The 12-track record will be out on April 1st through Lucky Number. Pre-order your copy here.
Walt Disco are a collection of misfits from Glasgow who look like they've just been turned away from the Blitz club by Steve Strange and are standing in the rain wondering what to do. Their music is dramatic synth pop that owes a lot to the likes of Sparks and The Associates and a little more to Gary Numan and Visage.
Unlearning is steeped in metamorphoses, a stage show in two acts. It covers flings and romances, identities and bodies and change, profound familial love, and - of course - Hollywood glamour. The album plays out like a musical, with an emotional arc and even an instrumental interlude, winkingly titled ‘The Costume Change’.
While the themes of the album are universally relatable, Walt Disco’s gift is in the unique experience of discovery and heartbreak between queer people - something that frontperson James explores in depth on songs such as ‘Weightless’, ‘Be An Actor’ and ‘Hold Yourself As High As Her’. In Walt Disco’s eyes, it’s never too late to become what you might have been and there are plenty of possibilities to explore on Unlearning.
Check out the album's tracklist and the video for their new single "How Cool Are You?", below.
Unlearning Track list:
01. Weightless
02. Selfish Lover
03. How Cool Are You?
04. Cut Your Hair
05. Timeline
06. Be An Actor
07. The Costume Change
08. Those Kept Close
09. Hold Yourself As High As Her
10. My Dear
11. Macilent
12. If I Had A Perfect Life
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