Pom Poko announce new album ‘Champion’ and share spritely title track

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Pom Poko have announced details of a new album titled ‘Champion’, and shared the intriguing new title track. Check it out below.Announced today (April 18), the new album will mark the Norwegian four-piece and NME 100 alumni’s third studio album, following on from their blistering debut ‘Birthday’ in 2019, and 2021’s critically acclaimed sophomore album ‘Cheater’.Set for release on August 16 via Bella Union, the LP is set to see vocalist/lyricist Ragnhild Fangel Jamtveit, bassist Jonas Krøvel, guitarist Martin Miguel Almagro Tonne, and drummer Ola Djupvik reach new heights, as they learn from their time in the industry so far and push their sound in new directions.“It feels like we’re maturing and growing up together,” explained Jamtveit. “By the time this album comes out, we’ll have been a band for eight years.

It’s like we’re evolving. When you’re not grinding with the band all the time, you gain an appreciation for what you’ve built.

It’s like a very weird and really lovely little gang to hang out in. I almost feel like we’re superheroes—it’s like being a part of Powerpuff Girls.”To celebrate the album announcement, the band have also dropped the lead single ‘Champion’ – which sees them take a more stripped-back, chirpy approach than we’re used to.

Check it out below.“One of our collective favourite tracks from the album, so it was very fitting it became the title track,” the band explained of the lead single. “I feel we trusted our songwriting a lot more in this album process, and this song feels like a step towards letting the songwriting speak for itself.“Our mixer Ali Chant asked if ‘Champion’ is the name of the car in the song, and we kind of like that thought.