Ela Minus has shared her new euphoric single ‘BROKEN’ and announced the forthcoming album ‘DIA’.
‘BROKEN’ opens with atmospheric synthesisers which progress into an upbeat electronic dance beat during the chorus. “I’ve been a fool / acting all cool / and now I’m broken”, Minus sings.
Speaking about the track in a press release, the musician shared: “I started writing this thinking I was perfectly fine and finished writing knowing I was not.” Co-directed by Minus and Losmose, the song’s accompanying video features Minus sporting a long grey skirt and matching jumper while standing in front of a giant screen in the middle of a white room.
‘BROKEN’ is the second single to be released from her upcoming second album ‘DIA’ following its recently released lead single ‘COMBAT’.
As per a press release, the musician’s second LP is promised to be a “rarified feat in electronic music, where cutting-edge production and space-shuddering sonics meet a burgeoning singer-songwriter’s real sense of self-reflection and private reckoning.”
‘DIA’ has been described as “both introspective and expansive, the wide sweep of its songs revealing more of Ela as person and producer than ever before.” The record is set for release on January 17 via Domino and available for pre-order / pre-save here.
“‘ABRIR MONTE’ is a phrase commonly used where I’m from, referring to the act of opening paths through dense foliage. I’ve always loved the poetry of it. That is what making this record felt like, opening new paths inward and outward, continuing to delve further through unexplored territory,” Minus explained.
The ‘DIA’ tracklist is:
1. ‘ABRIR MONTE’
2. ‘BROKEN’
3. ‘IDOLS’
4. ‘IDK’
5. ‘QQQQ’
6. ‘I WANT TO BE BETTER’
7. ‘ONWARDS’
8. ‘AND’
9. ‘UPWARDS’
10. ‘COMBAT’
In support of ‘DIA’, Ela will be joining Caribou on their 2025 EU/UK tour, and will support Floating Points at the annual ADE Amsterdam Dance Event at the iconic Melkweg venue. Check out a full list of tour dates below and visit here to purchase tickets.
Ela Minus 2024/2025 live dates are:
OCTOBER
16 – Amsterdam, NL, Melkweg (ADE) ^
19 – Paris, FR, From Our Minds / FVTVR (Art Basel) – DJ set
DECEMBER
14 – Berlin, DE, Silent Green (OPIA)
FEBRUARY 2025
3 – Paris, FR, Zenith *
4 – Luxembourg, LX, Rockhal *
5 – Utrecht, NL, Tivoli *
6 – London, UK, Roundhouse *
7 – London, UK, Roundhouse *
8 – London, UK, Roundhouse *
9 – Leeds, UK, O2 Academy *
10 – Bristol, UK, Bristol Beacon *
11 – Brussels, BE, Ancienne Belgique *
12 – Brussels, BE, Ancienne Belgique *
14 – Berlin, DE, Velodrom *
MARCH
30 – Bogotá, Colombia @ Estéreo Picnic
* = supporting Caribou
^ = supporting Floating Points
Minus’ last release was 2020’s ‘Acts of Rebellion’. In a four-star review, NME shared: “Her music-with-a-mission bangers is particularly timeless, but as Ela put it to NME back in April: ‘There’s so much shit happening in the world and we all need to act on it’. This debut harnesses the spirit and will to overcome forcefully and with inclusivity.”
