{"id":45847,"date":"2026-06-23T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=45847"},"modified":"2026-06-22T19:32:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T23:32:02","slug":"paul-epworth-reimagines-allbarone-as-a-3am-dance-floor-companion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=45847","title":{"rendered":"Paul Epworth reimagines \u2018Allbarone\u2019 as a 3am dance floor companion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Some records just refuse to stay finished.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baxter Dury is back with a fresh spin on his eighth album ‘Allbarone’ \u2014 and this time he brought reinforcements. The man has tapped super-producer Paul Epworth (yes, the Adele and U2 guy) to take five tracks from the record and blow them wide open into full-blown electro-disco extended mixes. The result, \u2018Allbarone Versions<\/strong>,\u2019 drops July 24 via Heavenly Recordings, with a double 12″ to follow on August 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First up: Alpha Dog (Paul Epworth Extended Version)<\/em> \u2014 out now, and it’s a deconstructed nightclub dub that takes the original apart at the seams and rebuilds it into something built purely for 3am dance floors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Backstory<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

‘Allbarone’ felt done and dusted after dropping last autumn. Then Epworth got his hands on it. Instead of simple remixes, he went full extended-mix architect \u2014 pulling tracks apart from the edges and reordering them into relentless club tools. Think classic 12″ extended mix territory: echoing dub, flickering percussion, madly addictive basslines, and that gloriously languid disco pulse running underneath everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The whole EP moves through a serious range of moods. Kubla Khan<\/em> gets a hefty low-end groove overhaul, Alpha Dog<\/em> goes full deconstructed nightclub dub, and Schadenfreude<\/em> leans into fizzing hi-hat pulses and Eurodisco bass that just won’t quit. Epworth’s mixes don’t just extend these tracks \u2014 they elevate them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So yeah \u2014 ‘Allbarone’ is finally, actually done. And it just became the perfect soundtrack for whatever you’re getting into this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Track list<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

1. Kubla Khan (Paul Epworth Extended Version)
2. Allbarone (Paul Epworth Extended Version)
3. Alpha Dog (Paul Epworth Extended Version)
4. Schadenfreude (Paul Epworth Extended Version)
5. Return of the Sharp Heads (Paul Epworth Extended Version)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen & Pre-Save<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

🎧 Listen to Alpha Dog (Paul Epworth Extended Version<\/a>)<\/em>
📀 Pre-save ‘Allbarone Versions<\/a>‘<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some records just refuse to stay finished. Baxter Dury is back with a fresh spin on his eighth album ‘Allbarone’ \u2014 and this time he […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45849,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13,23,28,30,1907,39],"tags":[14436,14435,10977,3198,14437,14434,5032,12571,925,13333],"class_list":["post-45847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electronic-music","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","category-news","category-vinyl","tag-allbarone-versions","tag-alpha-dog","tag-baxter-dury","tag-dance-music","tag-electro-disco","tag-extended-mix","tag-heavenly-recordings","tag-paul-epworth","tag-post-punk","tag-uk-indie"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1151.jpeg?fit=1200%2C850&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-bVt","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":43763,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=43763","url_meta":{"origin":45847,"position":0},"title":"Baxter Dury embraces the bitter buzz with new single \u2018Schadenfreude\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"August 4, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"New album\u00a0\u2018Allbarone\u2019 lands September 12 via Heavenly RecordingsBaxter Dury is back with his signature blend of sharp wit and off-kilter swagger, dropping his latest single\u00a0Schadenfreude\u2014a wry, infectious slice of electro-pop soaked in sardonic joy. 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