Above & Beyond are set to make their long-awaited return with their fifth studio album, Bigger Than All Of Us, their first in seven years.
The influential trance trio comprising Jono Grant, Paavo Siljamäki and Tony McGuinness will release the album’s first single, “Quicksand (Don’t Go)” on March 21st. The track marks a return to the group’s roots and is being touted as “the comeback of Above & Beyond,” according to a press release shared with EDM.com.
During their time away from collective album projects, the members pursued individual creative endeavors. Grant collaborated with Darren Tate on the synthwave project JODA, Siljamäki released his stunning Deeper Tales album under his P.O.S. alias and McGuinness produced an album of his own, Salt.
Luke Dyson
“Quicksand (Don’t Go)” debuted during Above & Beyond’s sold-out Group Therapy 600 broadcast in Mexico last October. The record reunites them with longtime collaborator Zoë Johnston, who has been working with the band for 22 years as the voice behind a slew of their most prized anthems, like “Love Is Not Enough” and “We’re All We Need.”
“It’s classic Zoë Johnston,” the band stated. “A song with her vocals is a very reassuring thing for our audience. It says: Above & Beyond are back, in a very recognizable form.”
The new single is one of a number of collaborations promised for Bigger Than All Of Us. Above & Beyond teased that the album will feature both familiar collaborators and “new storytellers.”
“This album is us appreciating how amazing this thing we have is,” the group said in a joint statement. “The realization of how lucky we are that we get to be part of something like this for 25 years, and to have built a community that cares for each other in the way it does. It’s not about any of us individually. When we all work together to make something happen, something bigger happens.”
Bigger Than All Of Us is scheduled to release July 18th via Above & Beyond’s record label, Anjunabeats. Fans can now pre-order vinyl, CD and limited merch bundles.
Follow Above & Beyond:
Instagram: instagram.com/aboveandbeyondX: x.com/aboveandbeyondTikTok: tiktok.com/@aboveandbeyondofficialFacebook: facebook.com/aboveandbeyondSpotify: spoti.fi/3fHhX1z
