Weval share a new single “Free,” the track is off their forthcoming LP Chorophobia, available September 5th via Ninja Tune/Technicolour. The single follows “Just Friends Friends” and “Dopamine.” Weval are also heading on a massive run of UK and EU shows this summer supporting Rüfüs du Sol – which included a notable stop at London’s Crystal Palace Park last Friday – before a headline tour in Autumn. The Dutch duo includes Harm Coolen and Merijn Scholte Albers.

When it came to making their fourth album, Chorophobia, Weval faced their fears. Despite being grouped into the dance scene since their 2013-released debut EP Half Age and going on to play festival stages including Primavera, Best Kept Secret, Pukkelpop and DGTL Amsterdam with their five-piece band, Harm Coolen and Merijn Scholte Albers have actively pushed away from being known as a floor-filling act. But, more recently, they decided to lean into the irony and get out of their comfort zones. “Until that point, we had always worked on records with a ‘listening’ mindset,” Harm reflects of Weval’s second and third albums (2019’s ‘The Weight’ and 2023’s ‘Remember’) – “we realised that we’ve been scared of making dance music for all of our journey as producers”. We wanted to commit in a way that still felt liberating and true to us”, Harm says, adding that calling it a dance record not only felt like a u-turn but freed them from the boundaries and cliches of certain categories.

Weval
Chorophobia
Ninja Tune/Technicolour

1. Chorophobia
2. Moving On
3. Movement
4. Just Friends
5. Head First
6. Dopamine
7. This Is…
8. Better
9. Open Up That Door
10. Mercator
11. Free

Weval 2025 Tour Dates:

09-Jul: Zürich, Switzerland – ZOA (Rüfüs du Sol support)
20-Jul: Antwerp, Belgium – Contrair Open Air
26-Jul: IJzendijke, The Netherlands – Weitje Rock
16-Aug: Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands – Lowlands festival
05-Oct: Amsterdam, The Netherlands – The Loft
05-Nov: Cologne, Germany – Stadhalle
06-Nov: Hamburg, Germany – Mojo Club
07-Nov: Copenhagen, Denmark – Pumpehuset
08-Nov: Berlin, Germany – Festsaal Kreuzberg
13-Nov: Zürich, Switzerland – Dynamo
14-Nov: Lausanne, Switzerland – Les Docks
15-Nov: Milan, Italy – Circolo Magnolia
21-Nov: Brussels, Belgium – Le Botanique
23-Nov: Utrecht, The Netherlands – Tivoli Vredenburg
27-Nov: London, UK – Hackney Church
29-Nov: Paris, France – Centquatre
04-Dec: Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz, Room 2
05-Dec: Madrid, Spain – Teatro Magno
06-Dec: Istanbul, Turkey – Zorlu PSM
08-Dec: Athens, Greece – Universe

Pre-order Chorophobia by Weval HERE