Empress Of drops The Range remix of debut album highlight ‘Icon’

The remix is part of a limited edition cassette.

Ahead of her London Field Day performance on June 12, New York synth-pop artist Empress Of has shared a remix of her ‘Icon’ track by Brooklyn-based producer James Hinton, aka The Range.

For his plumped-up version of the song, Hilton has added piano notes to a scrambled palate of clicks and beats – hear it below.

‘Icon’ is taken from Empress Of’s debut album Me – out now on XL Recordings/Terrible Records – which explores “the isolation an artist experiences when making their art, before it enters the world.”

The remix will be available to buy on tour, as part of a limited edition Empress Of cassette that includes other singles ‘Woman Is A Word,’ ‘Agua Agua’, along with exclusive remixes. It is also available to buy from the Terrible Records web store.

Empress Of plays this year’s Field Day, alongside a host of other names for the festival’s Sunday bill: Air, Adam Green, D.D Dumbo, Empress Of, Fat White Family, Kimmo Pohjonen Skin, Mind Enterprises, Mystery Jets, Steve Mason, The Temper Trap, and many more.

Tour dates:

June 1 Barcelona, Barts
June 2 Barcelona, Primavera Festival
June 5 Berlin, Berghain Kantine *
June 7 Brussels, Botanique *
June 8 Paris, Pop Up du Label *
June 10 Porto, Primavera Festival
June 13 Manchester, Guilvers **
June 14 London, Moth Club **
June 15 London, Moth Club **
June 16 Amsterdam, De School *

*with Olga
**with Throwing Shade

Hear the original version of ‘Icon’.