2x GRAMMY® Award–nominated electronic artist Tycho continues his new era with today’s premiere of the deeply personal new single, “Small Sanctuary,” available now via Ninja Tune/Mom + Pop Music. An official visualizer premieres today on YouTube.
“Small Sanctuary,” which had its premiere at this year’s Burning Man during mastermind Scott Hansen’s traditional sunrise set, finds Hansen fully at the helm, composing, producing, performing, and creating original artwork. The song also sees Hansen once again collaborating with Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor, who mixed the track and assisted with additional production, further honing a working relationship begun with the recently released “Time To Run,” available now via Ninja Tune/Mom + Pop Music.
“Innocent and unburdened by the trappings of modern life, children are a pure expression of the human condition,” says Scott Hansen. “To watch them grow and learn is to witness a sanctuary for the human spirit. I wrote this song for my daughter who brings me limitless joy and inspiration. The artwork represents the menagerie of experiences and ideas that form our selfhood. From early life to adulthood, we collect these things in our memory and they come to define us.”
LISTEN TO “SMALL SANCTUARY”
WATCH “SMALL SANCTUARY” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO/VISUALIZER
As noted, “Small Sanctuary” marks the latest single from Tycho following this summer’s premiere of the funky “Time To Run,” joined by a narrative-driven music video capturing Hansen’s experiences with the meditative power of music while cross-country running, directed by Patrick Elmore and streaming now at YouTube. Powered by glowing pops of synth, a jagged guitar motif (courtesy of longtime Tycho guitarist Zac Brown), and vivid, energetic beats, the track – which represents the first new Tycho music in two years – sees Hansen returning to his signature instrumental approach following a series of vocal experiments including 2019’s GRAMMY® Award-nominated sixth album, WEATHER.
LISTEN TO “TIME TO RUN”
WATCH “TIME TO RUN” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
“Time To Run” – which heralds a much-anticipated new project from Tycho – was met by critical applause from such outlets as Billboard, which named the track to its “Friday Dance Music Guide: The Week’s Best New Tracks,” writing, “The venerable Tycho drops his first track of the year via the chipper, punchy ‘Time To Run.’ Taking influence from the producer born Scott Hansen’s real-life love of running – and coming with a sweet and simple running-centric video – the song layers a looped guitar riff and drums with effervescent and quintessentially Tycho electronic elements, building to a quick clip with a smart, bright mood.” “Tycho’s given us a reason to get off our asses and go for a run,” raved EDM.com. “Full of fun guitar riffs from band member Zac Brown, the tune is organic and bright, with flutters of keys sprinkled beneath a groovy bassline.” “‘Time To Run’ has a full band approach,” wrote CLASH, “broadening Tycho’s creativity while remaining true to his core values.”
