Röyksopp—the Norwegian electronic music duo of Svein Berge and Torbjørn Bruntland—have announced a new album. True Electric follows December’s Nebulous Nights – An Ambient Excursion Into Profound Mysteries and arrives on April 11. Below, check out “What Else Is There? (True Electric),” featuring Fever Ray and Trentemøller.
The original “What Else Is There?” appeared on Röyksopp’s 2005 album, The Understanding. The new version is updated to reflect how it sounds in a live Röyksopp DJ set. In fact, nearly all of the songs on the new album are updates of older tracks, such as the Robyn collaborations “The Girl and the Robot” and “Monument.”
Röyksopp explained in a press release, “True Electric consists of recordings and renditions, meant to capture the essence of our live shows bearing the same name. The idea was to put an emphasis on the clubbier aspects of our music, as well as returning to our roots within the realms of electronic music.”
Röyksopp begin a DJ tour later this week. The duo will perform in Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and the United States. See Röyksopp’s tour dates below.
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Röyksopp:
01-24 Milan, Italy – Base Milano
01-25 Madrid, Spain – Lula Club
02-07 Kensington, Australia – Melbourne Pavilion
02-08 Perth, Australia – Perth Festival 2025
02-21 London, England – Here at Outernet
02-22 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
02-28 Berlin, Germany – Ritter Butzke
05-15 Toronto, Ontario – Coda
05-16 Chicago, IL – Metro
05-17 Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere Rooftop
05-17 Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere Hall
05-23 Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
05-24 Denver, CO – ReelWorks
05-25 Miami, FL – ZeyZey
05-30 San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
05-31 Austin, TX – The Concourse Projecdt
06-01 Dallas, TX – It’ll Do
