Cult-favorite art-punk collective Ima Robot has resurfaced with “Tumbling Down”, a cinematic new single from their long-lost LP Search and Destroy, set for release November 14.
A jangling, synth-soaked anthem, “Tumbling Down” captures the band’s signature blend of chaos and beauty. “We wrote it as an anti-fascist anthem, a spooky anarchic fuck-you folk banger,” says frontman Alex Ebert. “It feels even more relevant today than when it was written.”
Formed in the late ’90s, Ima Robot became infamous in Los Angeles for their unpredictable, feral live shows—equal parts performance art and punk riot. The group’s lineup reads like a who’s who of alternative music: Ebert, Tim Anderson(Twenty One Pilots, Billie Eilish), Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Beck, Nine Inch Nails), Filip Nikolic, Oliver Goldstein, and Scott Devours (The Who).
Two decades later, Search and Destroy revives their raw, genre-bending spirit—industrial synths, glam guitars, and wild emotion colliding in perfect disarray. For longtime fans, it’s a long-awaited resurrection; for newcomers, a portal to the electric chaos of early-2000s LA.
