The Avalanches<\/strong><\/a> are back, and they brought an old friend along with them. The legendary Melbourne-founded electronic music group once again teams up with Jamie xx<\/strong><\/a> on their new single \u201cEvery Single Weekend,\u201d out now along with a music video directed by Jonathan Zawada.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery Single Weekend\u201d first appeared in shortened form as an interlude on Jamie xx\u2019s 2024 album In Waves<\/em>. Now extended to full length, it\u2019s out this week, the second new Avalanches single in recent weeks following the May release of \u201cTogether\u201d featuring Nikki Nair, Jessy Lanza, and Prentiss. The songs represent the band\u2019s first new music since 2024, when they appeared on Jamie xx\u2019s In Waves<\/em> track \u201cAll You Children.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve loved collaborating with Jamie xx over the years \u2013 his In Colour<\/em> album reignited our passion for sampling, and this track is all about letting go, forgetting the 9-5 grind and enjoying every single weekend,\u201d the Avalanches said in a statement.<\/p>\n The \u201cEvery Single Weekend\u201d video finds the Avalanches continuing to parody the tropes of modern advertising, as seen in Zawada\u2019s previous video for \u201cTogether.\u201d Both videos involve the fictional company Takumi Digital Archives. The band also recently rolled out a retro-futuristic role-playing game involving Takumi.\n<\/p>\n In the \u201cEvery Single Weekend,\u201d Takumi partners with another imaginary company, El Dorado soda. \u201cAt Takumi we understand that digital archives are more than data repositories \u2013 they are institutional memory, intellectual property, and cultural heritage,\u201d a press release explains.\n<\/p>\n The Avalanches\u2014Robbie Chater, Tony Di Blasi and Andy Szekeres\u2014changed the face of modern music with their sample-filled 2000 debut album Since I Left You<\/em>. Since their long-awaited comeback in the 2010s, they have continued to evolve their sound in exciting, boundary-pushing ways. Their most recent album was 2020\u2019s We Will Always Love You<\/em>, hailed by critics as a \u201cgenuine masterpiece\u201d and \u201carguably the best of The Avalanches\u2019 trio of releases thus far.\u201d\n<\/p>\n