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.
In the past couple of years, they have also been hailed for their remixes of tracks by Cut Copy, Midnight Juggernauts, Sneaky Sound System, Kid Sister and many more.
For their self-titled debut album, released last November, Bag Raiders enlisted a handpicked selection of guest artists: Rhys Taylor (Ted & Francis), Simon Jones (The Holidays), Gisselle Rosselli (the voice behind Flight Facilities’ hit single “Crave You”), Martin Solomon (Wim) and Dan Black. UK singer/songwriter Dan Black (of Planet Funk fame) provides the vocals on Bag Raiders’ new single “Sunlight”, which you can listen to below…
Just like the rest of the album, “Sunlight” is electropop at its best: shiny disco influences, synths that sound like they came straight from the 80s, sing-a-long chorus and great beats… This is a perfect summer anthem (lucky Southern Hemisphere) and its pure dancefloor energy will conquer any crowd in a heartbeat. FYI, the single package, out next February, will include remixes by Armand Van Helden, Tiedye, and Gloves.
Show Bag Raiders some love on MySpace and listen to more music HERE and HERE. Buy their singles on 
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saturday nite with… DUCK SAUCE
March 15, 2011 at 2:02 am (UTC 1)
[...] They embarked on this common project back in 2009 and in September of that year they released their debut single “aNYway” on Fool’s Gold records (home to the likes of Kid Sister, Laidback Luke, Kavinsky, LA Riots, Chromeo or Bag Raiders). [...]
Saturday nite with… JUST KIDDIN
July 24, 2011 at 12:06 am (UTC 1)
[...] by Kissy Sell out, who featured it on his infamous BBC Radio 1 show, Russ Chimes, Fare Soldi, Bag Raiders, Kevin McKay and many [...]
BAG RAIDERS – NOT OVER (Electro/Synth/Pop – Australia)
September 4, 2011 at 5:14 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 [...]
THE TING TINGS – SILENCE (Indie/Pop – UK)
November 21, 2011 at 10:35 pm (UTC 1)
[...] started streaming the song “Silence” remixed by none other than Aussie electropop duo Bag Raiders! This chilled-out remix opens with gentle snaps and slowly builds up builds up to finally bust [...]
VIDEO : BAG RAIDERS – NOT OVER (Electro – Australia)
December 14, 2011 at 11:20 am (UTC 1)
[...] Over” is the third single taken off Bag Raiders‘ glorious self-titled debut album, released in November 2010. For the song’s video, the [...]
BAG RAIDERS – SNAKE CHARMER (Electro – Australia)
March 27, 2012 at 12:52 am (UTC 1)
[...] Bag Raiders have a nice surprise for all their fans! They have been pretty quiet lately but it’s just because they were busy curating the fourth edition of Modular’s Leave Them All Behind compilation series! After inviting The Bang Gang Deejays on vol.2, trendy Aussie label Modular decided to hand the reins to Sydney’s own Bag Raiders for number 4, which incidentally features a pretty sweet remix of “Snake Charmer”, taken off the duo’s glorious self-titled debut album. [...]