The Streets announce new album and feature film 'The Darker The Shadow, The Brighter The Light'
Mike Skinner announces the first full length The Streets album since 'Computers and Blues' in 2011.
Set for release October 20, the new record is being accompanied by Skinner’s debut feature film of the same name, 'The Darker The Shadow, The Brighter The Light'.
Filled with Skinner’s trademark lyrical wizardry and beats honed over a decade of building his other career as a club DJ, the forthcoming album also doubles up as the soundtrack and narration for the film.
"It has been seven long years working on this film and album," says Skinner. "It’s something I’ve always wanted to do and after dipping my toe in with some shorts and music videos, I felt I was ready. I tried to go the traditional route for a bit, but it’s always served me better to follow my instincts and just get on with it myself, so I've directed it, acted in it, edited, sound mixed, funded, produced it all as well as written it.
"The album doesn’t exist without it," he adds. "Ultimately it’s all the fruits of a decade on the DJ circuit, watching people in clubs and back rooms, testing out beats and bass lines to see what connected - and putting it all together into 'The Darker The Shadow The Brighter The Light'.”
So far, the film has been described as a "tripped out noir murder mystery based in Londons’ clubland". Skinner has written, directed, shot, edited, scored, funded, and even created his own special effects on the film, shooting at a number of different locations in 2022 across the UK.
In celebration of the upcoming album, The Streets share a first taste from the record, 'Troubled Waters'.
Stream the new single below:
