The Avalanches to Release No Bad Memories on October 16

The Avalanches will release their new album, No Bad Memories, on October 16. The project is the first to include new member Andy Szekeres. The album features John Glacier, Khadija Al Hanafi, Panda Bear, Haruomi Hosono, Karen O, Rivers Cuomo, and Jamie xx. The track Our Love Is Alive includes audio samples from a 1980 episode of the PBS Kids series 3-2-1 Contact.

The group contacted Haley Joel Osment to appear in an accompanying 35-minute film titled No Bad Memories. In the film, Osment portrays Ken, an employee at a fictional company named Takumi. For transitions on the album, the band also recorded commercials voiced by Osment for a fictional Superfun console and an El Dorado soft drink.

The Avalanches formed in Melbourne in 1997 and released their first album, Since I Left You, in 2000. Their third studio album, We Will Always Love You, was released in 2020 with guest appearances by Blood Orange, Johnny Marr, and Neneh Cherry.