Los Bitchos share two brand new tracks "Kiki, You Complete Me" and "1K" from the recently announced album, Talkie Talkie, out 30 August 2024.
The London-based, internationally assembled female instrumental four-piece, Los Bitchos, today release not one but two tracks from their eagerly anticipated album Talkie Talkie, out 30 August 2024 via City Slang.
Following the 80’s Turkish psych-infused bop “La Bomba” and the pure bliss holiday vibes of “Don’t Change”, today the band shares new single, the comic book-inspired, “Kiki, You Complete Me”, as well as the track “1K”, which revels in the mystical guitar tones and guacharaca rhythm of cumbia.
About “Kiki, You Complete Me”, Los Bitchos said:
“This track feels like the opening sequence of a comic book series. The tom sounds we went for are outrageous, like the ‘pows’ and ‘thwacks’ of a comic strip punctuating the music… think Batman meets Bitchos! Towards the end of the song we extended this chuggy, tension building section and brought out a guitar solo before ending on the comic/video game theme vibe refrain.”
“We’ve leaned into the 16 bit video game aesthetic for the video. Serra has always dreamed of writing music for video games.. We’ve started playing this song live at festivals this year and it’s definitely one of the songs we’re all most enjoying playing.”
About “1K”, the band shared:
“This is a really shimmery, summer tune. There’s even a can of drink being opened at some point, you can feel the heat and care free vibes. I imagine a gathering with friends, maybe a BBQ, some drinks, people popping by. The drums are quite stripped back for this track, more percussion led.”
Comprising lead guitarist Serra Petale, who carries both Australian and Turkish heritage, Uruguayan synth and keytar player Agustina Ruiz, Swedish bassist Josefine Jonsson and British drummer Nic Crawshaw, Los Bitchos are united by a commitment to having fun. It’s a contagious energy they’ve had no problem transmitting to the world: since the band officially arrived in 2019 with two sell-out 7" singles, they marked themselves as one of London’s brightest bands to watch, radiating the verve of their personalities and cultures through their exploratory take on rock’n’roll.
Talkie Talkie opens with a warm invitation, shouted in unison: “Hi!” as an intoxicating bassline and jangly riff takes over. Snatches of group chants perfectly pepper the aptly titled track – Hi, what else? – before Petale winkingly grinds to a halt: “Suck on that one, bitch!” “Talkie Talkie, Charlie Charlie” is a cinematic odyssey through 80s synth pop that would slot right into Black Mirror’s storied San Junipero episode; "1K” revels in the mystical guitar tones and guacharaca rhythm of cumbia (a genre that Ruiz grew up on); “Open the Bunny, Wasting My Time” conjures images of a film protagonist on a mission, its shimmering synths underpinning a lead guitar that struts with purpose. The quartet’s catalogue has always been maximal and bombastic, but Talkie Talkie’s production quality takes it up a notch with added synth bass, arpeggiators and electronic drum programming.
Just like its encouraging opening words, Talkie Talkie is an open space for prioritising excitement, creativity, and, above all, community. Or, as Petale neatly puts it, a place to “get euphoric.”
Having already ripped stages across the most coveted venues and festivals the globe over (such as Glastonbury and Coachella, as well as supporting Pavement and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard), Los Bitchos have confirmed a huge upcoming tour, including festival appearances at Deershed and Boardmasters as well as headline dates across North America, the UK and Europe.
Full live dates are listed below, including their biggest London headline show to date at O2 Forum on 7 November 2024. Support will come from labelmates Faux Real for the UK and EU dates.
Tickets are available here.
Live Dates
27.07.24: Deershed, Yorkshire, UK
02.08.24: Prestoso, Xedre, ES
11.08.24: Boardmasters, Newquay, UK
15.08.24: Parades De Coura, Parades, PT
17.08.24: Langs Akerselva, Oslo, NO
31.08.24: Nox Orae, La Tour de Peliz, CH
14.09.24: Plissken Festival, Athens, GR
15.09.24: Poplar, Trento, IT
North America:
22.09.24: Washington, DC - Black Cat
23.09.24: Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts
26.09.24: New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
27.09.24: Montreal, QC - MDP sur De Gaspé
29.09.24: Toronto, ON - Great Hall
01.10.24: Seattle, WA - Crocodile
03.10.24: Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom
UK / Europe:
03.09.24: Rough Trade East instore, London, UK
19.10.24: Future Days Festival, Birmingham, UK
20.10.24: Button Factory, Dublin, IE
22.10.24: The Grove, Newcastle, UK
23.10.24: Summerhall, Edinburgh, UK
24.10.24: QMU, Glasgow, UK
25.10.24: Irish Centre, Leeds, UK
26.10.24: O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK
28.10.24: Junction 2, Cambridge, UK
29.10.24: The 1865, Southampton, UK
30.10.24: SWX, Bristol, UK
01.11.24: Concorde 2, Brighton, UK
02.11.24: Lido, Margate, UK
07.11.24: O2 Forum, London, UK
12.11.24: La Cigale, Paris, FR
13.11.24: Stereolux, Nantes, FR
14.11.24: Epicerie Moderne, Lyon, FR
15.11.24: Locomotiv, Bologna, IT
16.11.24: Mascotte, Zurich, CH
18.11.24: Strom, Munich, DE
19.11.24: Wuk, Vienna, AT
21.11.24: Palac Akropolis, Prague, CZ
22.11.24: Festsaal, Berlin, DE
23.11.24: Niebo, Warsaw, PL
25.11.24: Knust, Hamburg, DE
27.11.24: Debaser, Stockholm, SE
28.11.24: Cosmopolite, Oslo, NO
29.11.24: Pustervik, Gothenburg, SE
30.11.24: Small Vega, Copenhagen, DK
02.12.24: Burgerweeshuis, Deventer, NL
03.12.24: Gebaude 9, Cologne, DE
04.12.24: AB Box, Brussels, BE
06.12.24: Paradiso, Amsterdam, NL
07.12.24: Aeronef, Lille, FR