Desire Release "Liquid Dreams (Guy Gerber Rework)"

Palm Springs-via-Montreal electronic/synthpop duo Desire (aka Megan Louise and Johnny Jewel) have released the Guy Gerber Rework of their track "Liquid Dreams".

The original version of the song features on their album 'Escape', which came out in May via Italians Do It Better. Get the remix here.

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Watch: DESIRE Unleash Music Video For "Days & Nights"

Palm Springs-via-Montreal electronic/synthpop duo Desire (aka Megan Louise and Johnny Jewel) have unleashed the video for their latest single "Days & Nights".

The song is taken from their newest album 'Escape', which came out last month (May 3) via Italians Do It Better. Grab your copy here.

"Days & Nights" is the 7th video from their campy Escape saga. It's an eye for an eye in this Sci Fi thriller killer. Our heroine stares deep inside the fortune teller's crystal ball to a parallel dimension. As she sees herself strapped to the hood of a muscle car ala Mad Max, her fever dream comes to a boil. Blurring the timeline between past & future with a tall glass of green liquid, she quantum leaps. As cold blood pours from her eyes...she realizes she's death proof.

Tossing & turning through the sleepless hours, "Days & Nights" is a love song bruised with anxiety. Stardust sparkles in the night sky...while down below a brooding cloud hovers over the bed. Sometimes it's difficult to see the amazing world around us as we tend to focus on the challenge right in front of us. Desire sings about graceful transcendence in the face of terror, "Love Is Stronger Than Us All". If no man is island, we can still connect across the void, & even though a heart might feel broken...it's still beating. That's a good thing. The drums sync to the chambers of the primary organ of the circulatory system, while a soft arpeggio pumps like blood to the brain. "Going To Take A Little Time To Kill The Pain…”

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Watch: DESIRE Air New Single/Video "Black Latex"

Palm Springs-via-Montreal electronic/synthpop duo Desire (aka Megan Louise and Johnny Jewel) have aired the video for their new single "Black Latex".

The song is taken from their brand new album 'Escape', out today, May 3 via Italians Do It Better. Grab it here.

"Black Latex" opens the new album in a hypnotic vocoder trance. It's like a machine trying to catch its breath. Driven by a single note, the menacing tone sets the stage for the melodrama that unfolds throughout the record. The brazen minimalism recalls Johnny Jewel's signature compositions "Tick Of The Clock" & "Digital Versicolor" from the neon-noir films of Nic Refn. Megan Louise pivots from English to French in a spoken monologue fit for the silver screen. Our heroine turns villain, carrying the torch of vaudeville camp into this century proclaiming "It's A Horror Show...Don't You Know?" Lights, Camera, Action!

Watch/listen below (directed By Talvi Faustmann & Desire).

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Watch: DESIRE Share New Single/Video "Love Is A Crime"

Palm Springs-via-Montreal electronic/synthpop duo Desire (aka Megan Louise and Johnny Jewel) have shared the video for their new single "Love Is A Crime feat. Mirage".

The song is taken from their upcoming new album 'Escape', which will be out on May 3 via Italians Do It Better. Grab it here.

“Love Is A Crime” kicks in with a girl group-styled narration “Calling After Dark…Trying To Break My Heart”. A lyrical nod signaling that the song features the illusive After Dark artist, Mirage, in a duet with Desire. Asking the question…is true love a crime? Electro boogie synthesizers spar with distorted vocals chanting the words “There’s No One Left To Hold You”. The flame of love attempts to connect via dial-up internet service in the track’s outro.

The video is the next chapter in Desire's Escape saga. Megan Louise hunts down Mirage at an off grid compound in Joshua Tree. In this revenge thriller, she poisons the harlequin with a diamond laced amphibian, inducing a kaleidoscopic fever dream before she attacks.

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DESIRE Announce New LP 'Escape', Stream "Telling Me Lies"

Palm Springs-via-Montreal electronic/synthpop duo Desire (aka Megan Louise and Johnny Jewel) have announced the release of their new full-length album 'Escape'. 

The 13-track record, their first in nine years, was written & produced by Johnny Jewel in Los Angeles and Palm Springs, CA and  mixed by Vaughn Oliver, it will be out on May 3 via Italians Do It Better featuring the previously shared singles ‘Black Latex’, ‘Zeros’, and the title track. Grab it here.

Escape was inspired by the ominous, vivid aura of 1970s giallo films (think Dario Argento’s masterpieces Suspiria and Deep Red). Almost as if they were soundtracking a campy slasher of their own, the band’s Megan Louise and Johnny Jewel used an array of electronic instruments on Escape, including a Minikorg, Jupiter 8, 909, Mellotron, Simmons Rhythm Modules, String Machine, a D-50, and Fender Rhodes. Implementing girl group melodies, children’s choirs, and Louise’s trilingual lyrics, Escape is a project that only Desire could make.

Watch: Desire Unleash Music Video For "Zeros"

Canadian electronic/pop band Desire have unleashed the video for their new single "Zeros".

The song is part of our current playlist and is out now via Italians Do It Better. Grab it here.

“As the calendar pages fly by, we are all reaching for a new normal on what sometimes feels like an endless loop. The cyclical music echoes flashback sequences of a recurring dream, chanting “Falling like a feather…Never touch the floor”. We sampled the incessant strikes of a grandfather clock, stopwatches, & digital alarm clocks to keep the time. From sunrise to sunset, every single day is adding up…” – Desire

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Watch: Johnny Jewel Unveils Music Video For "Surgery (Feat. Glüme)"

Chromatics leader and mastermind of the Italians Do It Better label Johnny Jewel has unveiled the video for "Surgery (Feat. Glüme)".

The song features on the label's compilation 'After Dark 3', released last month. Produced by Johnny Jewel, it features label mainstays Desire, Chromatics, Farah & introduces fresh blood from around the globe. Get your copy here.

Watch the video below.

Watch: Desire Premiere New Single/Video "Liquid Dreams"

Canadian electronic/pop band Desire have premiered the video for their new single "Liquid Dreams".

The song, produced and mixed By Johnny Jewel, is taken from their upcoming album 'Escape', released via Italians Do It Better this Summer! Grab it here.

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Chromatics Share 'Dear Tommy' Tracklist, Stream "Teacher"

Portland indie pop/electronic/synth band Chromatics have shared the tracklist for the long-delayed album 'Dear Tommy'.

Chromatics first announced their long-delayed unreleased Dear Tommy in December 2014, since then they're released a series of singles they said would appear on Dear Tommy. In May 2017, Johnny Jewel’s then-manager Alexis Rivera claimed that Jewel destroyed all the physical copies of Dear Tommy following a near-death experience. Rivera also said that Jewel re-recorded the project. Chromatics later stated that Dear Tommy would arrive in fall 2018, and now they are finally back with a new record.

The band have also shared their new single, "Teacher" and a video directed by Jewel, accompanied by the following message:

"The apple obscured in fog is enigmatic and open to the interpretation of the viewer. Are we sinking into the unknown or rising from beyond the grave? An apple a day keeps the doctor away and music is the medicine. Our teachers transfer knowledge of good and evil. From the fairytale of Snow White’s endless sleep to the Garden of Eden in the book of Genesis, exposure is the agent of change. Music is a language communicated by the artist but ultimately defined by the listener’s own exposure to sound throughout their life time. I can’t change my past, but I can choose to break the cycle and not pass the poison apple I was fed to my daughter. ” Goodbye Teacher. School’s out forever."
 – Johnny Jewel.

Check out the album's tracklist and watch the video for "Teacher" below.

Dear Tommy tracklisting:
01. Fresh Blood
02. Glitter
03. Never Tell
04. Just Like You
05. She Says
06. The Moment
07. Time Rider
08. White Fences
09. Teacher
10. Between the Lines
11. Too Late
12. Dear Tommy
13. Melodrama
14. Ultra Vivid
15. Colorblind
16. Sometimes
17. Dream Sequence
18. Endless Sleep

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Watch: Chromatics Premiere New Single/Video "Famous Monsters"

Portland indie pop/electronic/synth band Chromatics have premiered the video for their brand new single ''Famous Monsters".

The song is out now, buy it here and check out the video below, directed by the band's own Johnny Jewel.

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New Entry: Chromatics Premiere New Single "TOY"

Portland indie pop/electronic/synth band Chromatics have premiered their new single ''TOY".

The song, produced and mixed by Johnny Jewel is out today (Jan 24) via Italians Do It Better.

In a statement, frontwoman Ruth Radelet said: "It's a song about trying to forget someone you're still in love with even though they treat you like an object." 

Buy it here and take a listen below. 

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Chromatics Release New Album 'Closer to Grey'

Portland indie pop/electronic/synth band Chromatics have released their new studio album 'Closer to Grey,' their first in 7 years.

The follow-up to 2012's Kill for Love (and  project Dear Tommy),  was produced and mixed by Johnny Jewel, It features 12 tracks, including the title track, which dates back to 2014, and is out now via Italians Do It Better. Buy it here.

Chromatics first announced their long-delayed unreleased Dear Tommy in December 2014, since then they're released a series of singles they said would appear on Dear Tommy. In May 2017, Johnny Jewel’s then-manager Alexis Rivera claimed that Jewel destroyed all the physical copies of Dear Tommy following a near-death experience. Rivera also said that Jewel re-recorded the project. Chromatics later stated that Dear Tommy would arrive in fall 2018, and now they are finally back with a new record.

Check out the album's tracklist and stream it below.

Closer to Grey tracklisting:
01. The Sound Of Silence
02. You’re No Good
03. Closer To Grey
04. Twist The Knife
05. Light As A Feather
06. Move A Mountain
07. Touch Red
08. Through The Looking Glass
09. Whispers In The Hall
10. On The Wall
11. Love Theme From Closer To Grey
12. Wishing Well

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Watch: Heaven Drop Music Video For "Truth Or Dare"

Mysterious project HEAVEN have dropped the video for their new single "Truth Or Dare".

The song is part of our current playlist an is out now via Johnny Jewel’s synthwave label Italians Do It Better. Grab it here.

The video was produced/directed by Johnny Jewel and edited by Chromatics. Watch below.

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Watch: Chromatics Reveal Music Video For New Single "Time Rider"

Portland indie pop/electronic/synth band Chromatics have revealed the video for their brand new single ''Time Rider".

In “Time Rider”, Chromatics employs the metaphor of a motorcycle as a sort of inter dimensional vehicle between the future and the past. In this dream, the motorcyclist mirrors myths of the grim reaper as Ruth Radelet eerily asks “Can I take your hand? I want to ride with you into the storm.” Life after death. Future past.

Buy it here and check out the video below. 

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Watch: Chromatics Air Video For "I'm on Fire" (Bruce Springsteen Cover)

Portland indie pop/electronic/synth band Chromatics have aired the video for their version of Bruce Springsteen classic ''I'm on Fire".

The song features on their 2006's record 'In the City', and is out today as an EP with a few unheard tracks from the original tapes, via Italians Do It Better. Grab it here.

The video was filmed By Johnny Jewel and Nat Walker exactly 12 Years Ago, at Studio Suite 3O4 in Portland, Oregon on December 13th, 2006. Check out below. 

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Watch: Chromatics Air Music Video For New Single "Blue Girl"

Portland indie pop/electronic/synth band Chromatics have aired the video for their new single ''Blue Girl".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their their long-delayed album 'Dear Tommy', which will be out this fall via Italians Do It Better.

Check out the video below. 

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Watch: Chromatics Return With New Single "Black Walls"

Portland indie pop/electronic/synth band Chromatics have returned with their brand new single and video ''Black Walls".

The song has been added to our current playlist and is taken from their their long-delayed album 'Dear Tommy', which will be out sometime this year via Italians Do It Better.

Check out the video below. 

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Watch: Chromatics Air "I Can Never Be Myself When You’re Around" New Video

Portland indie pop/electronic/synth band Chromatics have aired the video for ''I Can Never Be Myself When You’re Around".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their forthcoming new album 'Dear Tommy', coming soon via Italians Do It better.

Check out the video below. 

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