Dead Lights Deliver A New Single That Crosses Genres and Breeds A Catchy But Gritty Sound
- R.A.G.
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The new single release from Dead Lights delivers a really cool crossover kind of sound that breeds a cinematic underbelly and takes elements of post-punk, electropop, alternative pop, and more, putting them all together to create this atmosphere that's got an amazingly vast undertone yet never leaves that pop sensibility behind.
"(The Edge of) Dusk" comes through with a great groove, to be honest. The beat is deep-pocketed and adds a great drive to the track, while the rest of the instrumentation breeds that spacious edginess that leads me to the alternative pop perspective.
This is riddled with amazing synthesizers, and I think that's part of why it sounds so sonically present. You have a synth pad that floats through the background of the song and creates this ether to the atmosphere while overlaying guitars are plucked and layered with a chorus-like effect to create a drippy sort of sound.
Underneath a lot of this stuff, you hear this gritty sort of bass line that really pushes a sort of industrial aesthetic, but it's not over the top.
All of these elements are very well balanced out, and that is really why they're able to blend and bend genres to create something that feels like it's all their own.
The bass is a synthesizer as well, but it's really sort of a decimated feeling, and this adds to the dirty aspect of the soundscape a lot.
New keys arrive during the choruses and add a sort of haunting vibe to the track, and it's about this point that you can hear all of these different tones and textures coming together to create something whole.
The vocals are sort of smooth and also have a depth to them; they feel a little distant and also push that cinematic backbone with some of the synth pads.
The vocals are very melodically driving, and this whole thing feels like an alternative pop track to me, but it still brings elements of the other genres I mentioned. From industrial to dance pop, electro pop, and alternative, this is a song that defines what I feel the future of music is going to be.
Taking these different genres and breaking them down, putting them together, and creating something new is refreshing.
This is a song that's not really held down by certain genres or Norms. It's built without boundaries, and I think that's part of what makes it so addictive.
This is a big track; it spans almost six and a half minutes, but it's super alluring. There's a sort of sexy, sultry kind of vibe that is stitched throughout it, and you find yourself being able to really dance to the track.
I like that blend of gritty, edgy tone, almost mysterious style vocals, vast underbellies, and also a danceable approach.
It's catchy in such a strange way, and I found that super intriguing.
One of my favorite aspects of this entire thing is the very end of the track, where it kind of stops and gives you this very orchestrated version of the instrumentation.
Instead of since and keys, it becomes more strings and piano, really letting the Cinematic feel flow, and I love how they end the track that way.
It sort of adds a bit of emotional feel to it and was very unexpected.
Now, as far as we know, this track is part of an upcoming album release set for around May 15th, and if you go on their Spotify, you can hear this track along with three other singles from the record.
"Killing Time" is an amazing one that keeps to a bit of a more driving sound and definitely doesn't hide the industrial influence whatsoever.
I like this one too because it's a bit less cinematic and more classic, 90s underground industrial style, but still has that catchiness to it.
The percussion on this track, in particular, is amazing, and you can tell they put a lot of time into how the song would build out.
There's also one called 'Resonate" that comes through with such a great array of production styles, breeding a more pop-oriented sound but still putting in some of the gritty or dirty aspects in the production itself.
Dirty or decimated vocals, glitchy chopping aspects, and more all let you remember how these guys aren't afraid to put forth their edginess to stay true to who they are, while writing a great pop single.
"Break Out" is the final single that I've heard so far from the upcoming record, and this one is super addictive as well. It comes with such a catchy beat, brilliantly vocoded style vocals, and it's really rhythmically honed in. The whole song is based on this heavy-hitting beat and how the vocals bounce with it.
Listening to all of these tracks really gives you an idea of how they pull their influences together and build something atmospheric, powerful, edgy, a little rambunctious, very well built, and also how they're not afraid to sculpt sound and get into the production side of things a little bit in order to really help breed a unique soundscape.
Growing up with a lot of industrial music along with plenty of alternative pop and more, this record is so far, pretty mind-bending and Incredibly enticing.
These guys are definitely unafraid to create something with no walls built around it, and I find that refreshing as well.
So, come check the new single out and listen to the other ones released so far, all on Spotify, and look out for the full album release coming May 15th.
I can't wait for it because I'm already a fan at this point, but I think these songs will keep me at bay until the Lash album release comes.
Take a deep dive into these tracks right now and start with "(The Edge of) Dusk".
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