The Paranoyds element the Origins of latest tune “Face First”: Stream
Origins is a recurring new music characteristic that offers musicians the prospect to tug again the veil on what influenced their newest observe. In the present day, The Paranoyds inform us how they dive “Face First” into the world of horror movies.
Contemplating their title, it ought to come as no shock that Los Angeles four-piece The Paranoyds have a creeping suspicion of the world round them. Fueled by horror motion pictures and unsettled by the grip of social media, the punk rock outfit really feel we’re at present dwelling within the dystopia way forward for which we’ve all the time been warned. Tracks like their new single “Face First” seize this… nicely, paranoia in hooks which might be equal components catchy and anxious.
The newest from the band’s upcoming debut LP, Carnage Cut price (out September 13th by way of Suicide Squeeze), “Face First” creeps round your head with a squealing two-tone guitar line. That squirming feeling that somebody’s watching all the pieces you do? That’s these notes. The truth is, that’s the very lyrical content material of the tune itself: “Verify my cellphone, I’m ready for an indication/ On lookout, I’ve left a/ Model of me behind/ Across the bend, the automobile turns/ Simply in time.”
“Face First” comes together with a 360º video following twin stalkers as they hunt their by means of LA. Discussing why they selected the immersive filming approach, The Paranoyds clarify,
“The tune is loosely a few stalker and we wished that concept to be concerned within the motion someway. The video administrators, our pals Theo Cohn and David Gantz, wished to problem themselves by doing one thing they’d by no means executed earlier than — taking pictures with a 360º digicam. This allowed us to point out the standpoint of those stalkers, the place you possibly can watch the video a number of instances and nonetheless discover little Easter eggs every time relying on the place you look. So many individuals watch movies on their telephones now, and a 360º video makes for a way more fascinating and fulfilling expertise on a cellphone.”
Check out The Paranoyds’ “Face First” beneath.
The Paranoyds will tour behind Carnage Cut price with Bleached and White Reaper all through the autumn. The total itinerary is down on the backside of the web page, and you will get tickets right here. It’s also possible to pre-order the document now.
For extra on the inspirations behind “Face First”, The Paranoyds have dug into the observe’s Origins.
Invasion of the Physique Snatchers:
Initially, the tune was impressed by Invasion of the Physique Snatchers. Whereas the movie highlights basic fears from the Chilly Struggle period, the mode of infiltration is kind of easy, but common. I discovered the concept of the pods — one thing other-than possessing your physique — to be relatable. I form of made a loopy soar — what extra could make you’re feeling like you aren’t your self, than when you will have a crush? And also you’re conscious that you just’re not your self, actually, you’re being form of loopy and searching into all of the issues they like and the locations they go and desirous to “by chance” run into them.
MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay Pedal:
Our band loves horror movies. On the time, we had been writing a re-imagined stay rating for the unique Evening of the Residing Useless and had been form of in a heavier place than traditional. The opening guitar riff is simply two notes, half steps of one another. I play them with a slight delay so that they ping, inflicting them to form of mix in collectively into this nauseating and alarming sound.
Social Media/Know-how:
I used to be driving dwelling at some point and I’m unsure why, however I used to be serious about the inside lifetime of a stalker — their modus operandi, their each day life. I had a considerably horrific realization that it wasn’t too onerous to get into that mindset as a result of know-how actually permits it. We had been born right into a technology of stalkers.
Repo Man:
Punk rock, Sci-Fi in LA? Sure please! All of us watched Repo Man collectively on a sofa in Portland just a few summers in the past. We love quoting it — traces comparable to, “That is intense,” “Let’s do some crimes,” and “Let’s go get sushi and never pay,” are a few of our favorites. We will’t assist however consider that epic automobile chase scene within the LA river whereas listening to “Face First”.
They Dwell:
[John] Carpenter is god, okay?! If Shepard Fairey will get to take from this monster basic social commentary, then so can we! WE know “they’re” after us! Do you? Get up and put your sunnies on — they’re monitoring our ‘likes’ and pursuits to maintain us consuming and distracted.
The Paranoyds 2019 Tour Dates:
09/05 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah *
09/06 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass Home *
09/07 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar *
09/09 – Austin, TX @ Barracuda *
09/10 – Dallas, TX @ Membership Dada *
09/11 – Houston, TX @ Satellite tv for pc Bar *
09/13 – New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa *
09/14 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade *
09/15 – Raleigh, NC @ Motorco
09/17 – Washington, DC @ U Corridor *
09/19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere *
09/20 – Philadelphia, PA @ Philamoca *
09/21 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Corridor *
09/23 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe *
09/24 – Columbus, OH @ The Basement *
09/25 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In *
09/28 – Minneapolis, MN @ seventh Avenue *
09/29 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Corridor *
09/30 – St. Louis, MO @ Firebird *
10/03 – St. Louis, MO @ Firebird #
10/04 – Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews #
10/05 – St. Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar & Grill #
10/07 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge #
10/10-13 – Lake Perris, CA @ Desert Daze
11/01 – San Francisco, CA @ Cafe du Nord
11/02 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place
11/03 – Reno, NV @ The Holland Undertaking
11/05 – Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar
11/06 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza
* = w/ Bleached
# = w/ White Reaper