(Note: This EP came out on 10.31.2025—I thought it was uploaded to Soundcloud but I guess not)

Scorcher came to life over a sweltering NYC summer, a byproduct of spending a lot of time in blistering indie rock show spaces and sweaty club nights. I sought to make something that felt current and reflective of my own varied influences that also charted a different path forward for electronic music; I wanted to avoid the navel gazing of electroclash revivalism and I didn’t want to make anything that was strictly acidic or garage-y. The end result of that genre triangulation are the three tracks you hear on this release, a record that’s as indebted to CDJs as it is to the Fender Stratocaster. It’s discordant, danceable, and an earnest reflection of my palette. I hope you enjoy it in whatever way you like to listen to music.

Many thanks to Jeremy Medasie (@aededmusic) for stem-mastering this to perfection and to Sourabh Ratnaparkhi (of Rooftop Noise) for believing in this project and putting it out.

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Hotline

A producer, promoter, and DJ reared in DIY scenes along the United States’ eastern seaboard, the work of Connor Beckett McInerney—best known by his moniker Connector—reflects a lifelong passion for discordant and energetic sound channeled through the medium of electronic music. Combining elements of electro, acid, UK garage, and indie rock, Connector’s debut EP Scorcher is both a microcosm of his personal influences and a reflection of the sweltering pulse that defines summertime NYC, drawing inspiration from the city’s Sleaze Revival and its enduring (and unparalleled) nightlife scene in equal measure.