# You’ve hit your weekly limit · resets Jul 25, 11pm (Europe/London)

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-avalanches-and-karen-o-share-new-single/
- Published: 2026-07-23T17:01:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-23T23:12:23+00:00
- Original publisher: Pitchfork
- Original article: https://pitchfork.com/story/the-avalanches-and-karen-o-share-new-single/
- Topics: Art, Business, Culture, Markets

## Key points

- The Avalanches release “Blue Shadows” with Karen O.
- The song samples a 1983 Blue Gas single.
- It follows two recent releases by the trio.

## Summary

The Avalanches have released a new single, “Blue Shadows”, featuring Karen O. The track marks another step in the Australian trio’s return to regular releases after a six-year gap and continues their characteristic sample-led sound.

“Blue Shadows” asks whether a broken heart can be mended and prominently samples “Shadows From Nowhere”, a 1983 Italo single by Celso Valli’s Blue Gas project. It follows May’s “Together” and the Jamie xx collaboration “Every Single Weekend”; the group’s most recent album, 2020’s We Will Always Love You, also included a brief Karen O appearance.

## Coverage

- [Pitchfork: You’ve hit your weekly limit · resets Jul 25, 11pm (Europe/London)](https://pitchfork.com/story/the-avalanches-and-karen-o-share-new-single/)
- [Brooklyn Vegan: The Avalanches share Karen O collab “Blue Shadows”](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-avalanches-share-karen-o-collab-blue-shadows/)

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