Mura Masa releases new EP ‘Curve +1’
Platinum-selling, GRAMMY Award-winning artist Mura Masa releases his brand new EP, Curve+1, out now via his own label, Pond Recordings. The 4-track project includes previous singles ‘I’m Really Hot (For Myself)’ and ‘JUMP’, alongside two new tracks that continue his deep dive into the raw, physical energy of the club. Leading the release is the new single ‘Handsup’, which arrives with a video directed by long-time collaborators The Reids.
The ‘Handsup’ video captures the intimacy and connection of the dancefloor through a tactile lens, a blur of hands caught in fleeting moments at house parties: reaching, touching, pouring, holding. It’s less about the spectacle of the party, and more about the human closeness within it – the chaos and sweat that define those moments of shared rhythm.
Following the release of his acclaimed album Curve 1, Curve+1 expands on the same liberated spirit that has re-centred Mura Masa’s focus on functional, future-facing club music. Freed from the structures of major label expectations, Curve+1 finds him operating with complete creative control: crate-digging, sample-flipping, and bending the boundaries between the underground and the accessible. This is music designed for nights out and afters, made to be heard in the dark.
This new era of music has pulled Mura Masa into focus as one of this generation’s most influential figures. Aptly reflecting his rare standing at the heart of youth culture, Mura Masa recently co-wrote long standing collaborator PinkPantheress’ single ‘Turn It Up’, as well as creating a series of remixes for Troye Sivan’s ‘Honey’. From producing global hits like ‘Boy’s a liar Pt.2’ to seminal records like Shygirl’s Mercury-nominated Nymph, it’s a juncture that has also seen Mura Masa embark on a new chapter of his own. He has set up his label and a creative hub and arts space – The Pond – in Peckham as a base for emerging artists and likeminded creatives, which will launch officially next year. Across his three critically-acclaimed solo albums, Mura Masa has built an audience who will follow wherever his genre-defying work goes next; with 2 billion streams, headline festival sets around the world, and live shows ranging from Alexandra Palace to Warehouse Project. Curve+1 highlights the trailblazing young star’s recurring theme: to capture ‘that’ curvature in pop culture, to make it Mura Masa’s own, and to push things forward.
Fri Oct 24th – Nitsa Club, Barcelona, ES
Sat Oct 25th – Circolo Arci Bellezza, Milan, IT
Fri Oct 31st – Melkweg MAX, Amsterdam, NL
Sat Nov 1st – Centre Point, Dublin, IE
Fri Nov 7th – Festaal Kreuzberg, Berlin, DE
Sat Nov 8th – Progresja, Warsaw, Poland, PL
Fri Nov 14th – Roundhouse, London, UK
Tracklist:
1. JUMP
2. I’m Really Hot (for myself)
3. Losing (jam)
4. Handsup