NZCA LINES

Behind NZCA/LINES lies the British musician Michael Lovett, a project born in the United Kingdom in the wake of the London electronic pop scene and developed in parallel with his work with Metronomy. The name NZCA/LINES initially designates his solo work, sometimes expanded to a group configuration, with past participation by musicians such as Charlotte Hatherley and Sarah Jones. Michael Lovett shapes with NZCA/LINES a synthpop with broad contours, where electronic pop, subtle funk, stylized R&B and new wave textures intersect, in a writing that blends smooth melodies, danceable rhythms and atmospheres sometimes futuristic. After a first album, NZCA/LINES, released in 2012 on Lo Recordings, the project gained greater prominence with Infinite Summer in 2016 on Memphis Industries, followed by Pure Luxury in 2020. Across these records, NZCA/LINES evolves its approach toward a precise studio pop, built around synthesizers, mobile bass lines and arrangements that keep a constant connection to the song. Michael Lovett's trajectory also passes through the live scene, with band performances and a presence at British festivals such as Glastonbury in 2016, in a register that links the synthpop heritage of the 1980s to a more detailed contemporary pop production.