The wait is over for Röyksopp fans who were hinging on an April 2010 release date for the Norwegian duo’s highly anticipated Senior LP as originally set by the duo. A new date has finally been set for the follow up to the immensely popular Norwegian electro album Junior.

Slated to be available on the 10th of September, the LP will serve as the grown up antithesis to the previous album. As Röyksopp themselves put it, “the two albums – Junior and Senior – have a kinship, in that they represent Röyksopp’s two very different artistic expressions.” Further explaining that Junior’s emphasis “on vocals, accessible melodies and harmonies, has the energy, the inquisitive temper and confident “hey-ho, let’s go!” attitude of youth, whereas Senior is the introverted, dwelling and sometimes graceful counterpart, brimful with dark secrets and distorted memories, insisting ‘I’m old, I’ve got experience…’. Senior is furthermore an album about age, horses and being subdued – with devils breathing down your neck.” Don’t you just love Europeans?

The narrative of the two albums which serves as a sort of coming of age as told by Röyksopp is continued in the latest album. Further describing the concept Röyksopp explained that “each track is equally as important as its predecessor and successor. We feel that none of the tracks should be regarded outside of this context, i.e. separated from the rest of the album.” Eventually going as far as saying, “[it’s] quite a brave/stupid thing to do in this day and age of iPods and cherrypicking, one might suggest. We couldn’t agree more – hell that’s even probably why we did it.”

It seems the nine track album released on EMI should give ITMers and fans plenty to contemplate in mid September when the album lands in stores.

Senior tracklisting:

1 ...And The Forest Began To Sing
2 Tricky Two
3 The Alcoholic
4 Senior Living
5 The Drug
6 Forsaken Cowboy
7 The Fear
8 Coming Home
9 A Long, Long Way