Horsegirl drop the latest, enchanting single from their debut album ‘Versions of Modern Performance’, out June 3rd on Matador Records.
‘World of Pots and Pans’ is a curious glimpse into the psyche of three teenagers with an effortless grasp on no wave, offering their take on the nuances and shoegaze-dynamics that make it so hypnotising.
Where first single ‘Anti-glory’ peppered it’s chorus with glistening guitar stabs and pensive strumming, ‘World of Pots and Pans’ exists in a more spectral place, meandering around the story of their brand new friend “Emma”, feeling reminiscient of BeaBadoobee discovering Post-Punk for the first time.
The lo-fi video uses an near-obsolete overhead projector as a storytelling-device, with each member of the band bringing various lyrics, coins and horse silhouettes into frame throughout the video. The track leaves a feeling of anti-climax in the air — Horsegirl build a world around their protagonist “Emma”, and leave us in the dark about her fate. This, as you would potentially assume, does not make the song feel unfinished, instead it conjures a quality of mystique and unease that is not often present in contemporary no wave. A beguiling track from the Matador Records signees that presents them as both unpredictable and radical.
Tour Dates
Sun. Jun. 19 – London, UK @ Paper Dress Vintage (EARLY SHOW) – SOLD OUT
Sun. Jun. 19 – London, UK @ Paper Dress Vintage (LATE SHOW) – SOLD OUT
Tue. Jun. 21 – Manchester, UK @ YES (Basement)
Wed. Jun. 22 – London, UK @ Bermondsey Social Club – SOLD OUT
Sun. Jun. 26 – Bristol, UK @ Rough Trade Bristol
Photo by Cheryl Dunn
The new issue of So Young is out now! Issue Thirty-Six features interviews with Wet Leg (Print Cover), Jockstrap (Online Cover, below), Black Country, New Road, Metronomy, NewDad, Teeth Machine, ENUMCLAW, Been Stellar, Blue Bendy, BODEGA, Catcher and more. Order your copy here or read the digital edition below.
