Pop Music Fever Dream gets serious
New York’s Pop Music Fever Dream is set to release its new EP, Songs For Emotion, tomorrow. The EP follows their debut, Songs for Promoters, and presents a shift to a more serious and intense tone. The new tracks delve into themes including personal struggle and technological obsession. In an interview with frontperson T. Seeberger, we discuss pay phones, vulnerability in songwriting, and tapping into their visceral energy.
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Operator Music Band becomes one with house
Operator Music Band, known for its experimental approach and diverse soundscapes, has evolved from its krautrock roots to embrace house music. The trio, which features Dara Hirsch, Jared Hiller, and Daniel Siles, released their latest EP Four Singles, which showcases dance and acid-house tracks. This transition allows them to explore improvisation and spontaneity, in live performances and studio recordings. In our Q&A, Hirsch and Hiller discussed their creative processes, emphasizing a shift towards programming gear for live shows and collaborative songwriting.
The Narcotix bends time and space on Dying
On their debut album Dying, Brooklyn art-rock band The Narcotix takes you on a journey exploring time, personal transformation, and life after death. Led by Esther Quansah and Becky Foinchas, their choral arrangements over psychedelic folk and West African polyrhythms, turn music into a sonic wonderland. From haunting to ebullient, Dying captures the band's deep bond as they tap into a visceral energy fueled by personal breakthroughs. In our interview with Quansah and Foinchas we talk vocal arrangements, songwriting, exorcisms in the studio, the birth of the album, and more.