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Ultraista is the experimental electro-pop project of superstar producer
Nigel Godrich, multi-instrumentalist
Joey Waronker, and vocalist
Laura Bettinson. Taking their name from the early 20th century Spanish literary movement ultraísmo, the trio emerged in 2012 with a sound that, according to the band, was conceived from a love of Afrobeat, electronica, art and inspired by tequila."
Before connecting with
Waronker and
Godrich, both of whom were working alongside
Radiohead's
Thom Yorke in
Atoms for Peace,
Bettinson performed and recorded as
Dimbleby & Capper, and arose from the same London-based group of musicians that produced
Micachu & the Shapes and
the Invisible. The trio's eponymous debut album, which featured the single "smalltalk," arrived in 2012. A deluxe edition of the LP arrived in late 2019, followed by a brand new single, "The King."
Sister, the trio sophomore full-length effort, was released in March 2020. ~ Heather Phares