Soulwax are back with serious voltage. Their new single “New Earth Time” watch here listen here is a jolt of pulsating synths, live drums, and warped vocals that feels like a broadcast from a future where truth itself is glitching. It’s the second preview from their first studio album in seven years, All Systems Are Lying — out October 17 via DEEWEE / Because Music pre-order/save.
The Dewaele brothers describe the record as “a rock album without guitars,” but the energy is undeniable — loud, loose, and human even in its modular construction. “New Earth Time” expands on the momentum of their previous double A-side — the tense, glitchy title track “All Systems Are Lying” and its euphoric counterpart “Run Free.”
After decades of pushing boundaries — whether as Soulwax, 2manydjs, or building immersive projects like Despacio with James Murphy — they’ve earned their reputation as sonic innovators. With festival sets across Europe this year (Rock Werchter, Kappa Futur, Junction 2), they’ve already proven the new material slams in a live setting, complete with their now-legendary three-drummer setup.
This is Soulwax at their sharpest: political, playful, and pulsing with life.