Bicep - Slug Bicep

Before the arena shows, Matt and Andy were two Belfast mates swapping rare records and posting them on their blog, Feel My Bicep. Digging for vinyl took them all the way to number one on the UK vinyl chart with Isles. We loved that story so much, that when Ninja Tune approached us we felt that it was right to give their new album the Jacaranda Edition treatment.

Jacaranda Edition #015 Package includes:

Jacaranda O-Sleeve

Double-sided 12" Insert

Safety Yellow 2LP

Signed 12" Print

The release of ‘SLUG’ marks BICEP’s first album since their acclaimed 2021 ‘Isles’, which reached #2 on the UK Albums Chart, and earned the duo multiple BRIT Award nominations for Best British Group and Breakthrough Act. 

An 18-track body of work spanning the full breadth of BICEP’s sonic DNA. ‘SLUG’ is firmly rooted in the unmistakable BICEP sound, while also seeing the duo broaden their musical palette, pushing familiar DNA into new territory.
A move into a new studio helped facilitate this process, with BICEP building a custom vocal booth and embracing a more collaborative approach to the writing process itself. 
The resulting list of artists featured across ‘SLUG’ is their most expansive to date, and includes Clark, Eartheater, Lauren Duffus, George Riley, SOARR, Saskia, Kehina, KUČKA, Sassy 009, Rowena Fysx, Julia Kent and Zosia Jagodzinska.
Musically, the album’s 18 tracks move between rave, breakbeat, vocal-led material and ambient soundscapes, and BICEP describe ‘SLUG’ as a record intended to reveal itself differently depending on when, where and how it is heard.
​​‘SLUG’ follows 2025’s collaborative soundtrack ‘TAKKUUK’ & its accompanying AV/DJ tour spanning 70 dates worldwide, including appearances at Glastonbury, Parklife, Coachella and Wilderness Festival, alongside sold-out takeovers of London’s Finsbury Park, Brighton Beach and two consecutive BICEP takeovers of London’s 15k-capacity Drumsheds.