The 1975’s George Daniel shares debut solo single, ‘Screen Cleaner’
nme.comThe 1975 drummer George Daniel has shared his debut solo single – listen to ‘Screen Cleaner’ below.The musician, producer and DJ released the glitchy dance track yesterday (August 1) on dh2 – the electronic imprint he spearheads via The 1975’s label, Dirty Hit.Daniel’s debut song boasts chopped-up vocal samples, hi-hats and synths across its three-minute-30-second duration.
The single was co-written by Tove Lo and Tim Nelson, the latter of whom also co-produced ‘Screen Cleaner’ under his TimFromTheHouse moniker.Tune in here:A post shared by George daniel (@bedforddanes75)Daniel recently earned co-writing and production credits on his fiancé Charli XCX‘s new album, ‘Brat’.
He is credited on ‘Club Classics’ – where Charli sings “I wanna dance with George” – and the viral hit ‘Apple’.Reacting to ‘Screen Cleaner’ on Instagram, Charli wrote in Daniel’s comments section: “Sexy, hot, 1 of a kind, legendary, talented, tall.”He has been previewing his new material throughout the summer, including appearances with Charli at Glastonbury 2024, Boiler Room New York, Ibiza’s Amnesia and The Floor with Jamie xx at Venue MOT in London.The ’75 drummer co-produced The Japanese House‘s 2019 debut album ‘Good At Falling’ and its 2023 follow-up ‘In The End It Always Does’.
Additionally, he has worked with the likes of Caroline Polachek, Beabadoobee and No Rome.A launch party for dh2 took place in London last month, with performances from Daniel, Kelly Lee Owens, Oscar Farrell and TimFromTheHouse.
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