Deliluh
share video for title track from their
new album Beneath The Floors
out 15th November
on Tin Angel Records
Toronto art-punks Deliluh premiere their latest single “Beneath the Floors” on The 405 who write “Beneath the Floors’ takes the form of a skeletal and slowly lurching indie song, which matches perfectly with Knapp’s spoken-word tale that takes place at night in a dilapidated hotel.”
Frontman Kyle Knapp explains, “The title track of the record is about a haunting. The song catches up with the storyline of the protagonist from the album’s opener, far away from the home and life he earlier opted to abandon. I wrote the story on the GO Train, on my way to visit family in the countryside outside of Toronto.”
The video accompanying the track was created by Toronto artist Gart Darley, and is “a beautiful moving collage of psychedelic images that shift and move through unearthly dimensions.” (The 405)
The band have already shared the first single “Lickspittle (A Nut in the Paste)” which features Patrick Flegal (Cindy Lee/Women) – you can listen to it here and watch the video for their second single, “Hymn” here.
Recorded in the same veterans hall 5 months prior to it’s sibling record (Oath Of Intent), Beneath The Floors delves deeper into their dark imagination, stretching further into stylistic extremes. Spoken stories that thread through the ringing clamour of post-punk rippers (“Incantessa”, “Lickspittle: A Nut in the Paste”) are juxtaposed by the soft whisper of ballads (“Via 5A”, “Hangman’s Keep”) and sinister instrumental passages (“Falcon Scott Trail”, “Con Art Inc”). Rests between songs are seldom. Hard cuts and hiss are preserved from the econo-tracked tape sessions, injecting a spirit of conviction through each passing movement, leaving behind a sense of wonder in their wake.
The LP explores themes surrounding generational imbalance, self-affliction and inner-conflict in the face of mortality. A relay of changing protagonists are followed struggling through the underbellies of modern life, and their respective scenarios also range in the extremes. While “Master Keys” peers over the shoulder of a paranoid security guard, “Via 5A” stocks a young siren on a Toronto transit joyride, and the title track’s abandoned hotel haunts a vulnerable visitor to tears. Some songs poke fun at surface level insecurities: “Lickspittle” patronizes an unfit noble outsider, while “Cleat Walker” knocks an image conscious athlete over his shoe-shine fetish. Conversely, the impending doom in their instrumental soundtrack to the deadly Terra Nova Expedition (“Falcon Scott Trail)” is potently matched by the lyrics to “Hangman’s Keep”, acknowledging the end of the line for three characters hanging off opposite edges of societies margins: a teenage heroin addict, a drought stricken shepherd, and a suicidal inmate.
For listeners familiar with Deliluh, Beneath The Floors reaffirms their knack for story telling. It’s also fitting that the album is slated for an early winter arrival, as a second act following Oath Of Intent’s fiery blaze. It’s journey often winds in tenuous anticipation before snapping cold into new musical worlds and eery plot lines. But what most differentiates this record are the boundaries with which the group push to share their stories. Ever undaunted in exploring the fringe, Deliluh continues to make their own rules, and their latest is a testament to what can be reaped from risk taking in today’s trivial times.
Deliluh will be on tour in Europe this November dates below:
8th November, German – Hamburg, Hafenklang: Goldener Salon
11th November, France – Strasbourg, Stimultania
13th November, France – Dijon, Chiffonier
14th November, France – Limoges, Le Phare
15th November, France – Paris, Petit Bain
16th November, France – Rennes, Rituel 111 @ Ubu
18th November, France – Amiens, House Show
19th November, Belgium – Liege, Kultura
21st November, Denmark, Leipzig, TIFF
22nd November, UK – Bristol, Lanes
23rd November, UK – Nottingham, JT Soar
24th November, UK – Manchester, Yes Basement
25th November, UK – Newcastle, Tyne Bar
26th November, UK – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
27th November UK – London, Peckham Audio
5th December, Belgium – Mons, Salle Des Arbalestiers
7th December, Netherlands – Nijmegen, Upon The My-O-My Festival
Pre-order Beneath The Floors – https://tinangelrecords.bandcamp.com/album/beneath-the-floors
BeneathThe Floors Tracklisting:
1. Incantessa
2. Lickspittle (A Nut in the Paste)
3. Hymn
4. Cleat Walker
5. Hangman’s Keep
6. Master Keys
7. Via 5A
8. Falcon Scott Trail
9. Con Art Inc.
10. Beneath The Floors
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