Auckland’s LEISURE recently announced that their fifth LP since forming just over a decade ago will arrive on September 12 via Nettwerk Music Group. Welcome to the Mood will see the New Zealand sextet shift into a new lane of electro-pop shaped around the sound of their live shows after being inspired by their experience touring 2023’s LEISUREVISION. “Off the back of touring the last album, we had played more shows than ever and wanted to bring more of the live element into the process,” the collective explained upon the album’s announcement in June, “so we didn’t use drum breaks and loops as much as previous records and tracked live.”
With the release date still a few weeks off, LEISURE are prepping for the big day with a FLOOD FM takeover this week. Joining us for a new episode of “Hacked,” the group are spinning some favorite tracks from various peers within the global dance-music scene including Pachyman and Kokoroko, some deep cuts by fellow New Zealanders, and, of course, plenty of LEISURE tunes. Check out the episode every day this week (August 25 – 29) at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 5 p.m., and 10 p.m. only on FLOOD FM.
