The Virgin Suicides Redux
Air
LPA
- Playground Love (with Gordon Tracks)
- Cloud Up
- Bathroom Girl
- Cemetary Party
- Dark Messages
- The World Hurricane
- Dirty Trip
LPB
- Highschool Lover
- Afternoon Sister
- Ghost Song
- Empty House
- Dead Bodies
- Suicide Underground
A landmark in AIR’s discography and the haunting sonic backdrop to Sofia Coppola’s debut film, The Virgin Suicides marks its 25th anniversary with a new edition. Originally released in 2000 and mixed digitally, the album returns as The Virgin Suicides Redux, featuring a brand-new analog mix crafted from the original tapes by its original mixer, Stéphane ‘Alf’ Briat. This updated mix enriches and expands the album’s ethereal soundscapes, which, like the cult-classic film it accompanies, have only grown more resonant over time.
Speaking about why the duo wanted to revisit the album, Nicolas Godin explains: We made the album in 1999 on a very low budget. It was during the first era of digital home studio equipment, and the sound is very metallic and cold, and I’ve always regretted that about the way it sounds. So we’ve remixed it to make it into something warmer, more organic. Now it sounds how it always was meant to sound.
Last year, AIR reunited with Thomas Mars of Phoenix to perform their iconic single “Playground Love” at the Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony as well as on the rooftop of Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. The song itself was never planned—it was written at the eleventh hour when the filmmaker asked for a true end-credits theme. AIR turned to their friends in Phoenix, with Mars lending his lyrics and voice, and even brought in a 17-year-old saxophonist who delivered a one-take solo inspired by Lou Reed’s “Walk On the Wild Side.” What began as a last-minute addition became the soundtrack’s defining single—intimate, soulful, and unexpectedly timeless.
The Virgin Suicides Redux will be released on September 26th across all streaming platforms, alongside a full analog vinyl edition and a deluxe 2-CD/Blu-ray digipack. The CD bundle features the new analog mix, a Dolby Atmos spatial audio Blu-ray of the album, and a collection of previously unreleased rarities and demos.
This new edition comes on the heels of AIR’s celebrated anniversary of their groundbreaking debut, Moon Safari, which was reimagined earlier this year through a remix project created in collaboration with London-based producer Vegyn. Additionally, AIR is currently in the midst of their Moon Safari Tour, having wrapped up a string of major European summer festival appearances. Including a standout appearance at Paris’ We Love Green festival, where Charli XCX joined them on stage for a surprise performance of "Cherry Blossom Girl."
They head to North America later this month, where they will feature a one-of-a-kind orchestral concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. From there, the acclaimed tour continues across the U.S. and Canada, with stops in San Diego, San Francisco, Chicago, and more, before concluding with a three-night residency at the Brooklyn Paramount in New York.
