Hidden [MMXX], the ten-year anniversary reissue of These New Puritans 2010 breakthrough Hidden, revitalizes the original masterpiece with a trove of unreleased studio outtakes and live recordings. The album remains a bold confrontation of conventionbrutal taiko-drum thrusts meet delicate choral whispers, orchestral brass swells collide with sub-heavy beats, and everyday objects become bizarre instruments. This edition expands the original's mythos, reaffirming its visionary blend of dancehall energy and minimalist complexity, now enriched by hidden gems that deepen its haunting, ritualistic allure.

This [MMXX] release stands as a testament to the albums enduring impacta record both forensic in its sound-design detail and cinematic in its sweeping, elemental drama. Rediscovering Hidden through this prism feels like encountering a familiar ghost illuminated in fresh light, one that continues to feel pioneering, unclassifiable, and as powerful as ever.

Reviews

Hidden is not just the most original record to emerge from Britain this year, but the most unfathomable: an immaculate enigma The Guardian

Seldom have classical delicacy, rock attitude and pop vitality coexisted with such improbable ease. Paste Magazine

Hidden wont change British indie, but it should obliterate all expectations as far as These New Puritans are concerned. Prefix Magazine

Bassoons, French horns, Japanese taiko drums, a childrens choir, Foley samples And yet Hidden is a strikingly inventive and original rock record. Pitchfork

Its pretty obvious really, but noise is the heart of music noise is suffering. Its exciting then dragging a fresh clarity of sound into the world NME

A1 Time Xone
A2 We Want War
A3 Three Thousand
A4 Hologram
A5 Attack Music
A6 Fire-Power
B1 Orion
B2 Canticle
B3 Drum Courts-Where Corals Lie
B4 White Chords
B5 5
C1 Hologram Pianos
C2 We Want War Brass &Amp; Woodwind
C3 5 Mallets
C4 Hologram Chamber Mix
D1 Drum Courts Hidden Live Paris
D2 IrreversibleEn Papier Hidden Live Berlin