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Brighton kosmiche pop outfit Fujiya & Miyagi announce brand new album 'New Shiny Object’, released 30th October through Impossible Objects Of Desire. Watch the stunning performance video for the infectious low slung post punk of first single 'Lowest Common Denominator'

Fujiya & Miyagi know when something is worth waiting for. ‘New Shiny Object’ is an album which has been through multiple iterations over its four-year recording span, only to emerge with the truth. An ode to the transfixing, magical properties art can have, it’s consciously the work of older musicians – or as David puts it, “people who’ve lived a life.” The new record also marks 26 years of Fujiya & Miyagi and 20 years since their breakthrough album 'Transparent Things' became a global hit. This saw the band tour the world for the first time and gain notoriety of a different kind through a Jaguar car advert featuring the slinky rhythms of 'Collarbone'. Follow up third album 'Lightbulbs' (2008) led to a synch in 'Breaking Bad' the hip-shaking funk of 'Uh', securing their place in many new fans’ hearts - and in the Spotify playlist foreverland.

Initially the plan was for 'New Shiny Object' to have been recorded live, with Fujiya & Miyagi stripping back their sound to the bare essentials. Aspects of that stripped back approach remain, with ‘New Shiny Object’ emphasising directness, and the band’s melodic prowess. “I wanted us to
write melodies that really touched people,” David explains. “There’s tendencies to pour your guts out on everything, whether that’s musically or verbally. I think music’s better when it’s got a bit of space. We wanted all the parts of each song to connect like the mechanism in a watch.”

It’s a record that can discuss personal loss and fatherhood, often openly emotive while also displaying a wry sense of humour. David Best's lyrics are match fit on this record and full of his vivid, pithy take on the world. A succinct nine tracks, ‘New Shiny Object’ speaks to you in a direct, often moving fashion. “I think, as I get older, I'm more open,” David observes. “I’m trying to let my guard down. When you get to a certain age and you’re trying to express emotions, you need to be a bit braver and say exactly how you feel.”

‘New Shiny Object’ is the work of a band for whom the latest challenge is always the most thrilling. The title song draws from the stubborn energy that has kept Fujiya & Miyagi motoring along for more than two decades, navigating a difficult industry with values and dignity intact. “When you
are writing a song or coming up with ideas; it's always the new ones that are most exciting,” David points out. “At its core though it’s about the thirst for new ideas and the joy in creating something from nothing. Which will never not be a magical thing.”

For fans of LCD Soundsystem, Neu!, CAN, Talking Heads and New Order, 'New Shiny Object' is Fujiya & Miyagi's unique and thoughtful take on everyday life, transformed into art and ready for the dancefloor.