Electroclash kids Ladytron are back and they have a synth legend on their side. The quartet who enjoyed cult status at the start of the century released The Animals, their first song in seven years in March, backed by a remix from Erasure’s Vince Clarke. “We have always wanted to work with Vince in some way, he’s obviously a legend in our sphere,” says Ladytron’s Daniel Hunt.
Vocalist Helen Marnie, who has released two solo albums since the band’s hiatus, added: “The Animals was the first new song we had and we immediately went into the studio with Jim Abbiss. He’s the producer who has really understood us the most.”