Australian powerhouse party starters Confidence Man are back for album three.
The pop-dance delinquents, who released their debut album in 2018, burst on to the scene with kooky live performances, slamming beats and totally mesmerising personas. Janet Planet, Sugar Bones, Clarence McGuffie and Reggie Goodchild return with a sugary shot of euphoria to kick off the cycle, with the single ‘I CAN’T LOSE YOU’.
It’s a house/techno masterclass with all the ingredients of a ConMan classic.
It’s clear the group were influenced by the likes of Groove Armada, The Prodigy, Leftfield and Underworld for the single.
“All those classic UK rave acts have always been popular in Australia. The Prodigy were my fave band growing up when I was in my early teens,” Sugar Bones says.
And yet their take on it all is, in typical Confidence Man style, filtered through their own warped lens. “We didn’t know any of the rules,” Sugar continues.
“These sounds make their way into your scene but then everyone repurposes them because no one understands the context,” Janet Planet adds. “No one had ever been to a warehouse rave where we’re from.”
The music video for the new track ‘I CAN’T LOSE YOU’ features expected levels of Confidence Man unseriousness too – the pair totally naked and flying over London in a helicopter. It’s Janet Planet and Sugar Bones celebrating their big move overseas the best way they know how.
As for the bigger picture, fans will be pleased to know this isn’t just a droplet – in fact, ‘I CAN’T LOSE YOU’ is track two on the group’s third studio album ‘3AM (LA LA LA)’. . . Set for release on 18 October this year.
“It’s a fucked up sort of world,” Sugar Bones says of the new Confidence Man universe they’ve created. But most importantly: “It's 3am, it’s never not 3am, and we party all the time.”
‘3AM (LA LA LA)’ references what you might call. . . The flow state. . . Confidence Man found when writing and recording the album, which happened at Pony Studios in East London. Sessions would go all night, vocals improvised, and things were captured in the first take.
“We pretty much wrote every single song when we were wrecked,” Janet Planet says. “We’d get blasted and stay up till 9am coming up with music, but we noticed that 3am was the hottest time for when we were on it and the best ideas were coming out.”
‘3AM (LA LA LA)’ Tracklist
1. WHO KNOWS WHAT YOU’LL FIND?2. I CAN’T LOSE YOU
3. CONTROL
4. SO WHAT
5. BREAKBEAT
6. SICKO
7. REAL MOVE TOUCH (FEAT SWEETIE IRIE)
8. FAR OUT
9. JANE
10. SO TRU
11. WRONG IDEA
12. 3AM (LA LA LA)
‘I CAN’T LOSE YOU’ is out now. ‘3AM (LA LA LA)’ is out 18 October.
