No stranger to the wider landscape and having gained the support of BBC 6 Music, NME, Radio X, London experimental indie band Argonaut are back with a brand new album ‘Interrupted‘.
The record follows on from their self-titled debut and sophomore album TRY, however instead of leaning towards a commercial crescendo the album heads deep into the void, featuring ten songs from the past year’s abyss, documenting “breakdown, burnout, dementia, depression, memory, hope and healing“.
Making music for fans of Sonic Youth, Pavement, Velvet Underground, Dodgy, The Stranglers, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Huggy Bear, Japan, Le Tigre, Garbage, Hole and The Pixies, their sound is completed by the super sweet vocals of Lorna Lyons. The new record sees eighties synth influences creep in alongside syncopated bass, fuzzed up guitars and heartfelt harmonies.
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Lead-off single ‘Sugarfree’ however, was somewhat of a wildcard on the album as Nathan Lyons explains: “I was staying at a friend’s house and couldn’t get to sleep. It was then I realised that this is what happens when you give up sugar… I recorded the vocals as a guide track not intending to keep them, but they worked and stayed, with Lorna and Deb adding back the sweetness.”
The album is out today on 100 limited edition green 12″ vinyl via Criminal Records store, and streaming now on all digital platforms
