The Avalanches have reunited with Jamie xx for their new single, “Every Single Weekend,” a summertime club mover with catchy sampled vocal melodies and a hopping bass line.
“We’ve loved collaborating with Jamie xx over the years,” The Avalanches said in a press release. “His In Colour album reignited our passion for sampling, and this track is all about letting go, forgetting the (nine to five) grind and enjoying every single weekend.”
If “Every Single Weekend” sounds familiar that’s because a stripped down version appeared as an interlude on Jamie xx’s 2024 album In Waves.
The Avalanches brought Jamie xx’s into their fold on their last album, 2020’s We Will Always Love You, with the track “Wherever You Go.” Jamie xx, who is a member of English indie-pop band The xx, also featured The Avalanches on “All You Children,” another track from In Waves.
“Every Single Weekend” is the second single released by The Avalanches this year, following “Together,” which they put out in May.
For the video to the latest single, “the band continues to draw on – and subvert – the language of advertising,” the press release said. Through teaser videos, Instagram posts, and press releases, the group is pushing people to takumiarchives.com, a retro-looking website that asks arcane questions until eventually allowing visitors to sign up by email for updates, leading fans and critics to speculate about a forthcoming album.
The Avalanches, founded by Robbie Chater and Tony Di Blasi, have in the past come up with creative marketing campaigns in anticipation of album releases. Prior to their previous album, We Will Always Love You, they deployed billboards directing people to a cryptic website with Morse code that gave clues to the release.
The Avalanches marked their return last week with a surprise DJ set in London.
