I don’t often think that a song is perfect. But Lust For Youth‘s new track Running is pushing on it. Layers of shadow and light glide over one another with relentless and heartfelt speed, sweeping along flawlessly. The Copenhagen trio have just released this video from Running, a standout track from the album International (Sacred Bones), to announce their European tour this autumn. Upon first listen it sounds like the kind of tune that would soundtrack Lost In Translation well, and then you realise that the self shot footage was filmed on location in Tokyo. Although undeniably electronic, there Norrvide, Fischer and Rahbek know the importance of a pop hook, even among such sparse production. Skeletal but certainly not emaciated, it flickers with abstract beats and the sound of esoteric wandering, a mind fallen between the cracks as the body races around trying to make sense of the world. If I have musical thing, this isn’t usually it. But I love it.
9th Aug – Pumphuset, Copenhagen DK
12th Sep – Melkweg, Amsterdam NL
19th Sep – BAM Festival, Barcelona, ES
20th Sep – Galeria Zé dos Bois, Lisbon PT
21st Sep – Maus Hábitos, Porto PT
23rd Sep – Broadcast, Glasgow UK
24th Sep – Alfie Birds, Birmingham UK
25th Sep – Bello Bar, Dublin IR
26th Sep – The 100 Club, London UK
27th Sep – Soup Kitchen, Manchester UK
28th Sep – Point FMR, Paris FR
30th Sep – 1988 Live Club, Rennes FR
2nd Oct – L’Embobineuse, Marseille FR
3rd Oct – VillaManuella, Madrid ES
4th Oct – Café Pompier, Bordeaux FR
8th Oct – Le Sonic, Lyon FR
9th Oct – OHIBò, Milan IT
10th Oct – Circolo degli Artisti, Rome IT
11th Oct – TBA, Padova IT
14th Oct – Het Bos, Antwerp BE
15th Oct – De Kreun, Kortrijk BE
