After wowing us with their gorgeous single “Shooting Stars”, which was on heavy rotation for months at umstrum||music, Bag Raiders are finally ready to deliver their long overdue and lovingly anticipated self-titled debut album. To help us wait for the aforementioned album, scheduled for release next month, the duo recently released their massive new single “Way Back Home”, unleashed to radio on August 9. This swirling anthemic affair is a dancefloor call to arms (or hands in the air), with a beautifully moody performance by Martin Solomon from Sydney band Wim, who broods his way through a poignant display of affection, percussion and ecstasy.
Bag Raiders are the combined talents of Jack Glass and Chris Stracey. Together, they have become one of the most sought-after electropop act in Australia. Their aural gems and sonic booms have won them the endorsement of Sydney-based label Bang Gang 12s, sister label to Modular Recordings. Their reputation grew as they were commissioned to remix tracks by Cut Copy, Midnight Juggernauts or Kid Sister or it just went through the roof upon the release of their signature track “Shooting Stars”. With their DJ gigs all around the world, they reached every dangerous, dark and smokey corner of the world, making them a household name among in-the-know indie kids and club-bound urban youth.
For their debut album, Bag Raiders enlisted a handpicked selection of guest artists: Dan Black, Rhys Taylor (Ted & Francis), Simon Jones (The Holidays), Gisselle Rosselli (the voice behind Flight Facilities’ hit single “Crave You”) and Martin Solomon (Wim). The record spirals into a matrix of colour full of sing-a-long choruses, deep-breath anthems, blissful chill and pure dancefloor energy.
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MONARCHY – I WON’T LET GO (ElectroPop – Australia/UK) says:
March 26, 2011 at 1:28 pm (UTC 1 )
[...] vocals and deliciously retro synths. It will be released April 11 via Moda Music with remixes by Bag Raiders, Mustang and Sam [...]
BAG RAIDERS – SUNLIGHT (Electropop/Dance – Australia) says:
April 16, 2011 at 12:07 pm (UTC 1 )
[...] Bag Raiders are a Sydney-based electro duo who scored a breakout hit in Australia in 2007 with “Fun Punch” and an even bigger smash in 2008 with “Shooting Stars”. The duo (Jack Glass and Chris Stracey) has become one of the most sought-after electropop act in Australia and their aural gems have won them the endorsement of Bang Gang 12s, sister label to Modular Recordings. [...]
BAG RAIDERS – NOT OVER (Electro/Synth/Pop – Australia) says:
September 4, 2011 at 5:17 pm (UTC 1 )
[...] off the back of an epic North American tour, Bag Raiders have launched into another stretch of dates across Europe and South America, including UK’s [...]