Sub Focus recently released his brand-new album “Contact,” out now via Casablanca Records. The highly anticipated record consists of 14 fiery, vocal-driven tracks by Sub Focus, with featured artists including Grimes, Fireboy DML, John Summit, Katy B, IRAH, bbyclose, Poppy Baskcomb, Connie Constance, Inez, and more. Contact is the fourth solo studio album by Sub Focus, following three Brit-certified Silver albums: Sub Focus, Torus, and 2023’s UK Top 40 album Evolve.
Sub Focus, Fireboy DML, Irah – “Original Don” (Official Music Video)
“Contact” marks another step forward in Sub Focus’s career. It merges electro, trance, dancehall, and drum & bass influences with high-profile collaborators who take his sound into brave new territory. The album’s track listing brings together a diverse group: tracks like “Entwined” featuring Grimes and “Original Don” with Fireboy DML showcase Sub Focus’ ability to combine big hooks and sci-fi production, while “Go Back,” which to date has received over 151 million streams globally–blends John Summit’s progressive house sound with Sub Focus’ signature tempo shifts. His collaboration with Katy B, “Push The Tempo,” landed Sub Focus his first #1 US dance radio hit.
View Sub Focus’s RA Exchange interview
The creative direction for Contact, including the album artwork, vinyl packaging, and imagery, was led by Sub Focus with acclaimed photographer Neil Krug and design agency Big Active. It plays on the themes of retro futurism, space race era technology, and draws inspiration from the Golden Record sent into the cosmos on NASA’s Voyager mission in the 1970s.
Watch Sub Focus’s Circular Sound show live from Alexandra Palace in London
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. Earlier this fall, as part of the WORSHIP collective with Dimension, Culture Shock, and 1991, Sub became the first-ever drum & bass act to headline and sell out the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado. He was also recently announced to perform at Coachella and Ultra Music Festival in 2026 as part of WORSHIP.
Grimes and Sub Focus
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.
Additional collaborations in his 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 or buy tickets from StubHub.com.
Listen to Sub Focus’s “Contact” Album
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