Aluna Francis, long the voice and face of duo AlunaGeorge (alongside producer George Reid), today released her first solo track "Body Pump."

While Aluna has plenty of past collaborations to her name and she's functioned very much as a solo artist in recent years, this is technically her first true solo release, an electrifying offering which stakes her claim in the wonderful world of dance music. It's also a preview of her upcoming album, which will be released on Mad Decent.

"Having enjoyed being the main ingredient to many successful dance records, I started wanting to create the whole dish," she says. "In the past when performing on the stages of my white male peers, I always felt like a visitor being one of the few Black women I could see, so it never fully occurred to me to claim dance music as my music, as an artist, even though it was at the heart of my connection to music."

Mad Decent founder and collaborator Diplo said: "I've been a fan of Aluna for years—her voice, her style and her way of putting records together. Having her sign to Mad Decent feels like a family reunion—can't wait to get these records out to everyone. Huge project for Mad Decent."

Hear the new song below.