MUMBAI: Renowned electronic music artist Ben Böhmer and Lykke Li, two award-winning musicians who have carved out their own distinct lanes in music, deliver the second single on Böhmer’s studio album, 'Bloom', out on September 27 via Ninja Tune. "Hiding" is a shimmering collaboration flooded with Ben's lush pads and triumphant melodies, along with Lykke Li's iconic vocals washing over crisp breakbeat; an immaculate meeting point between indie, pop, and electronica.

It’s a song that I’ve always wanted to write,” Ben remarks on the new release. The single continues to forge Ben’s path beyond the pre-fabricated boxes that he’s been put into as an artist, earning the trust of indie royalty such as Lykke Li.

A rare feature, "Hiding" is her first original collaboration since 2019, which follows a decorated history of collaboration with the likes of Drake, U2, Skrillex, and Mark Ronson who once referred to her as the "high priestess of heartbreak and sadness". One of the most heralded names in indie pop by the most trusted names in music, such as Billboard, Pitchfork, NME, and The Guardian, with multiple accolades from Sweden's oldest music award, The Grammis.

Ben is fresh off several major performances, including festivals such as Sonar by Night and Electric Forest, and serving as direct support for ODESZA at The Gorge, BMO Stadium, and Madison Square Garden. Looking ahead, he’ll round out his North American tour with stops at Lollapalooza and Portola before embarking on an Australian tour, where he’ll perform in music halls across Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne. Then, he’ll head back to Europe for a string of fall shows, including a stop at the Great Hall of Alexandra Palace.

Ben’s music and live performances have earned him widespread acclaim from fans and tastemakers alike. In 2023, he completed the biggest-ever North American live touring run and while reaching 3 million monthly Spotify listeners. His Cercle set has surpassed 33 million views and is now one of the top 10 most viewed electronic music sets of all time on YouTube. He’s shared festival stage bills with the likes of Caribou, Four Tet, Bicep, Jamie xx, and Amelie Lens, and in 2022, launched Portraet, his four-night residency at the open-air Ibiza club Cova Santa, enlisting Barry Can’t Swim, HAAi, Sofia Kourtesis and more to play alongside him.

Coming off a record-breaking world tour in 2023, during which he sold out all dates months in advance in support of his previous album, Ben Böhmer made a point to take time to himself and return to the space that compels him the most: his studio. It’s there that he’s able to truly channel his passion for spontaneous creativity and relentlessly focus on honing a craft that allows him to express deep, complex feelings. He tackled grief on his breakthrough debut album, 'Breathing', and separation on its follow-up, 2021’s 'Begin Again'.

Following the massive success of his previous records, which notched almost 1 billion streams and counting, and his ability to connect with audiences in a live setting, playing over 200 shows in 2022, propelled him down a track that felt at odds with what he wanted. Despite the accolades and sell-out events, he was being pulled in a direction that was not him. 'Bloom' is a reset, a confident reassertion of his own desires and more improvisational origins. In 'Bloom', we hear and feel Ben’s growth, the joyful pursuit of newness that pulls him back to the studio day after day, season after season.