Originally appearing as a one-off single before it's remixed inclusion on 2019's upcoming Sayonara 'Til Tomorrow EP, this uptempo electro-rock number is a cautionary tale about those who choose to live in the past while looking back in regret.    Featuring long-time LC collaborators Mike Liszka on drums (Sonnder, Church Girls) and Will Schwarz (Church Girls, Visoon) on bass, the track also features the beautiful yet powerful vocal stylizing of Philly-based songstress, Grace Choi.

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After a two-and-a-half year hiatus, Lovecartel return to form with "So We Slowed", their first single off of their 2019 EP, Sayonara 'til Tomorrow.  The song paints a vivid and captivating picture into the blissful insanity that is a never-say-die love through the hopeful angst of vocalist/guitarist Ash Kernen’s lyrics.  Sonically, the track breaks through via Kernen’s commanding fuzzed out guitar that swerves between traditional riff rock and dancy four-on-the-floor rhythms. Aided by lead guitarist Anthony Phillips’ unassuming yet intoxicating melodies, the song is at once dark and light-hearted, provocative yet comforting; feelings that are sure to resonate with any listener who’s ever felt they can’t live with or without the very person who has a grip their heart.

Lovecartel:
Ash Kernen - vocals, rhythm guitar
Anthony Phillips - lead guitar

Additional Instrumentation by:
Will Schwarz - Bass
Mike Liska - Drums

Mixed and Masterd by Alex Santilli @ Spice House Sounds (Fishtown, U.S.A.)

(c) 2019 Heartfelt Cartel Records
(p) 2019 Dream Machine Publishing Cartel (ASCAP)

General Inquiries: info@lovecartelmusic.com
Booking: booking@lovecartelmusic.com 

--- LYRICS ---
You walked into the room, lady
And stole the air out of the place
A fine little lover girl
Filled with rage
A thief of the heart
You know not what you’re doing
Leaving me lying breathless, baby
Bound and ruined

Well I can’t keep on chasing you
I can’t keep on chasing you
No, I can’t keep up this pace with you
My love… is dying on the vine now

Dying on vine now
Dying on the vine
Dying on the vine now

So lady, don’t you walk away
Thinking we can only repeat
So we slowed….
We can change
You ask me what I want from you
And I ask you the same
A little bit of patience
And understanding

Maybe we can slow dance this song
Maybe we can slow dance this song
And I can take this chance with you
To show our love… it ain’t dying on the vine yet

(So we slowed) Gotta get this love back
(So we slowed) Gotta get this love back
Gotta get this love back

We got a bend to us but we’re not broken
We’ll take these curves and start all over
So what we slowed down, so what we slowed down
This is our love and it ain’t dying on the vine now

Ain't dying on that vine now,
Ain't dying on that vine
Ain't dying on that vine now, yeah

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Forming in early 2012, Lovecartel is more than a band, it's a movement.  The futurevintage stylings of their 'soul-drenched pocket rock' is rooted in both passion and music's transcendent abilities.  With a list of influences including the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Cold War Kids, The Black Keys, 90's Hip Hop, 70's soul, and the future electronic frontier, the band's sound is an eclectic mix of yesterday, today, and tomorrow with a common strain of groove running throughout. In the pocket and above the noise, check it out for yourself....



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In a time of unprecedented tumult, may we be lead by a redemptive spirit.  May we stand firm in the face of injustice while￼ aspiring to our highest ideals.  May we press on, with love.

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Lovecartel is Ash Kernen and Anthony Phillips, two bleeding hearts who have coalesced around music’s curative power and their shared passion for songcraft. The Philadelphia duo draws on their inspiring, yet at times tragic, breadth of life experiences to create introspective and emotionally-potent alt/indie rock.  As the name suggests, Lovecartel’s music is born of a fierce love… of self and of others; one that refuses to quit in the face of spiritual tyranny and which sees things not for what they are, but what they could be.

Infused with elements of pop, hip-hop, and electronica, Lovecartel’s unique sound melds fuzzed-out and ambient guitars with eletctro-synthetic accompaniment and climaxing rhythms over which Kernen delivers his punchy vocal musings on living, dying, and everything in between. The result is a sound that has been praised for its distinction while being familiar enough to recognize their list of influences which include Cold War Kids, The Kills, The Neighbourhood, Silversun Pickups, and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

The duo,  joined by drummer Will Brown (Deadfellow, Billy Brown Band) and Dan Drago (The Way Home,  The Sobriquets) on bass, is currently prepping the late-Spring 2019 release of their forthcoming EP, Sayonara ’til Tomorrow, with a host of live shows scheduled in support of the arrival of the EP’s first single “So We Slowed”, expected in May.

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