The Utopiates - Lost My Groove

As the year winds down, we’re using the last days of 2025 to revisit our favourite singles from autumn and winter that we didn’t get to review but couldn’t leave behind.

On November 19th, London’s The Utopiates released ‘Lost My Groove’ via V2 Records. It saw the band once again step into Leeds studio The Nave with Andy Hawkins (Pigeon Detectives, Maximo Park).

So often dubbed the groove machine, they’re a band embossed with positivity and levity. This time out, they’re awash with paranoia and fear. Frontman Popplewell delivers a Skint & Demoralised-style vocal, but with added spite!

That said, the bassline still earns its moniker with its abrasive hooks. Fromer singles from the upcoming second album ‘Evanescent’ and ‘Reputation’ tapped into the slick debauchery of 00s NYC and New Young Pony Club. Here, homage is in the bin as they chart a course that sounds truly theirs, with their harsh basslines teetering on the edge of euphoria in the chorus.

Album number two is due out early next year, and on the run of singles in 2025, it is shaping up to be a beauty.