Now, Now, the Minneapolis indie-rock duo of KC Dalager and Brad Hale, have returned with their first new music in six years. Today, they’ve surprise-released 01, a new four-song EP that indulges their pop inclinations. Now, Now have also shared a visualizer for the song “About You.” Check that out and listen to the full EP below.

“I think these songs are really a great example of the culmination of everything we’ve learned over the 23 years of making music together,” said Hale. “I’ve gotten a lot of fun gear over the years that we’ve been using, lately some vintage digital reverbs that have been great to incorporate.”

01 is Now, Now’s first record since releasing their third studio album, Saved, in 2018. A press release notes that two of the songs on the new EP have been in the works since the late 2010s, but evolved as Hale and Dalager “better came to understand themselves.”

After originally forming in 2003 under the moniker Now, Now Every Children, the band released a debut album, Cars, in 2009 and member Jess Abbott joined the band that same year. After a handful of other lineup changes, they shortened their name to Now, Now and released their breakout album Threads in 2012. Abbott eventually parted ways amicably to pursue her solo career as Tancred, and the rest of the band went on hiatus.

After returning in 2017, Now, Now rolled out Saved, as well as the original 2019 holiday song “Lonely Christmas,” hopped on an Owen album, and remixed a song by Lies. Dalager also pursued solo work, releasing her debut album, Think I’m Gonna Die, as KC Rae in 2023.