ODESZA Unveil New Single “Behind the Sun” From Upcoming Album ‘The Last Goodbye’

After teasing Coachella audiences with a taste of their new single “Behind the Sun”, electronic trailblazers ODESZA have officially made the song available to the rest of the world. Their fourth single from their upcoming album The Last Goodbye, out July 22nd, “Behind The Sun” is an otherworldly offering that takes listeners on a journey.

A pulsating synthesizer and crescendoing percussion sample lead the song forward, accompanied by a stunning vocal sample from Iranian singer Simin Ghanem’s “Seeb”.

Of the song, ODESZA said: “While digging through old records we came across a song by the legendary Iranian singer, Simin Ghanem. It was such a beautifully haunting vocal that we couldn’t really get it out of our heads. Slowly we started to build these symphonic elements around her and piece by piece it started to become this big anthemic track. We wanted to incorporated pieces of live drumming in a new way and ended up running various snare drum elements through a resonator and modulating them to each hit. Overall we really love how this song came together, bringing the past into the present is something we find really exciting and inspiring.”

According to a press release, the upcoming album is set to be the duo’s most ambitious album to date. A project rife with brightness and emotion, nostalgic yet rooted in the present, it serves as a sweeping sonic experience that speaks to themes of connection, reminiscence, and the impact we impart on one another.

On the forthcoming “The Last Goodbye” live tour, ODESZA will return with an all-new set and visuals on their biggest headlining yet, an amphitheater run featuring special guests Sylvan Esso, as well as a rotation of support from the likes of San Holo, Elderbrook, Ben Böhmer (Live) and Foreign Family Collective acts: ford., Gilligan Moss, & NASAYA. Full dates and support notation below.

Check out “Behind the Sun” here, and discover more amazing electronic releases on the Fresh Electronic Finds playlist.

Tour dates:

Fri, July 29 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena * >  SOLD OUT

Sat, July 30 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena * > SOLD OUT

Sun, July 31 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena * >  SOLD OUT

Wed, August 17 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion * ^ ~

Fri, August 19 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater * ^ ~ SOLD OUT

Sat, August 20 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion * ^ ~ SOLD OUT

Sun, August 21 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion * ^ ~ 

Tue, August 23 – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheater * + ~  SOLD OUT

Thu, August 25 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion * + ~ SOLD OUT

Fri, August 26 – New York, NY – Forest Hills Stadium * ^ ~   SOLD OUT

Sat, August 27 – New York, NY – Forest Hills Stadium * ^ ~  SOLD OUT

Tue, August 30 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann * ^ ~

Thu, September 1 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage * # ~ 

Fri, September 2 – Montreal, QC – Parc Jean-Drapeau * # ~

Sat, September 3 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion * # ~ SOLD OUT

Sun, September 4 – Boston, MA – Xfinity Center * # ~

Wed, September 7 – Cincinnati, OH – The ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park * # = SOLD OUT

Thu, September 8 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre * # =SOLD OUT

Fri, September 9 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion * # = SOLD OUT

Sat, September 10 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion * # = SOLD OUT

Mon, September 12 – Minneapolis, MN – Armory # = SOLD OUT

Tue, September 13 – Minneapolis, MN – Armory # = SOLD OUT

Wed, September 14 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre * # =

Fri, September 16 – Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre * # = SOLD OUT

Sat, September 17 – Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre * # = SOLD OUT

Tue, September 20 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre * # =

Thu, September 22 – Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater * # =

Fri, September 23 – Vancouver, BC – PNE Amp * # = SOLD OUT

Sat, September 24 – Vancouver, BC – PNE Amp * # = SOLD OUT

Mon, September 26 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater * # = SOLD OUT

Tue, September 27 – Boise, ID – Fort Idaho Center Amphitheater * # =

Thu, September 29 – Sacramento, CA – Heart Health Park * # =

Fri, September 30 – San Francisco, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre * # = SOLD OUT

Sat, October 1 – San Francisco, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre * # = SOLD OUT

Support Key

* Sylvan Esso

^ San Holo

# Elderbrook

+ Ben Böhmer (Live)

> ford.

~ Gilligan Moss

= NASAYA