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FTSE has today premiered his second EP on Pigeons & Planes. Listen below and pre-order the 12″ here (heavyweight vinyl and limited to 300 copies) or download from iTunes.

Excited to share the excellent FTSE video for St.Tropez.

Shot in Manchester and directed by Luke Bather, of Plastic Zoo, the video perfectly compliments the original narrative of the song. The desire to escape the relentless grey that surrounds which, for the lonely main character in the video, is achieved via Karaoke.

“…essentially Jarvis Cocker in Burial’s body, or Drake if he came from the Midlands not Ontario.” The Guardian

Ahead of the release of FTSE II EP, FTSE (pronounced ‘footsie’) shares new track ‘Lost In Translation’, as premiered on FADER.

‘Lost In Translation’ is exceptional in every way. A simple arpeggio fades up, like the solar energy of daybreak, and featured co-vocalist, Femme, emits an angelic coo like cotton wool before a penetrating break of snares cracks through the ether and an equally engaging baritone propels the post-club narrative. “Never again, until next weekend. I just gotta get some sleep and I’ll be fine” the key message that alternates, always hopefully, between remorse and revelation.

Having made his live debut supporting AlunaGeorge in London in June, FTSE returns to headline Corsica Studios on the 25th of September. Details and tickets : HERE

FTSE has created this exclusive mix-tape for i-D Magazine. Listen below.

Premiered today by the very fine Line of Best Fit, here is the lovely desaturated video for Tidal Wave directed by Lily Smith.