Friday 28 September 2018

Video Premiere: Happyalone. - WDYW4MM

Happyalone. - WDYW4MM

Happyalone. - 'WDYW4MM'

Info: This week Cork alt-pop and experimental electronic trio Happyalone. released their latest single 'WDYW4MM', the first of a rumoured trickle of singles which are peeping out from the not too distant horizon under the cryptic banner title of 'Season IV'. REMY is delighted to premiere the accompanying video for 'WDYW4MM' today, from an act that has captured not only our, but the wider music community's attention in a most arresting way, with singles such as 'ur eyes', 'colours' and the outrageously good 'bodybags' over the past 12 months.


A hollowed-out and soul-possessing introduction plods forebodingly across our skin before being joined by a what feels like an imprisoned vocal (think of the poor peeps in Superman II floating in space in their mirror prison). The atmosphere is one of distinct despair, most unlike Happyalone.'s previous singles, and in a way this is a breath of fresh air. The keyboard sequence adds a cinematic brushstroke to the dark canvas, and as the final third of the track kicks in with a bulbous dub beat everything melts away, including our tortured vocal. We can always rely on the trio to put the jump-leads into our imaginations, and they just keep getting better and better at it.


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