Psymon Spine —the Brooklyn, NY music collective fusing psychedelic indie pop and the deep grooves of dance music—have shared two new songs out as a digital 7” via Northern Spy Records. “‘Mr. Metronome’ and ‘Drums Valentino’ were among the first song ideas we came up with when first starting our sophomore record” says founding member Noah Prebish. “We wrote them near the end of a two year hiatus which was spent pursuing various other projects by the individuals in the band. Following the break, we were all feeling hungry to make a new Psymon Spine record and we quickly began exploring the new sounds that would ultimately define the album. This process left us with two tracks which were a bit too crazy for Charismatic Megafauna, but too good not to finish.” Listen to the tracks here.
While the lyrics to “Mr. Metronome” include musings on dating and social dynamics, they mostly reflect the group’s restlessness and desire to quit all unfulfilling obligations in order to make music together. With the theme of ‘work’ in mind, member Sabine Holler wrote the German vocal hook, which translates to “I saw your message, I have to go to work,” followed by the repeated refrain, “my schedule, my schedule.” The track is high-energy and synth-centric, drawing on electronic/dance artists such as Kraftwerk and Soulwax.
Released earlier in 2021, Psymon Spine’s Charismatic Megafauna—an album exploring complicated feelings and catharsis through a singular approach to left-of-center indie, electronic and dance sounds—earned support from publications such as Paste, FLOOD, Brooklyn Vegan, Under The Radar, and NME; playlists from NPR Music (New Music Friday), Spotify (All New Indie, undercurrents, Fresh Finds), Apple Music (Midnight City, Today’s Indie Rock), and TIDAL (Rising: Indie/Rock); and airplay from BBC, KEXP, and KCRW.
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