IMAGINARY LOVE

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The debut single from Avante Black, the project led by Ottilia Zimmerman Kjulsten, a 22 year-old Swedish native living in London, alongside fellow Swede Emil, Italian Gabs and British drummer Dean.

Produced in London by Luke Smith (Foals, Petite Noir, Depeche Mode), the release is Avante Black’s first since signing a global deal with [PIAS] electronic imprint Different Recordings (Anna Of The North, Claptone, Kllo).

DRUG MONEY

Drug Money (Anna Of The North Remix)

You say Love me like you've never seen me bored 
Can I get enough of you and still want more 
Now our place is driving me insane 
Every night away gets harder to explain 
 
We're damned if we don't 
We're damned if we keep trying 
 
Why clean it up 
We're gonna make a mess again 
We're gonna make what's hard so much harder 
Don't know why you're so bothered 
 
Why clean it up 
We're gonna make a mess again 
We're gonna make what's hard so much harder 
Don't know why you're so bothered 
 
You say love me like you've never seen me bored 
But I am not the person that you knew before 
2 years into 20 I need more 
I am not the person that you knew before 
 
we're damned if we don't oh no 
we're damned if we keep trying 
 
Why clean it up 
We're gonna make a mess again 
We're gonna make what's hard so much harder 
Don't know why you're So bothered 
 
Why clean it up 
We're gonna make a mess again 
We're gonna make what's hard so much harder 
Don't know why you're So bothered 
 
It doesn't matter if you try 
You can't make some things happen
if it's not there 
it's not there 
it's not there Not there 
 
Why clean it up 
We're gonna make a mess again 
We're gonna make what's hard so much harder 
Don't know why you still bothered, bothered 
 
 
Why clean it up 
We're gonna make a mess again   
We're gonna make what's hard so much harder 
Don't know why you still bothered

MAKE A MESS

ACID LOVE

Blackbirds

Let's Sway

Avante Black release ‘Blackbirds’, the follow-up to top 3 Hype Machine smash ‘Drug Money’, 'Make A Mess' and 'Acid Love'
 
Countering a pop landscape dominated by chillbangers, Avante Black’s dizzying, expansive alt-pop sound exists as a shift to something new.
 
With compelling lyrics that speak for her generation, Ottilia and the band exude an attitude that embodies both current discomfort and complacency. With unexpected and expansive melodies, the band’s screwy euphoria has hit home across international borders.
 
Previous releases saw Avante Black included in  '2017 Ones To Watch’ lists as well as racking up Huw Stephen’s BBC Radio 1 support, widespread acclaim across NYLON, The Line Of Best Fit, Wonderland, Popjustice, Idolator, Spindle Magazine and a Top 3 main chart position on Hype Machine. ‘Drug Money’ continued its trajectory with a remix by Scandi-pop favourites Anna Of The North and a trippy, kaleidoscopic video directed by Alden Volney (Jamie xx, Temples).
 
Singer-songwriter Ottiila grew up in the city Uppsala north of Stockholm. With Bob Dylan lyrics tattooed on her arm and an instinctive way with words, she wrote her first song at 15-years-old. Now living in London and applauded with songwriting references as varied as Tove Lo, Maggie Rogers and Lana Del Rey, Ottilia’s unfiltered soul and knack for song writing belies her 22-years. 
 
“Avante Black came out of nowhere to drop one of the best singles of 2016” - Idolator
 
“Avante Black will give you a trip” - NYLON
 
“Explosive…  we guarantee you’ll be pressing repeat.” - Wonderland Magazine

"The next break-through” -Spindle Magazine

“Wonderfully unashamed pop...  Ottilia Zimmerman Kjulsten’s vocals offer a welcome note of glistening Scandinavian roar.” - The Blue Walrus

“Beautiful vocals with scuzzy guitars… a dark guitar pop that will catch you instantly.” - Drunken Werewolf

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