Rising musical maverick Master Peace continues to make his presence felt in the world of pop this week, with the release of his latest single ‘Start You Up’ – a storming, retro inspired dance anthem that sees the singer ponder the possibility of reigniting a relationship with a former flame.
Produced by Matt Schwartz (KSI, Kylie Minogue, Yungblud), the spirited track recently premiered as Hottest Track in the World on BBC Radio 1, and serves as the latest offering from Peace’s highly anticipated debut album ‘How To Make A Master Peace’ which is set to drop March 1st 2024 via PMR.
“I wrote ‘Start You Up’ and it instantly became one of my favourite records from the album,” the Surrey native says of the single via a press release. “It has that Friendly Fires, Scissor Sisters energy with the swag of Kele Okereke! The song is about reigniting an old flame or an old relationship and trying to make it work even though you have your concerns. I wanted to give indie sleaze!”
Watch the official music video for ‘Start You Up’ below:
As an artist on a mission to shake up the UK independent music landscape, 2024 looks set to be an EPIC year for Master Peace!
Along with the release of his debut album this spring, the ‘GET NAUGHTY!’ star will also embark upon his own headline tour in support of the project in March.
Check out the full list of dates below:
MASTER PEACE HEADLINE TOUR 2024
March 1 – Rough Trade East In-Storez
March 2 – Rough Trade Nottingham In-Storez
March 3 – Rough Trade Bristol In-Storez
March 4 – Resident Brighton In-Storez
March 5 – Banquet London In-Storez
March 12 – Dublin, Ireland – Workmansz
March 14 – Manchester, UK – Night + Dayz
March 15 – Leeds, UK – Headrow Housez
March 16 – Glasgow, UK – Broadcastz
March 19 – London, UK – Scalaz
March 20 – Birmingham, UK – Hare & Hounds
Speaking about the album in more depth, Master Peace says, “My debut album, ‘How To Make A Master Peace’, is definitely the most alternative body of work I’ve created to date. I wanted to create a record people wouldn’t expect from me.”
“From a musical standpoint, I drew influences from Indie Sleaze and Indie Dance acts such as Friendly Fires, Justice, LCD Soundsystem and early Calvin Harris. But beyond this, I also found inspiration in the soundtracks to some of my favourite shows: Skins, Misfits, and even Waterloo Road. All of these shows touch on adolescence, love, regret, friendship, culture and character building; which also happen to be the main themes of the album. Even though I’ve nodded to these topics before, I’ve never approached them in such depth and with so much vulnerability.”
“For this project, I wanted to create a soundscape to soundtrack nightlife and partying – for me, these can be youthful yet transformational spaces. In terms of my creative process, I didn’t use any old demos on the project – I started each track from scratch.”
‘Start You Up’ is available to download / stream now via PMR.