Sub Focus (@subfocus) and Grimes–two kindred artistic spirits in the realms of sci-fi and experimental sound–unite for “Entwined.” The track is the latest single from Sub Focus’ upcoming artist album “Contact,” set for release on November 21 on Casablanca Records.
Sub Focus & Grimes “Entwined” Single
“I literally could not be more hyped on Sub Focus. Dance music has felt bizarrely sterile and increasingly so over time,” shared Grimes this past summer via her social media. “Working on some stuff for his record, and it’s literally hitting like the autistic sci-fi sh*t in all the right places, like it rly feels like cinematic, like I’m right in Neuromancer. But also, it’s genuinely euphoric. It has been so long since I’ve felt euphoric about dance music.”
Grimes’ collaboration with drum & bass’ leading global artist lands on target as fans experienced earlier this month at his sold-out ‘Circular Sound’ show at The Shrine in Los Angeles, where she joined Sub Focus onstage to debut the song. With mesmerizing lyrics, dynamic production, and multi-dimensional feel, the song has us traveling lightyears and soaring galaxies entwined.
Sub Focus – “Contact” Album
Beyond “Entwined” and previously released singles “Push The Tempo” featuring Katy B, “On & On” featuring bbyclose, “Original Don” featuring Fireboy DML and IRAH, and “Wildfire,” Sub Focus’ “Contact” will comprise of 14 fiery, vocal-driven tracks with featured artists including Subsonic, Poppy Baskomb, Connie Constance, Emily Makis, and Inez. Also rounding out the body of work, the acclaimed producer is including his smash collaboration “Go Back” with John Summit featuring Julia Church, which to date has received over 151 million streams globally.
“Contact” marks Sub Focus’s fourth solo studio album, following his UK-certified Silver LPs 2009’s Sub Focus and 2013’s Torus, and 2023’s UK Top 40 album Evolve. He also released the collaboration album with fellow drum & bass artist Wilkinson Portals in 2020.
About Sub Focus
2025 has been a landmark year for Sub Focus. So far, he has sold out London’s Alexandra Palace and Los Angeles’ The Shrine with his ‘Circular Sound’ show, and performed his biggest-ever set at Glastonbury Festival, closing out their IICON stage. Last night (October 30), as part of the WORSHIP collective with Dimension, Culture Shock, and 1991, he became the first ever drum & bass act to headline and sell out the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado. Focus was also recently announced to perform at Coachella and Ultra Music Festival in 2026 as part of WORSHIP. Buy tickets from StubHub.com to see Sub Focus perform live.
Sub Focus (real name Nick Douwma) has been at the forefront of electronic music since his early releases shot to the top of the UK’s dance charts in 2005. He has since seen widespread acclaim and commercial success for his two certified-silver studio albums Sub Focus (2009), and Torus (2013), which hit the number 11 spot on the UK Official Albums Chart and included chart topping singles “Tidal Wave” featuring Alpines (#12) and the top ten records “Endorphins” featuring Alex Clare and “Turn Back Time.” He returned with a brand-new album in 2023, the UK Top 40 Evolve, which included the Gold-selling single “Ready To Fly,” a collaboration with Dimension.
Grimes and Sub Focus
Additional collaborations in Sub Focus’ career include “Portals” in 2020, the OCC Dance Chart number 1 album with Wilkinson, the certified-Platinum single “Desire” in 2018, made in collaboration with Dimension. He has also worked with UK duo Chase & Status on “Flashing Lights,” Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke, who featured on “Turn It Around,” and acclaimed vocalist MNEK on “Close,” and produced Example’s 2010 UK number 3 hit single “Kickstarts.”
Famed for his live shows as well as his studio releases, Sub Focus has performed his acclaimed ‘Circular Sound’ audiovisual show to iconic venues across the globe, including London’s Alexandra Palace and Wembley OVO Arena. Sub Focus is currently on tour across the world – for full live dates visit his website subfocus.com.
About Grimes
Grimes is a multidisciplinary artist who came to prominence with her album visions, which she produced herself in GarageBand. This was followed by the critically acclaimed album Art Angels and the critically disliked (but much better-performing album) Miss Anthropocene, which were also both fully self-produced.
Some of Grimes’ other artistic pursuits include scoring the Emmy-winning opening credits of the Netflix series Hilda and voicing a popstar cyborg in the video game “Cyberpunk 2077.” As a live act, she started with many years of van touring but has worked her way up to a festival headliner.
Grimes is also a visual artist, often directing her music videos. She’s had one of the most successful NFT drops of all time and is known for her work in the digital art space. Her work with the AI music generation app Endel won the Apple Watch app of the year in 2020. A provocateur and philosopher, Grimes has been both criticized and lauded for her theories on AI, futurism, and luxury communism, among other topics.
Listen to Sub Focus & Grimes’ “Entwined” Single
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