Archive Pop

Glass Minds, the latest album from Archive, marks a powerful evolution in the band's 30-year journey. Initiated by the core quartet, the record embraces a minimal, down-tempo sound with expansive, emotive space. The addition of Essex rapper Jimmy Collins brings a fierce, haunting energy to ‘Heads Are Gonna Roll’, while singer Lisa Mottram delivers spontaneous brilliance across several tracks, including the hypnotic title song and the brooding ‘The Love Your Light’.

The album’s versatility spans raw, percussive rhythms in ‘When You’re This Down’, electro-pop touches in ‘Wake Up Strange’, and motorik vibes in ‘Look At Us’. At the emotional core is ‘So Far From Losing You’, an eight-minute epic blending rap and vocals that reflects Keeler’s personal life. Driven by a desire to create without boundaries, Archive continue to challenge and inspire fans, proving that their creative spark burns as bright as ever.

Archive are a South London-based musical collective renowned for their cinematic soundscapes, genre-defying evolution, and uncompromising artistic vision. Formed in 1994 by Darius Keeler and Danny Griffiths—former members of pioneering drum & bass group Genaside II—the band debuted with the critically acclaimed Londinium in 1996, blending trip-hop, rap, and orchestral textures.

Over the next two decades, Archive became known for reinventing their sound with each album, incorporating elements of progressive rock, electronica, soul, and post-rock. From the lush melodies of Take My Head (1999) to the epic scope of You All Look the Same to Me (2002)—featuring the 16-minute standout track ‘Again’ —their music grew increasingly ambitious. Following widespread success in France and Europe, Archive composed the soundtrack to Luc Besson’s Michel Vaillant, and cemented their reputation with Noise (2004), which propelled them to stardom across the continent. After shifting to a flexible, collective lineup, they released Lights (2006) and the politically charged Controlling Crowds series (2009), showcasing their lyrical depth and genre versatility.

Their later works—With Us Until You’re Dead (2012), Axiom (2014), Restriction (2015), and The False Foundation (2016)—pushed creative boundaries further, with Axiom even spawning a dystopian film premiered at Sundance London.

Archive's immersive live shows highlight their commitment to innovation. With over 25 years of fearless experimentation, Archive continues to evolve, producing music that resonates emotionally and intellectually with a devoted international fan base.