Skeleten shares final single 'Let It Grow' from forthcoming album 'Mentalized' out on February 7th via Astral People Recordings / 2MR
FINAL SINGLE TAKEN FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM MENTALIZED
OUT FEBRUARY 7, 2025 VIA ASTRAL PEOPLE RECORDINGS / 2MR
Eora/Sydney-based artist Skeleten (aka Russell Fitzgibbon) unveils ‘Let It Grow’ the final single taken from his forthcoming second album release, Mentalized, out February 7 via Astral People Recordings / 2MR.
Amidst a record absorbed in the ways we’re disconnected from ourselves every day - “mentalized for better or worse” - ‘Let It Grow’ immerses in a dissociative surrender. Over a sensual synth line, Skeleten breathes life into the inexplicable weight of intimate connection. It’s a submission to that feeling of an ‘it’ that cannot be denied. The song hangs heavy in the air, unmoving like the heat of an overpacked club, and the only way out is up.
Skeleten concludes, “‘Let It Grow’ was so natural it just kinda started existing without me even realising it. Which I guess is the whole vibe of the song. Surrender and acceptance??”
‘Let It Grow’ completes a lineup of adored singles ‘Deep Scene’, ‘Love Enemy’, ‘Viagra’ and ‘Bodys Chorus’ alongside respective remixes by Axel Boman and Spray, in laying the foundations for Mentalized. The releases earned tastemaker nods from Pitchfork, Stereogum, Paste, Brooklyn Vegan, KEXP, KCRW, BBC 6Music, FBi Radio, Apple Music’s ‘Best of 2024’ playlists and more.
This month, Skeleten will complete a 3-month residency at Sydney’s Pleasure Club, spotlighting local talent across the city’s different scenes, alongside Skeleten and his full live band. Having already united acts like Hugh B and the Modern Pop Ensemble, Dylan Atlantis, Scruffs and Killian, stay tuned via Skeleten’s socials for the final surprise announcement. Skeleten will also perform at Golden Plains Festival in March, alongside esteemed artists PJ Harvey, Fontaines D.C, Kneecap & more.
Mentalized will be available in all physical formats, which you can pre-order here.
Mentalized by Skeleten
is out February 7, 2025 via Astral People Recordings / 2MR
Pre-save: https://ffm.to/skeleten-mentalized
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Mentalized Tracklist
1. These People
2. Love Enemy
3. Bodys Chorus
4. Crack In The Shell
5. Deep Scene
6. Raw
7. Let It Grow
8. Viagra
9. Ravers Dream
10. Mindreader
PRAISE FOR SKELETEN
“[on ‘Viagra’] a propulsive, rippling floor-filler… If you hear this in a crowded club at the height of the night, maybe that could change your bodily chemistry, too.”
Stereogum (5 Best Songs of the Week)
"Thoughtful, immaculately layered dance music”
NME AU
"cloudy, baritone vocals, glistening synths, and truncated beats"
XLR8R
"a musical journey that is wonderfully in touch with realms beyond our own"
Metal Mag
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