How Sweet Is This! Lime Cordiale And Idris Elba Have Made An Album Together

Sydney indie duo Lime Cordiale have dropped a massive new tune today, collaborating with DJ and Hollywood megastar Idris Elba for a new track, Apple Crumble.

Dropping the new tune and video this morning, the group shared the track to announce a new mini album collab under the moniker of Cordi Elba.

Having initially joined forced in 2020 for an updated version of the Lime Cordiale track Unnecessary Things, brothers Oli and Louis Leimbach nabbed Elba once again for this new project - due out in January next year.

“We only just managed to record everything we needed before Idris flew back to the UK," Oli explained of the recording process. "When it came to the music video, we decided to do it from afar. We took a range of photos and recruited Joe Neathway Brown to bring them to life. We’ve worked with Joe plenty of times but with this new collaboration, we decided to go with this different collage-style animation. This animation takes you into our minds and follows the story of our song Apple Crumble."

“I wanted to collaborate,” Elba added. “We agreed about the vibe and the song was there. They were really open to ideas; it was an opportunity for me to write songs I normally wouldn’t write. Ultimately, this is a step into a new universe musically for me.”

Cordi Elba also features the star of The Wire and The Suicide Squad stepping out of his comfort zone vocally - allowing his singing voice to shine through more than ever before.

“They filled me with a lot of confidence,” he said. “I come from a DJ background, have always rapped, but never considered myself a singer. They encouraged me to put vocals down, I didn’t expect to be singing.”

Check out the new video for Apple Crumble below.

Lime Cordiale also announced today that their 14 Steps To A Better You tour has been postponed to April and May of 2022, along with an additional Sydney show set to go on sale tomorrow, 23 September, 11am. For all the details, jump on over to theGuide.