, and the full album is already up on their SoundCloud. It’s 12 tracks and just over 45 minutes, released on REALM Records.
REALM is the duo’s own label. Their first five albums all came out through major-label partners, from Sirens on Virgin EMI in 2014 to Reverie on Positiva and EMI in 2024. This is the first one they’ve put out completely on their own.
When they announced it on 29 September, Kye Gibbon and Matt Robson-Scott said it “came together so naturally, with no outside pressure”. They added that they’d “loved writing it with total creative freedom”.
Who sings on Gorgon City Aether
The vocal list is long. Caroline Byrne fronts “Only Love”, the single from early October. She’s sung for them before, on “Run It Back” and “All That You Need”. Jem Cooke is on “Oracle”, Maximillian on “Powerless” and CLOVES on “Everything Started Changing”.
There are two co-productions as well. GENESI joins them on “The Answer”, which features Aya Anne. Innellea shares the credit on closer “Can’t Get Over”, which only landed on SoundCloud on Tuesday.
A few tracks will already be familiar. “5AM At Bagleys” goes back to December 2024, and “Work It Out” came out in June. Both turned up in the Gorgon City b2b MPH set from Breakaway we posted last month, alongside “Only Love”.
The cover art is by Leif Podhajsky, who has also made sleeves for Tame Impala and Bonobo. It shows a hooded figure in a blue and orange haze.
The live band is back this month
Next up is the full live show, which they haven’t toured since 2019. They play O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester on 27 November and Alexandra Palace in London the night after. Both are sold out.
Vinyl, merch and streaming links are on the official Aether page from REALM.
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