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Jul 16, 2024 By Marina Malin Photography by Tom Mitchell

In anticipation for Los Bitchos’ forthcoming album, Talkie Talkie, they have shared two new singles: “Kiki, You Complete Me” and “1K,” both via music videos. Talkie Talkie is due out August 30 via City Slang. Check out “Kiki, You Complete Me” and “1K” below. Also below, find the band’s upcoming tour dates.

Talkie Talkie includes the band’s previous single, “Don’t Change” and “La Bomba,” a Turkish psych-rock track. The London-based instrumental four-piece is made up of Australian and Turkish lead guitarist Serra Petale, Uruguayan synth and keytar player Agustina Ruiz, Swedish bassist Josefine Jonsson, and British drummer Nic Crawshaw. Their last album release was their 2022 debut, Let the Festivities Begin!.

The band has this to say about “Kiki, You Complete Me” in a press release: “This track feels like the opening sequence of a comic book series. The tom sounds we went for are outrageous, like the ‘pows’ and ‘thwacks’ of a comic strip punctuating the music… think Batman meets Bitchos! Towards the end of the song we extended this chuggy, tension building section and brought out a guitar solo before ending on the comic/video game theme vibe refrain.

“We’ve leaned into the 16 bit video game aesthetic for the video. Serra has always dreamed of writing music for video games. We’ve started playing this song live at festivals this year and it’s definitely one of the songs we’re all most enjoying playing.”

About “1K,” the band shares: “This is a really shimmery, summer tune. There’s even a can of drink being opened at some point, you can feel the heat and carefree vibes. I imagine a gathering with friends, maybe a BBQ, some drinks, people popping by. The drums are quite stripped back for this track, more percussion led.”

Los Bitchos Tour Dates:

UK / Europe:

07.27.24: Deershed, Yorkshire, UK

08.02.24: Prestoso, Xedre, ES

08.11.24: Boardmasters, Newquay, UK

08.15.24: Parades De Coura, Parades, PT

08.17.24: Langs Akerselva, Oslo, NO

08.31.24: Nox Orae, La Tour de Peliz, CH

09.03.24: Rough Trade East in-store, London, UK

09.04.24: Rough Trade in-store, Liverpool, UK

09.14.24: Plissken Festival, Athens, GR

09.15.24: Poplar, Trento, IT

North America:

09.22.24: Washington, DC - Black Cat

09.23.24: Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts

09.26.24: New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom

09.27.24: Montreal, QC - Pop Montreal Festival (at MDP sur De Gaspé w/ The Fleshtones)

09.29.24: Toronto, ON - Great Hall

10.01.24: Seattle, WA - Crocodile

10.03.24: Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom

UK / Europe:

10.19.24: Future Days Festival, Birmingham, UK

10.20.24: Button Factory, Dublin, IE

10.22.24: The Grove, Newcastle, UK

10.23.24: Summerhall, Edinburgh, UK

10.24.24: QMU, Glasgow, UK

10.25.24: Irish Centre, Leeds, UK

10.26.24: O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK

10.28.24: Junction 2, Cambridge, UK

10.29.24: The 1865, Southampton, UK

10.30.24: SWX, Bristol, UK

11.01.24: Concorde 2, Brighton, UK

11.02.24: Lido, Margate, UK

11.07.24: O2 Forum, London, UK

11.12.24: La Cigale, Paris, FR

11.13.24: Stereolux, Nantes, FR

11.14.24: Epicerie Moderne, Lyon, FR

11.15.24: Locomotiv, Bologna, IT

11.16.24: Mascotte, Zurich, CH

11.18.24: Strom, Munich, DE

11.19.24: Wuk, Vienna, AT

11.21.24: Palac Akropolis, Prague, CZ

11.22.24: Festsaal, Berlin, DE

11.23.24: Niebo, Warsaw, PL

11.25.24: Knust, Hamburg, DE

11.27.24: Debaser, Stockholm, SE

11.28.24: Cosmopolite, Oslo, NO

11.29.24: Pustervik, Gothenburg, SE

11.30.24: Small Vega, Copenhagen, DK

12.02.24: Burgerweeshuis, Deventer, NL

12.03.24: Gebaude 9, Cologne, DE

12.04.24: AB Box, Brussels, BE

12.06.24: Paradiso, Amsterdam, NL

12.07.24: Aeronef, Lille, FR

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