Underworld return with new single 'denver luna'

Electronic music duo Underworld have released their new single 'denver luna' with an accompanying tie-dye inspired visualiser.

The eight-minute song sits at a punching 134 BPM and features relentless kick drums, crashing hi-hats and euphoric pads, harking back to works such as 'Born Slippy (Nuxx)'.

'Born Slippy (Nuxx)' shot Underworld to fame after featuring in Danny Boyle's Trainspotting, and was voted the 4th best dance track ever by Mixmag readers in 2013.

'Denver luna' follows on from the acapella rendition released last month, with the two songs plus an official instrumental made available to purchase on vinyl as part of the Denver Luna Limited Drop two days ago.

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The vinyls, as well as the T-shirts and watercolour paintings that are paired with release, have all sold out.

Karl Hyde and Rick Smith's 'denver luna' project is their second effort of 2023, with their first being the single 'and the colour red', which came out in April. The duo have also teased songs 'Gene Pool' and 'Strawberry Hotel' at their live performances this year, which has seen them grace the stages of Coachella, Secret Garden Party, Lowlands, Open'er and Cala Mijas.

Before the end of 2023 Underworld will perform in Miami and Mexico City on December 8 and 9 respectively. Four consecutive gigs at Amsterdam's Gashouder beckon in Mid-March mext year, with the flurry of new material suggesting an album may be in the works.

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Underworld's last full-length record, 'Drift Series 1', came out in November 2019 and marked the end of a year where they would release new music and visuals every week.

You can watch the visualiser and listen to 'denver luna' here

Tibor Heskett is Mixmag's Digital Intern, follow him on Twitter