ABOUT LEFT BEHIND

TW: suicide

Left Behind is the first single from pecq’s third EP ‘Amnesia’s Ritual’ - their most personal and powerful record yet, emerging from the experience of losing several friends before their time. Lovingly crafted but emotionally raw, the songs pay tribute to those missed and look unflinchingly at the conflict and chaos of grieving and the vastness of loss.

Left Behind was written in the aftermath of a close friend’s suicide. It explores the multiple detached realities of grief, the way time perception becomes jumbled and non-linear, and the inability to process life moving forward with someone missing.

‘I wrote my first ever songs just after the suicide of one of my closest friends and former bandmate. I think everything I’ve written since then has been about that in some way. Music has been a way to stay connected to them and process the intensity of the things I saw and experienced. This song is the first time I’ve felt able to deal with a lot of stuff I was too scared to revisit before. A big part of that was writing the lyrics with Jakes which helped to distill and accept things that felt too big for my own words. Being able to share these intense feelings has been the best way for me to deal with them. I wouldn’t be where I’m at today if I hadn’t been able to talk to friends and make music’. Nikò

Produced by pecq and Upcycled Sounds: upcycledsounds.co.uk
Mixed by Upcycled Sounds.
Directed by Zak Watson. zakwatsonfilm.com

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pecq - Left Behind

New single from The Hanged Man. Taken from the new LP "Tear It All" out November 4 2022 via PNKSLM Recordings. Stream/buy: https://www.pnkslm.com/tear-it-all

Stockholm psych quartet The Hanged Man returns with new single “The Weaver”, the lead single from their upcoming third full-length album Tear It All - their first with Swedish indie label PNKSLM Recordings (Les Big Byrd, ShitKid, Yung etc). One of Sweden’s most acclaimed acts, The Hanged Man have been working at their own pace for close to a decade now with two albums and a series of EP’s to show for it, while also keeping busy with their work in other acts such as Dungen, Viagra Boys, Vulkano and more. “The Weaver” finds the band at their boldest with a distinct brand of Black Sabbath-infused heavy psychedelia.

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The Hanged Man - "Funeral Pyre"

I DON'T NEED YOUR LOVE

When the pandemic first put the world on pause, we pulled “Feel So High” (from 2016) back out of the demo folder. It was 2020, and we were feeling the exact opposite, but that only made the track more relevant. Longing to open up to the world, to escape familiar reality — both the song and video float in that self-transcendence we feel when falling in love, taking trips to distant destinations, or just going for a long drive with the right music. But the track really came to life with the addition of Brijean’s lush percussion and vibey vocals, and Dougie Stu’s bass — a dream collab for us.

Watch the music video here: https://youtu.be/k0bCU-OBHUU

Feel So High (feat. Brijean)

All songs written, recorded and mixed by Phantom Handshakes at their respective homes in Brooklyn, Manhattan and New Orleans.
Mastered by Carl Saff at Saff Mastering

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Synthpop Dream Devils

Bliss Nova is synesthetic synth-pop: lush, pop-driven synthonies swimming in technicolor funk grooves, stirring hooks of psychedelic electronica and dreamy waves of chilled vapor. Brothers Daniel and Joel Trzcinski started the project in late 2014 as a way to put some lofi bedroom pop demos to good use — what ultimately became their 2015 EP, Do You Feel. The debut drew comparisons to the likes of Washed Out, Neon Indian and Toro y Moi, and the band was lauded as “one of the top promising artists from the Midwest scene.”

From 2016 on, the band developed their multi-aesthetic live show, “a tapestry of ethereal electronic soundscapes set against an explosive and booming rhythm,” and embarked on short-run regional tours, while finding time to explore slicker, dynamic dance-pop with the release of the EP Light & Shadow and the double A-side “Say It” / “Now” in 2017. 

After two years of writing and recording, their 2019 full-length album, Going Places, culminates in smoggy, nostalgia-tinged euphoria awash with vintage sparkle, channeling a dreamy internal monologue entwined with the spirit of French philosophy. Longtime collaborator Brennan Willis of Ohio Recording Company co-produced and mixed the record, while mastering legend Dave Cooley (J Dilla, Washed Out, M83, Blood Orange) gave it a sonic polish. Erika Spring (Au Revoir Simone) makes a guest appearance, lending vocals to “Blind.”

With the new-age aesthetic of Brian Eno and Gondry-esque surrealism, the album’s ethereal splendor marks the freshest findings of Bliss Nova’s sonic evolution. Late ‘70s grooves grind against hints of early ‘80s electro funk and cosmic jazz, while timbres and textures of ‘80s ambient soundscapes and ‘90s electronica merge with ‘00s neo-soul and r&b. A supernova of samples, field recordings, lush percussion and catchy pentatonic tropes shimmer on the surface, with murkier depths and humor underneath.

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Feel So High (feat. Brijean)

Bliss Nova

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