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The anniversary release will feature updated cover artwork and a remastered version of her frequently sampled hit song ‘Hide And Seek’, which has been released ahead of the full record. The engineer of the original track, Simon Heyworth, has worked on the remastering of the album alongside Heap. The two spoke about the process and influences in a recent YouTube video.

After four studio albums, Heap’s last project was her 28-tracked 2014 album ‘Sparks’, an atmospheric elevation of electropop. Since then, she has worked on the soundtrack Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, and had her ‘Speak For Yourself’ lead single ‘Headlock’ go viral on TikTok.

The song re-entered the UK Top 40 charts in January this year– two decades after its original release. Fans used the track on TikTok to edit popular shows, such as the Netflix thriller series Squid Game.   

@sqrvfx I loved their dynamic!! wait for the drop! longer version of my previous edit! EVERYTHING IS FAKE ⚠ IT’S FAKE GUN$⚠ FAKE SCENES ⚠ FAKE EVERYTHING #squidgame #squidgame2 #edit #foryоu #headlock #001 #player #456 ♬ suono originale – aras

With her streaming revival, the artist then released a new EP ‘Off Cuts’ with her electronic pop duo group Frou Frou. The singer began producing music with fellow member Guy Sigsworth in 1996 with their only studio album released in 2002, ‘Details’. Their reunion couldn’t have come at a better time, and their hit single from the album, ‘A New Kind Of Love’, has reached over 200 million streams since its release in 2022. 

The song has also received a huge amount of remixes with its unique production style. The version mixed by Hoodtrap was a fan favourite, with over 2 million Spotify streams.

Heap has a few more exciting plans with her tech pop production, speaking in an interview with The Guardian on her vision to use an AI twin to streamline her music process. She says, “It’s about empowering the song to have the tools to go and collaborate, to go and make love with different people,”.

Catch Heap’s next exciting music venture and pre-order the album remaster on the artist’s official website.

Taking to Instagram to share the news, Heap captioned the post: “You asked and we listened. Aeroplane is now available everywhere. Completing the Frou Frou canon.” This is the first time fans have witnessed Heap and Sigsworth join forces since debuting the single ‘A New Kind Of Love (Demo)’ as a studio release in 2022 – a never-heard-before Frou Frou song dating back to the band’s productive years of the late nineties. 

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The rerelease of ‘Aeroplane’ follows Heap’s recent blowup on social media, particularly on TikTok, where her song ‘Headlock’ experienced a viral moment earlier this year, re-entering the UK Top 40 charts at #35 – 20 years after its release! The popular return of the track aligns with the song rights being restored to the British producer and musician after a vicennial licensing agreement with Sony. Heap expressed her enthusiasm for younger generations discovering her music in a recent statement: “So incredibly grateful to have this new energy coming into my life from new and old fans surrounding ‘Headlock’. Timing is immaculate, as after 20 years of this song being licensed to Sony as part of the ‘Speak for Yourself’ album, it’s just reverted back to me! Thank you Universe!” 

Forming a musical partnership in 1997, Frou Frou are a band that, although no longer active, preserve a legacy of being highly innovative and foundational in the world of electronic music. Most well-known for their 2004 recorded cover of Bonnie Tyler’s ‘Holding Out for a Hero’, the song was used in the credits of the animation film Shrek 2, representing an element of nostalgia for the generation who now resonate with Heap’s solo music endeavours. Although the duo only produced music for the relatively short years of 1997-2004, their only studio album to date, ‘Details’ (2002) remains much-loved by fans and musicians alike, debuting to positive reviews upon initial release. Heap and Sigsworth have also retained their musical rapport on stage, as well as the recording room: As recently as 2017, Sigsworth joined the ‘Hide And Seek’ singer for her Mycelia tour.

Listen to the rerelease of ‘Aeroplane’ now on all streaming platforms. 

During this difficult and strange time, all of us have to seek haven in the comfort of our own homes to protect ourselves from the outbreak of coronavirus that has taken thousands of lives. A wide range of artists and organisers in the music industry has collaborated to help everyone from the lockdown misery with numerous virtual shows.

This time, iconic music venue Royal Albert Hall has come to save us from such stay-at-home humdrum with special online gigs called Royal Albert Home. The event has invited musicians across the genres to perform at their own houses for fans, with the likes of Jack Garratt, KT Tunstall, Rufus Wainwright, Ashley Henry, and many more.

The Royal Albert Home event is available to watch for free via the official site. However, the audience can donate to help the hall secure its finance during the lockdown.

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JUST ANNOUNCED: We are excited to confirm the next wave of artists taking part in #RoyalAlbertHome – our programme of exclusive sessions by the world’s most talented artists, streaming from their homes to yours Set reminders at the link in our stories

โพสต์ที่แชร์โดย Royal Albert Home (@royalalberthall) เมื่อ เม.ย. 17, 2020 เวลา 7:43am PDT

Imogen Heap, a respected musician, singer/songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, is the latest artist set to perform for the charity event. She is renowned for UK smash hits “Just for Now” and “Goodnight and Go” from 2005’s ‘Speak for Yourself‘. Her latest studio album is ‘Sparks‘ released back in 2014.

Apart from her own solo projects, Heap is also known for her collaboration with mainstream pop star Taylor Swift for the track, “Clean“, from her blockbuster record ‘1989‘ and Canadian electronic producer deadmau5 for the track, “Telemiscommunications“, from ‘Album Title Goes Here‘. She also composed music for the long-standing West End play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

For her performance at Royal Albert Home, the 42-year-old legend asks fans to curate a setlist through the hall’s website. Now, the vote is closed, but check out the performance this Friday to see which songs she will play! 

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So happy to be a part of the #RoyalAlbertHome series – May 29th. Have had many happy concert experiences at @royalalberthall . This is a piano/vocal pre-recorded set, you can vote for your fave 6 songs here http://imogenheap.com/royalalberthome/ (link in story)

โพสต์ที่แชร์โดย Imogen Heap (@imogenheap) เมื่อ เม.ย. 28, 2020 เวลา 10:23am PDT