Apocalypse Whenever Bad Suns

• 1 Apocalypse Whenever 03:38
• 2 Summer Lightning 03:34
• 3 Baby Blue Shades 03:40
• 4 Peachy 03:22
• 5 When The World Was Mine 03:30
• 6 Wishing Fountains 03:35
• 7 Electric Circus 03:24
• 8 Nightclub (Waiting for You) 03:46
• 9 Life Was Easier When I Only Cared About Me 03:51
• 10 Heaven Is A Place In My Head 03:51
• 11 Silently Screaming 03:42
• 12 Grace (I Think I'm In Love Again) 03:34
• 13 Symphony Of Lights 04:19
• Total Runtime 47:46

Info for Apocalypse Whenever

Der Sound von Bad Suns - verträumte 80er-Jahre-Pastiche, flankiert von Stratocasters durch aufgedrehte Vox-Verstärker, pulsierende Synthesizer und spürbare rhythmische Energie - hat die Hörer von Anfang an in ihren Bann gezogen, und ihr viertes Album, Apocalypse Whenever, nutzt dieses musikalische Fundament als Ausgangspunkt für ihre nächste Entwicklung.

Konzipiert als "Soundtrack zu einem Film, den es noch nicht gibt", ist das 13-Track-Album, das vom langjährigen Produzenten Eric Palmquist (MUTEMATH, Thrice) in seinen Palmquist Studios und im Proberaum der Band in Nord-Hollywood produziert wurde, konzeptionell strenger als alles, was die Band bisher unternommen hat - aber nicht weniger fesselnd oder zugänglich.

"Wir wussten auch, dass das Album einen roten Faden haben sollte, eine Geschichte von Anfang bis Ende", erklärt Frontmann Christo Bowman, also tat die Band, was jeder gute Regisseur tun würde: Sie stellten ein Moodboard zusammen und filterten ihre Neo-Noir-Version von Los Angeles durch die traumhafte Unschärfe des Autors Haruki Murakami, das futuristische Flair von Terminator 2: Judgment Day und Blade Runner und die geliftete Cinematographie von Spike Jonzes HER.

Diese unterschiedlichen Einflüsse bieten Apocalypse Whenever nicht nur eine erweiterte Klangpalette, um die luftigen Hooks von Bad Suns zu färben - sie verhelfen den Songs auch zu einer emotionalen Komplexität, die auf einer Vielzahl von Ebenen funktioniert, je nachdem, wie der Hörer sie aufnimmt.

Bad Suns

Bad Suns
began their musical career when Christo Bowman and Gavin Bennett first met in seventh grade. The two near-lifelong musicians eventually linked up with Ray Libby and Miles Morris and spent their teenage years working their way through the L.A. music scene. After dropping a demo off in the mailbox at alt-rock radio station KROQ, Bad Suns saw their breakthrough single "Cardiac Arrest" played on the famed Locals Only radio show, and quickly landed a record deal. The band then made their debut with the 2014 EP Transpose, and soon widened their following by hitting the road with bands like The 1975.

LA-based Bad Suns are back with a third full-length album Mystic Truth. Newly signed to Epitaph Records, Bad Suns found the making of Mystic Truth to be especially charmed. "Recording this album was like a never-ending dream - there were times when it felt like we were pulling songs out of the air," he says. One of the most memorable moments for the band took place on a writing trip in Palm Springs, during which they stayed in a mid-century dome house overlooking the nearby wind farm. "We were playing late at night and looking out at all the stars and the windmills, and 'Hold Your Fire' just came out of nowhere, which felt really special," Bowman recalls.

Over the years, Bad Suns have invited those bursts of inspiration by endlessly opening themselves up to new ideas, often by immersing themselves in art or literature. That approach undeniably shaped the emotional undercurrent of Mystic Truth, an album both intimate and universal in scope. Bowman notes, "When you're able to unite people through music, even if we're all coming from totally different circumstances and different places in life - to me that's one of the most intense levels of connection you can possibly have."

This album contains no booklet.