„Neon Bus“ is the first genre-defying single of German underground act Sylvie Gloom. According to singer and songwriter Julius, who played every instrument on the track, it contains all the musical aspects he wants to pursue in the 2020s. “In true Scorpio-fashion this song is about mourning the loss of a short-lived crush. In case you’re wondering why the vocal sound like a call from the past, it’s because I actually used an old modified telephone to record it”, he says. Sylvie Gloom occupies the fuzzy middle ground between dad rock nostalgia and the glitzy futurism of the Internet age. In a similar manner to contemporary acts like Unknown Mortal Orchestra or Tame Impala this project is a one-man undertaking that stems from obsessive tinkering in the home studio. The frontman sees live shows as a room for experimentation and it is unclear who will be in the line-up for upcoming concerts. But there will definitely be analog synthesizers, dirty guitars and an unmistakable German accent.

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