Lower Dens annoncerer nyt, sårbart album med single og video
Fire år efter deres anmelderroste album Escape From Evil, er Lower Dens klar til at annoncere udgivelsen af deres nyeste kreation – albummet The Competition, der udkommer den 6. september 2019 på Ribbon Music / Playground Music i Norden.
Første lyd fra albummet kommer i form af singlen ’Young Republicans’, der handler om samfundets elite og deres umættelige appetit til at forbruge samfundets laverestående klasser. ’Young Republicans’ kommer med en tilhørende musikvideo der er instrueret af Raul Gonzo.
The Competition er et pop album med et koncept der både er emotionelt og politisk relevant. Konkurrence er den drivende kraft i moderne kapitalisme. Albummets titel er ifølge forsanger og sangskriver Jana Hunters en form for psykose, der accelerere vores usikkerheder og angst til et punkt hvor vi rammer et total overload og korroderer vores intimitet, vores samfund og vores følelse af os selv. Hunter fortæller:
“The issues that have shaped my life, for better or for worse, have to do with coming from a family and a culture that totally bought into this competitive mindset. I was wild and in a lot of pain as a kid; home life was very bleak, and pop songs were a guaranteed escape to a mental space where beauty, wonder, and love were possible. I wanted to write songs that might have the potential to do that.”
The Competition er Lower Dens’ mest sårbare album til dato.
Se videoen til 'Young Republicans' her:
The Competition er et pop album med et koncept der både er emotionelt og politisk relevant. Konkurrence er den drivende kraft i moderne kapitalisme. Albummets titel er ifølge forsanger og sangskriver Jana Hunters en form for psykose, der accelerere vores usikkerheder og angst til et punkt hvor vi rammer et total overload og korroderer vores intimitet, vores samfund og vores følelse af os selv. Hunter fortæller:
“The issues that have shaped my life, for better or for worse, have to do with coming from a family and a culture that totally bought into this competitive mindset. I was wild and in a lot of pain as a kid; home life was very bleak, and pop songs were a guaranteed escape to a mental space where beauty, wonder, and love were possible. I wanted to write songs that might have the potential to do that.”
The Competition er Lower Dens’ mest sårbare album til dato.
Se videoen til 'Young Republicans' her:
The Competition tracklisting
01. Galapagos
02. Hand Of God
03. Two Faced Love
04. Young Republicans
05. Real Thing
06. Buster Keaton
07. I Drive
08. Simple Life
09. Empire Sundown
10. Lucky People
11. In Your House
01. Galapagos
02. Hand Of God
03. Two Faced Love
04. Young Republicans
05. Real Thing
06. Buster Keaton
07. I Drive
08. Simple Life
09. Empire Sundown
10. Lucky People
11. In Your House