Micachu and the Shapes

Micachu and the Shapes

Beggars Music is excited to announce that Micachu & the Shapes will release their second studio album ‘NEVER’ on 23rd July 2012 via Rough Trade Records.

‘NEVER’ was self-produced by the band, recorded at band member Marc Pell’s studio in Stratford and mixed by Dillip Harris and the band. It is the follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut ‘Jewellery’ (2009).

Since the release of ‘Jewellery’, Micachu & the Shapes released the live album ‘Chopped & Screwed’ in 2011, a collaboration with the London Sinfonietta whom Micachu wrote an orchestral piece for in 2010 which was subsequently performed as part of the Ether Festival. Micachu is currently an artist-in-residence at London’s Southbank Centre; the youngest individual musician to be granted this unique role.

Mica has also been emersed in a collaborative project ‘Kwesachu’ with London-based musician/producer Kwes, featuring guests such as Ghostpoet, Speech Debelle, DELS and The Invisible. It is currently premiering on The Quietus website (http://thequietus.com/) where you can download it for free. It is the follow-up to the Kwesachu Vol. 1 mixtape (2008) which was released on cassette tape and featured the likes of The XX’s Romy Croft and Hot Chip.

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