Kansas City’s Redder Moon strikes again, their latest single a spark in the dark. Current Heartbeat surges forward, the third offering from their forthcoming LP, If You’re Falling, Dive, set to land on vinyl by late April. With Jeremiah James Gonzales at the helm and Gordy Goudie, whose hands have shaped the sounds of Simple Minds and Echo & The Bunnymen, polishing its edges, the track hums with the bold shimmer of the mid-’80s, a pulse that calls to Talk Talk and Chameleons.
From the depths of the song rises something fierce—defiance honed to a blade, endurance etched into every note, a chorus that never bows, never breaks. A hymn, a howl, a fearless call. The track glows with the bold shimmer of the mid-’80s, its pulse beating in time with Talk Talk and Chameleons. Current Heartbeat surges—a fevered fusion of post-punk urgency and synthpop glow. Guitars ring like distant church bells, synths murmur like ghosts slipping through a keyhole, and voices swell, a spellbound summons to the lost hours before dawn.
Mary Chicken Soup directs with a conjurer’s keen eye; the lens a looking glass into a world both hypnotic and headstrong. A witch – spurned, scorned, or simply steadfast -leans over her modest apartment cauldron, the air thick with steam – and something stronger. Herbs curl in the rolling heat, a simmer pot bubbling with intent. A single drop of blood ripples through the brew, an incantation whispered like a secret meant to be kept and broken in the same breath. A mason jar, brimming with something verdant and volatile, waits to be tipped, swallowed, or shattered.
What is behind this spell: a love command, or a hex? Is this a vision, a warning, or the raw edge of waking life? The question clings like smoke. From this haze, from this spell cast in sweat and salt, a song takes shape: one steeped in strength, sharpened by defiance.
Watch the video for “Current Heartbeat” below:
This will mark the beginning of touring in support of the album for the remainder of 2025. Since forming in 2019, Redder Moon has stood shoulder to shoulder with Vision Video, Urban Heat, and Rosegarden Funeral Party, turning whispered defiance into a clarion call.
Listen to Current Heartbeat at the link below and pre-order If You’re Falling, Dive here.
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