Uh Huh Her have dropped their new album titled ‘Nocturnes: Redux’, as well as their new single, ‘Debris’, both via Kill Rock Stars. Uh Huh Her have returned from the great cultural waiting room, and apparently they brought the better version of the past with them. ‘Nocturnes: Redux’ takes the duo’s 2011 electropop record and cracks open the vault to reveal the original mixes from Tchad Blake, giving these songs a noticeably looser, louder and more unruly personality. Camila Grey and Leisha Hailey always understood that synths sound better after midnight, but ‘Nocturnes: Redux’ proves they also understood something else: atmosphere is only useful when there are actual songs lurking inside it.
‘Same High’ and ‘Wake To Sleep’ immediately establish the record’s nocturnal pulse, with electronic textures that feel sleek without becoming sterile. The production has enough grit around the edges to keep everything from floating away into expensive showroom pop. Uh Huh Her make electronic music that still feels physical, full of movement, tension and little moments where the machinery seems ready to misbehave. Basically, this is what happens when two musicians refuse to let a synth have the last word.
Then comes ‘Shook’, the first new Uh Huh Her song in 12 years, and it does not feel like a polite reunion gift basket. Hypnotic, moody and appropriately unsettled, the track slides naturally into the album rather than announcing itself as the obligatory comeback single. That is a major part of what makes ‘Nocturnes: Redux’ work. Nothing here screams, “Look how nostalgic we are.” Instead, the record seems mildly amused by the passage of time and gets on with making the kind of music it always wanted to make.
‘Many Colors’ ‘Another Case’ and ‘Time Stands Still’ reinforce the album’s strongest quality, which is its ability to balance pop instinct with genuine darkness. The melodies are inviting, but the emotional temperature remains slightly dangerous. ‘Disdain’ turns up the attitude, while ‘Human Nature’, ‘Debris’, ‘Criminal’ and ‘Marstorm’ keep the atmosphere beautifully murky. This is electropop with its eyeliner intact, but thankfully without the desperate need to tell you how cool its eyeliner is.
And then there is ‘Kool Thing’, Uh Huh Her’s electrified interpretation of Sonic Youth’s feminist classic. Covering a song this iconic is generally where bands discover that confidence and hubris are separated by approximately one guitar cable. Uh Huh Her wisely avoid trying to impersonate the original, instead filtering it through their own sleek, charged electronic sensibility. The result feels less like museum preservation and more like throwing open the doors, turning up the volume and letting the song cause trouble again.
What makes ‘Nocturnes: Redux’ particularly satisfying is the story behind it. An album born from uncertainty, fan support, independence and sheer refusal to quit now gets another life with the original mixes finally heard as intended, alongside genuinely new material. That gives the record more than nostalgia value. It becomes a reminder that good music can disappear for a while without actually going anywhere. Uh Huh Her sound like they have walked back into the room, looked around, realized the lights are still on and decided to start the party again. Frankly, the timing could not be better.
About Uh Huh Her & ‘Nocturnes: Redux’
Co-produced by Wendy Melvoin (Prince and the Revolution, Madonna, Meshell Ndegeocello), ‘Nocturnes: Redux’ features the never-before-heard original mixes by super producer Tchad Blake (The Bangles, Arctic Monkeys, Sheryl Crow, Cibo Matto). The new release features the band’s first new song in 12 years ‘Shook’ and their blistering interpretation of Sonic Youth’s Iconic feminist protest song, ‘Kool Thing’. Today the band has also shared new single ‘Debris’.
Leisha and Cam poured their imaginations into Uh Huh Her (named for PJ Harvey’s 2004 album). By the time they were ready to regroup and plot out their sophomore album, Nocturnes, they found themselves at a crossroads: They’d been dropped by their original label, they were between managers and their side gigs had wrapped up. But the band remained undiscouraged, and they decided to release Nocturnes independently through crowdsourcing – a completely novel concept at the time. “We had nothing to lose, and everything to gain,” Camila recalls. “It meant the world that our fans directly supported the mixing of the album through online eBay auctions of memorabilia, vinyl, art, and even a couple private dinners, because that enabled us to enlist the powers of the incredible Tchad Blake,” Cam says. The entirety of those original mixes have never seen the light of day until now, on this 2026.
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