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Desire drop your new favorite summer anthem – “Summer Skin.”

For two decades, Desire have been making music for romantics. Created by Megan Louise and Johnny Jewel, the Montreal group emerged from the shadows of underground synth-pop to build a world entirely their own — where beauty lingers, heartbreak glows, and every song feels like the beginning of a love story.

Later this year, Desire return with Physical, their fourth studio album. Led by the euphoric first single “Summer Skin,” out today via Italians Do It Better Physical is a record about attraction, freedom, pleasure, movement, and being completely present while life is happening.

Windows down.

A favorite song playing at exactly the right moment.

The feeling that summer might never end.

“Summer Skin” opens with the sound of light from our nearest star dancing across the water. Yesterday is here to stay…That cyclical motif echoes the past lives we all carry with us, but each day is new & anything is possible. Summer brings us a recurring romantic optimism. Let’s celebrate & live in the moment. If the world feels like it’s ending…Turn the radio on & dance. Drip Drip…” – Johnny Jewel“Summer Skin” on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43bfGZEfKTo

Written between continents, airports, hotel rooms, backstage corridors, and late nights at home, Physical captures the moments we spend our lives chasing — and the memories we carry long after they’re gone.

Since “Under Your Spell” became one of the defining musical moments of Drive, Desire have quietly become one of modern synth-pop’s most beloved cult acts, soundtracking fashion runways, bedrooms, films, dance floors, and late-night drives across the globe.

Desire return with their most immediate and intimate work to date.

“Physical is about falling in love with life again. The people around you, the music you’re listening to, the sunlight on your skin, the moments you wish could last forever.” — Desire

Desire are also set to tour Europe later this year with all dates listed below.

Tour dates:
15 Nov — Prague — Bike Jesus
17 Nov — Copenhagen — Hotel Cecil
18 Nov — Berlin — Frannz Club
20 Nov — Groningen — Simplon Poppodium
21 Nov — Rotterdam — Rotown
23 Nov — Brussels — Beursschouwburg
24 Nov — Lille — La Grand Mix
25 Nov — London — Colour Factory
27 Nov — Manchester — White Hotel
28 Nov — Glasgow — Stereo
30 Nov — Paris — Petit Bain
01 Dec — Grenoble — L’Ampérage
02 Dec — Bern — Dachstock
04 Dec — Ravenna — Bronson
05 Dec — Rome — Monk
08 Dec — Zagreb — Mochvara
09 Dec — Belgrade — Zappa Baza

Tickets: https://lnkfi.re/desirelive

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Desire brings you to the dance floor with her new single – “The Judge.”

Desire announces new album Games People Play, an eclectic labyrinth of love, power, & deception where every move counts, out March 21st via Italians Do It Better and today is sharing new single “The Judge” alongside a video directed by Kirill Nong.

Games People Play unfolds like a game of chess—Desire as the queen, fate as the dealer, & love as the ultimate wager. Set against Johnny Jewel’s signature cinematic curtain, the record guides players through a shadowy dance floor where strategy & surrender blur. In this world of passion, the line between predator & prey is razor-thin, & every lover is a contender on heartbreak’s edge. Checkmate is inevitable—but who will make the final move?

“In the age of omnipresent surveillance…Machines track our every move while friends stalk our every groove. Take matters into your own hands…be the judge & jury of your own timeline. Life is too short, so forget the lurkers & love the jerkers. Time is running out & court is now adjourned.” – Desire on “The Judge”

“The Judge” on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8n0rBUEejE

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Desire takes you to the “Darkside” on their new single.

Today Desire is sharing new single “Darkside” alongside the announcement of new album Games People Play, which will come out later this year via Italians Do It Better. This will be Desire’s third studio album following Escape (2022) & self titled Desire (2009).

“Darkside” is the new slow burning single from Desire. It’s nocturnal synthwave in their classic cinema sound. Megan Louise’s voice levitates over heavy 808 drums pivoting between sultry Dream Pop & spoken word. Our heroine serenades us while the impressionistic haze of Johnny Jewel’s production casts it’s spell. It feels like the opening titles to a Neo-noire film…Games People Play.

“The song is about the invisible line we draw between our outer reality & our inner world. The darkside is a meatphor for the unmasked internal space that we rarely share with strangers. A secret realm that never sees the light of day. On the endless hunt for love, we crave a deeper connection that can only come with truth. The mirror sees you…on the darkside. Crash into the starlight.” – Desire

“Darkside” on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdJ_bEvpfq4
“Darkside” on other streaming services: https://idib.ffm.to/darkside

Desire are embarking on a co-healine tour with Johnny Jewel with upcoming shows in San Francisco, Dublin, Paris, Manchester & Vancouver. In addition to this, Desire will also play Primavera Festival on May 29th and NYC Knowdown Centre on May 31st for a special performance, which will also see Johnny Jewel, Black Marble, Orion, Farah, Joon, Mothermary take the stage.

Tour dates:

Mar 22 – SAN FRANCISCO DNA Lounge (Tickets)
May 21 – DUBLIN The Button Factory (Tickets)
May 23 – PARIS Le Trabendo (Tickets)
May 24 – MANCHESTER YES (The Pink Room) (Tickets)
May 29 – BARCELONA Primavera In The City
May 31 – NYC Knockdown Center (w/ Johnny Jewel, Black Marble, Orion, Farah, Joon & Mothermary) (Tickets)
Jun 28 – VANCOUVER Rickshaw Theater

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Desire covers Frankie Goes to Hollywood for Johnny Jewel’s “Holly” soundtrack.

After recently announcing new album Holly (OST) is out Oct 13th via Italians Do It Better,Johnny Jewel is sharing the second track from the score with Desire’s new single “The Power Of Love“, a beautiful Frankie Goes To Hollywood cover. Johnny Jewel created the the original motion picture soundtrack for the highly anticipated Fien Troch-directed new film Holly, his tenth solo album of experimental film music, following on from critically acclaimed works Windswept, Digital Rain, Home (OST), & Lost River (OST). Johnny Jewel is also set to embark on a special live tour throughout Europe in October and November, performing 60 minutes of cinematic bliss from his music for films.

Nominated for the Venice Film Festival and opening the Ghent Film Festival, Holly follows the story of a 15-year-old girl who calls her school to say she is staying home for the day. Soon after, a fire breaks out at the school, killing several students. With everyone touched by the tragedy, the community comes together, trying to heal. Anna, a teacher, intrigued by Holly and her strange premonition, invites her to join the volunteering group she runs. Holly’s presence seems to bring peace of mind, warmth, and hope to those she encounters. But soon, people begin to seek out Holly and her cathartic energy, demanding more and more from the young girl.

On the new single, Holly film director Fien Troch offered “I knew ‘The Power Of Love’ had to become part of Holly’s universe. We just needed to unlock the right door to enter the same space as the rest of Johnny’s music. While discussing the film, it became so clear to me that the voice had to be female. A strong & tender one, full of love. Desire is all of that to me. Desire became Holly’s voice.”

Johnny Jewel added “In the first version of the film I watched, Fien presented this idea to close with a Frankie Goes To Hollywood song. There is no other pop music in the entire film, so going out over end credits with a baroque ballad is a daring tonal shift. All the musical tension that precedes this moment makes the release all the more effective. While we were brainstorming on the texture of the score, Fien wondered what it would sound like to have Megan sing it. We worked on it privately in our studio, then I brought a rough version with me to show Fien in Amsterdam where we were mixing the film. The moment she finally saw it on screen for the first time was pure magic. It’s a true testament to her vision as a director to be able to merge those two very different worlds in her imagination.”

“The Power Of Love” on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWVAkTLOUUfN3DBOX7bTIzA
“The Power Of Love” on other streaming services: https://idib.ffm.to/poweroflove
Pre-save album: https://idib.ffm.to/hollysoundtrack

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