One of the most versatile and talented of the current wave of post-punk bands, North Carolina’s Secret Shame, have unveiled side two to their brand new A-side single “Dissolve” / “Pure”.
Previously, Secret Shame earned our Editor in Chief’s number one spot for the best album of 2019—and later finally issued their debut album on vinyl, along with a spectacular remix LP, which also includes a bewitching new version of their Dark Synthetics’s first single “Dark”.
Now, with “Pure”, Secret Shame weaves a sorrowful daydream whose light shimmers in a dark room, with hopeful moments shining like a door left ever so slightly ajar, all the while conjuring aural allusions to a certain Crawley band’s mid 80s albums such The Head on the Door, Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, and Distigration, with sombre lyrics that linger on the heart like a tearful goodbye.
As Lena Machina explains:
“Sometimes you would give everything to help someone. Unfortunately, most of the time they don’t want your help, or their own.”
Listen to “Pure” below:
The “Dissolve” and “Pure” A-Side was recorded in November of 2019 at The Ward in Richmond, VA. This self-released 7” will be available on June 5th, 2020.
Find “Dissolve” on your favorite streaming site here and the official music video here.
We get crumbs chaos we get lies Deceit division and despise Crumbs chaos we get…
Estoy desconectado Me siento intoxicado Un último cigarro Que siga la fiesta sin mí The…
Truth stands on the gallows Liеs sit on the throne Something in thе shadows Communicates…
These are empty words They mean nothing Zeroed in the flesh You output the void…
Your heart of stone I slept in silence Sweeter than a Georgia peach yet steeped…
Scene: the dim, pulsating heart of a dive bar, where the music pulses through the…