OMD SHARE NEW NIGHT CAFE EP AND OFFICIAL VIDEO
"Night Café" is the third single from OMD's English Electric and was released this week as a digital EP via BMG.
The
single is accompanied by four superb remixes and a complete collection
of the albums' b-sides, forming a 10 track digital release package. A
brand new track 'Kill Me' is also included as the official b-side to
Night Café. When asked about the track Andy McCluskey said, "'Kill Me'
was actually one of the first ideas that we had for the songs that
would form the English Electric collection. I mentioned to
Paul that it would be interesting to try a looped vocal idea something
like our old song "4-Neu," and suggested the words 'kill me.'"
One
remix in particular features the dark disco re-workings of synth pop
new comers Vile Electrodes. Their 'B-Side the C-Side' remix came as a
result of supporting OMD's live shows throughout Europe.On
his inspiration for "Night Café" Andy says, "I was in New York for the
first time in 20 years. I was feeling melancholy. It was -9 degrees,
it was dark and I was on a street corner looking into an almost empty
restaurant. How could I not be reminded of Edward Hopper's paintings?"
The song references
seven titles of his works and combines OMD's romantic melodic touch
with a lyrical sadness that matches the tranquil emptiness of Hopper's
art. The accompanying video premiered recently with Clash Magazine- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPKzOAYu7qs
OMD are enjoying a fruitful year; critically acclaimed English Electric premiered on Pitchfork and was featured in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, NPR, Boston Globe and more.
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