Dutch Uncles’ Robin Richards Broadcasts Debut Solo Album ‘Taproots’: Hear “Epoxy”

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It’s been some time since we’ve heard from Dutch Uncles, however at the moment the Manchester art-pop band’s bassist and principal composer Robin Richards is asserting his debut solo album, Taproots. The lead single “Epoxy” is out now.

“‘Epoxy’ represents my struggles with a dwindling consideration span — a difficulty I’m certain many individuals can relate to in 2025,” Richards explains. “It felt apt for it to be very quick, however for sufficient to occur inside the 75 seconds in order that the listener stays engaged and intrigued. The title takes its identify from the adhesive epoxy resin, a nod to the gluey nature of the synth sounds and to the fusing collectively of the themes of the file (progress and adaption).”

The tune comes with a music video directed by Patrick King and starring Faye Stoeser of ekleido, who stated, “For ‘Epoxy,’ we created a choreography focusing primarily on intricate arm actions mixed with strolling forwards. We had been challenged to carry out these already quick actions in double time, which was then later slowed again right down to regular velocity within the edit to create a easy, otherworldly impact.”

Taproots options contributions from pianist Chris Illingworth of GoGo Penguin and flautist Ellen Beth Abdi. It was produced by Brendan Williams (Wu Lyf, Dutch Uncles). Watch the “Epoxy” video under.

TRACKLIST:
01 “Carnation”
02 “Conducti”
03 “Gossamer”
04 “Ossia”
05 “Taproots”
06 “Epoxy”
07 “Bole”
08 “Flawwws”
09 “Cover Shy”
10 “Spiral”
11 “Seeds”

Taproots is out 9/9 through PRAH.



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