Los Angeles based post-disco/dance-punk duo De Lux have unleashed their new single "Belong To You".
The song is taken from their fourth studio album ‘Do You Need A Release?’, out today Sept 23rd via via Innovative Leisure. Get your copy here.
Do You Need A Release? Is De Lux at their poppiest, their prettiest, danciest, but also their most abrasive. The record is built on an uncomfortable bed of tension which when released is immediately satisfying in unpredictable and surprising ways. The verses often pummel you with aggressive beats and grooves only to blossom into open, encouraging, and even angelic refrains.
Los Angeles based post-disco/dance-punk duo De Lux have released their new single "They Call This Love".
The song is taken from their forthcoming fourth studio album ‘Do You Need A Release?’, set to arrive on Sept 23rd via via Innovative Leisure. Pre-order your copy here.
Sean Guerin had this to say on it: "As a lover of music and skateboarding, I thought They Call This Love would be a great song to mesh the two worlds. I've picked up skating again for the past 2 years and have met incredible people. Grabbed some of them for a session in downtown LA, as well as a bunch of high schools and notable spots. Skateboarding is so community based that it felt good to just go out with everyone and have an adventure. The song is about love, the ups and downs, the good and bad, and the hard work it requires. Landing a trick after 40 tries in 90-degree heat only to have all your buds there to cheer you on, I think represents love in so many ways."
Los Angeles based post-disco/dance-punk duo De Lux have revealed details of their forthcoming fourth studio album ‘Do You Need A Release?’.
Set to be released on Sept 23rd via via Innovative Leisure, Do You Need A Release? Is De Lux at their poppiest, their prettiest, danciest, but also their most abrasive. The record is built on an uncomfortable bed of tension which when released is immediately satisfying in unpredictable and surprising ways. Pre-order your copy here.
Founding members Sean Guerin and Isaac Franco invited their live band to record to tape at Jonny Bell’s Jazzcat Studio in Long Beach, CA. While De Lux has always been able to write immediately danceable and quirky pop songs with a strong dose of wit, these recordings get the sonic boost they deserve to match the quality and camaraderie of their intense and acclaimed live performances.
Sean says that the record is filled with questions and not answers, but each riddle is its own answer as pseudo philosophical as that can sound… His lyrics are at once filled with uncertainty and affirmation. The irony is that the grooves are as solid as they’ve ever been and the band is pushing themselves harder than they ever have. Striving to make something danceable and beautiful and important. De Lux matters because they make music to dance to and be inspired by—they exist to ask us the questions we’re often too afraid to move our bodies to. That may sound hyperbolic but their ambitions are not an exaggeration.
Check out the album's tracklist and re-visit the video for their latest single "New Summers", below.
Los Angeles based post-disco/dance-punk duo De Lux have returned with their new single "New Summers", alongside an accompanying music video.
The song is out today, June 21, and is taken from their forthcoming fourth studio album ‘Do You Need A Release?’, which will be out on Sept 23rd via via Innovative Leisure. Get it here.
After writing, performing, recording, and producing three albums themselves, they’ve traded their typically hermetic recording process at their Burbank studio for a more collaborative experience. This time Sean and Isaac invited the members of their live band to record to tape at Jonny Bell’s Jazzcat Studio in Long Beach, CA. While De Lux has always been able to write immediately danceable and quirky pop songs with a strong dose of wit, these recordings get the sonic boost they deserve to match the quality and camaraderie of their intense and acclaimed live performances.
Los Angeles based post-disco, dance-punk duo De Lux have dropped their new single "Some Things Never Break".
The song is taken from their upcoming EP 'Uneven', set to arrive on April 23 via Innovative Leisure. Pre-order it here.
"Something’s Never Break" is about old habits dying hard. The lyrics tow the line between earnestness and irony throughout the song, making you wonder if they’re sung with a wink or a nod. The band’s special brand of cheeky social commentary rewards the listener with some of their best one liners: “I hope one day/I can make enough money/So I can have an opinion/And I don't have to fake it.”
It’s got a trance inducing off kilter synth intro and guitars that sound like they’re melting in slow motion as Sean Guerin puts on a character that sounds like an extension of the sort of musical theatre he performed in past songs like "Oh Man the Future" and "Music Snob." While his character can’t seem to change his life, the song might change yours.
Brighton-based indie/dance-punk/alt band Thrillhouse have unleashed their new single "2045".
The song is out today (August 28th) via Seymour Butz Records. Grab it here.
As is probably fairly clear, the members of Thrillhouse don't take their image too seriously; a refreshingly drab look in a notoriously vain industry. The songs, the music, the lyrics; the stuff that matters (to them anyway), has a real sincerity to it that is cleverly juxtaposed with joyful instrumentation. The story is clear, and real, and personal, but it's not inviting sympathy; it's inviting you to share in the crushingly ordinary joy of everyday life as it passes by.
Taking inspiration from old favourites Bowie, Talking Heads among many others, 2045 is part old-school, part new-wave, part the future.
Brighton-based indie/dance-punk/alt band Thrillhouse have premiered their new single "Wild Child".
The song is out today (June 17th) via Seymour Butz Records. Grab it here.
A personal message to singer Sam Strawberry’s dad; new tune Wild Child was written to let him know, he’s done alright. “Did you ever wonder what was coming? As the lanes divided. From the open road to the back of the line…It moves so fast”
As is becoming a Thrillhouse signature, sincere subject matter is offset with uplifting instrumentation. Wild Child delves into the passing of time and family with a joyous backdrop of 80s groove. Taking inspiration from Bowie, Prince and Tina Turner, Wild Child is a synth-pop sing-along with a deeper message.
