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Across ten gorgeous, cinematic tracks, Relton traces his latest phase of growth, showcasing the finest songwriting of his career in the process. Warm, organic electronics sit alongside acoustic elements and yearning vocals befitting a mood of reflection and introspection, but the album is still firmly rooted to the dance floor.

Now a father to a 20-month old baby girl, and having endured, along with the rest of the world, an extended period of isolation and disconnection during the pandemic, Kidnap, born Matt Relton, has learned that growth is a process with no end, with another of life’s curveballs ready to hurtle towards you at any given moment.

It doesn’t matter though if you’re a kid yourself or a parent to them, the highs and lows of growing older are experienced universally, at many different life stages. Kidnap fans old and new will relate to the bittersweet sentiment captured in Something Lost, Something Gained, an album that evokes magic memories while still finding plenty to celebrate in the here and now.