The Limiñanas – New Album ‘Electrified’ (Best of 2009-2022) out 26 August

THE LIMIÑANAS
NEW ALBUM ‘ELECTRIFIED (BEST OF 2009-2022) OUT ON 26 AUGUST VIA BECAUSE MUSIC
HEAR FIRST SINGLE ‘LA MUSIQUE’ (FEAT. ARESKI BELKACEM) HERE
Fresh from the triumphant release of ‘De Pelicula‘, their collaborative album with legendary French DJ and producer Laurent Garnier, and a sold-out show at London’s Scala, The Limiñanas have announced their first-ever best-of album, covering the span of their 13-year career. The quintessentially French psychedelic duo will release ‘Electrified’ (Best of 2009-2022) on 26th August via Because Music.
The first extract from the album is brand new track ‘La Musique‘, featuring their trademark pulsating beat as the backdrop for a spoken word anthem reminiscent of Serge Gainsbourg. For the song, they are joined by multi-instrumentalist and Brigitte Fontaine‘s longtime producer Areski Belkacem.
LISTEN TO ‘LA MUSIQUE’ (FEAT. ARESKI BELKACEM’ HERE
Since 2009, the garage-psychedelic French duo The Limiñanas has been straddling the boundaries between psychedelia, shoegaze, garage & French yé-yé. In this time, they have released 7 critically-acclaimed studio albums, 2 rare-tracks compilations, many EPs, a number of original soundtracks and various collaborations, including 2019’s ‘Diabolique’ by L’Epee, a collaboration with The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s Anton Newcombe and Emmanuelle Seigner.
More than a traditional best-of, ‘Electrified’ includes 12 exclusive bonus tracks, a mixture of new songs and rare songs written under their previous moniker Les Bellas. It also includes 23 of their classic songs, featuring the likes of Peter HookAnton Newcombe and French pioneers Laurent GarnierEtienne Daho and Pascal Comelade. The album will also feature liner notes written by Iggy PopPeter Hook and Keith Streng (The Fleshtones). ‘Electrified’ will be released on double CD, double vinyl, limited-edition triple orange vinyl and digital.
ELECTRIFIED TRACKLISTING
1. Migas 2000                                                                                                       1. Shadow People
2. I’m Dead                                                                                                            2. Dimanche (feat. Bertrand Belin)
3. Je ne suis pas très drogue                                                                                3. One Blood Circle Circle  (feat. Etienne Daho)
4. Down Underground                                                                                           4. Calentita
5. Je suis une Gogo Girl                                                                                        5. Saul (feat. Laurent Garnier)
6. La fille de la ligne 15                                                                                          6. Hey I’m Going Down *
7. Je m’en vais                                                                                                       7. She’s on My Track *
8. Salvation                                                                                                            8. A Dream That Slips *
9. Votre côté yeye m’emmerde                                                                              9. Electrified *
10. Cold Was the Ground                                                                                      10. You Got My Soul *
11. My Black Sabbath                                                                                            11. Drown *
12. Carnival of Souls (feat. Pascal Comelade)
                                                                                                                                12. Belladelic *
13. El Beach                                                                                                           13. USA Motorbike (feat. David Menke) *
14. Prisunic                                                                                                             14. La musique (feat. Areski Belkacem) *
15. Dahlia rouge                                                                                                     15. Les Hommes et les ombres *
16. Garden of Love (feat. Peter Hook)                                                                   16. Domino (feat. Golden Bug) *
17. Istanbul Is Sleepy (feat. Anton Newcombe)                                                     17. Pulsing (feat. David Menke) *
* Only available on CD and Triple Vinyl
Having recently played their biggest London headline show to date, The Limiñanas will be performings across Europe throughout the summer. Full dates are listed below.
Thurs, June 30 – SCIONZIER, FR, Festival Musiques en Stock
Fri, July 8 – PERNES-LES-FONTAINES, FR, RhinoféRock Festival
Fri, July 22 – MÈZE, FR, Festival de Thau
Fri, July 29 – GIGNAC, FR, Festival Ecaussystème
Sat, July 30 – LUXEY, FR, Festival Musicalarue
Fri, August 5 – CROZON, FR, Festival du Bout du Monde
Sat, August 6  –  MALESTROIT, FR, Festival Au Pont du Rock
Sun, August 7 – BRAINE-LE-COMTE, BE, Ronquières Festival
Fri, August 19 – ST MALO, FR, Festival la Route du Rock
Sat, August 20 – GUERET, FR, Festival Check In Party
Thurs, August 25 – LA TOUR DE PEILZ, CH, Nox Orae Festival
Fri, August 26 –  PARIS, FR, Rock en Seine
Fri, October 28 –  LA ROCHE SUR YON, FR, Quai M
PRE-ORDER ‘ELECTRIFIED’ HERE
Photo Credit: Titouan Massé