South London’s Moreish Idols return with their new single “Pale Blue Dot”. The track follows their two critically acclaimed EPs Float and Lock Eyes and Collide, which earned widespread plaudits from the likes of The FADER, NME, CLASH, FLOOD, Far Out, Yuck, whynow, and BBC Radio 6 Music, and will be released on 7”(featuring an exclusive Dan Carey dub remix titled “Pale Blue Dub”) on 1st October via Speedy Wunderground.
Moreish Idols have carved out a unique position for themselves in the burgeoning London scene. Whereas their debut material showcased a restless, jerky, jagged and rhythmically centred sound that bore the influence of energetic post-punk, their second EP showcased an entirely different side to the band. This evolution saw the group stitch together a looser constellation of ideas, combining swooning tremolo guitars, prickly melodic riddles, erudite saxophone improvs, and flexible rhythms, sounding like Watery, Domestic-era Pavement one second and the bucolic Canterbury Scene the next, but always, always like Moreish Idols most of all.
With their new single “Pale Blue Dot” the band continue to transform and challenge their songwriting sensibilities. Blending subtly intricate, cyclical acoustic instrumentation that swells and breaks around the bands gently layered vocal harmonies, the track once again sees the band knolling their work to rebuild it into something new, direct, and honest.
Speaking on the track, the band says, “Pale Blue Dot has been through many iterations, from simple drum machine / guitar demo, to evil krautrock demon hellscape. A spontaneous decision led by Dan Carey brought us to his studio at 8 in the morning to quickly run the song in a new, shortened arrangement, played on acoustic guitars and simplified down to its bare bones. It was a beautiful morning, and we all felt we were hearing the song the way it was meant to be heard: just straight to the point.
The track encourages you to kill your darlings, soak in the vastness of everything, and commit to your own obliterating but necessary ego death. Pale Blue Dot has been through this same journey and for that it’s a very special one for us.”
The new track also marks tastemaker label Speedy Wunderground’s 50th 7” single, with their first being released in 2013 (by Steve Mason & Emiliana Torrini). To celebrate an immaculate back catalogue that features singles by everyone from black midi to Black Country, New Road, English Teacher, O., PVA, Tiña, Kae Tempest, and many more, the label will be hosting a special release party show at London’s Shacklewell Arms on 30th September. The show will feature sets from special guests Disgusting Sisters and Speedy Wunderground alumni.
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