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Marky Edison

Marky Edison

Glosse Got Heat

‘We Got Heat’ marks the debut release of electropop troupe Glosse. A provocative, brooding track about commitment and fidelity, ‘We Got Heat’ evokes a sense of danger and disobedience from the offset. The song presents itself as a showdown and is a twisted, wry look at the idea of obsession and relationships. It seems the protagonist cannot resist someone they know is harmful. There’s a sense of addiction to the excessive, hedonistic love they share; with calls for “fire” and “glamour” and the yearning admission that “what I need is what you give”.

The tracks meshes electronic and instrumental textures to create a mood that can appeal to both dance lovers and a more indie audience. Creeping guitar jabs linger like shadows amidst the xylophonic synths, reminiscent of Hans Zimmer’s Badlands theme. As the chorus swells, lyrics of “bed sheets in the back seat” conjure up images of writhing bodies and the breakdown, punctuated with beats of heavy breathing, adds to the sensual nature of the track. It’s a method that captures the ensemble’s strength and goes straight for the jugular.

The enigmatic group cites influences ranging from visual and auditory pleasures such as ‘80s electronica and The Lost Boys, to ideas like the American dream. Glosse is a German word that means the writing between the lines and, with this in mind, the ethos of Glosse is to create music that is highly introspective but also provides an unflinching commentary for people’s lives, so they can recognise and reflect on their own experiences of love and loss, desires and self-truths.

 

 

 

 

Idles Announce Second LP

There’s little point in writing about music if you can’t harp on about your favourite bands. Idles have confirmed that their anticipated second LP, Joy as an Act of Resistance, will be out on August 31 via Partisan Records. Idles have also shared the album’s first single, a pro-immigration anthem entitled ‘Danny Nedelko’, which takes its name from one of the band’s close friends (and Ukrainian immigrant). The song is accompanied by a self-directed video that features Danny himself.

Produced by Space and mixed by Adam Greenspan & Nick Launay (Arcade Fire, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Kate Bush), Joy as an Act of Resistance takes aim at everything from toxic masculinity, nationalism, immigration, and class inequality - all while maintaining a visceral, infectious positivity.

Singer Joe Talbot summarises: “This album is an attempt to be vulnerable to our audience and to encourage vulnerability; a brave naked smile in this shitty new world. We have stripped back the songs and lyrics to our bare flesh to allow each other to breathe, to celebrate our differences, and act as an ode to communities and the individuals that forge them. Because without our community, we’d be nothing.”

Tracklist:

1. Colossus

2. Never Fight a Man With a Perm

3. I’m Scum

4. Danny Nedelko

5. Love Song

6. June

7. Samaritans

8. Television

9. Great

10. Gram Rock

11. Cry To Me

12. Rottweiler

 

'Tour of Joy' 2018 dates:

16 Oct -  Bristol, UK - SWX

18 Oct – London, UK - O2 Forum Kentish Town

19 Oct – Manchester, UK - O2 Ritz

20 Oct – Glasgow, UK - O2 ABC

23 Oct – Newcastle, UK - Riverside

24 Oct – Leeds, UK - Leeds University Stylus

25 Oct – Nottingham, UK - Rock City

26 Oct - Birmingham, UK - Institute

27 Oct – Brighton, UK - Concorde 2

29 Oct - Oxford, UK -  O2 Academy

 

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