Small Black Shares New Track "Driftwood Fire" - LISTEN - New Album Out April 9

SMALL BLACK  REVEAL NEW SINGLE “DRIFTWOOD FIRE” NEW ALBUM CHEAP DREAMS OUT APRIL 9TH ON 100% ELECTRONICA

Photo Credit: Caroline Mathis  NYC’s Chillwave pioneers Small Black have shared another glimpse into their upcoming album Cheap Dreams today with their track “Driftwood Fire.” “‘Driftwood Fire’ is a song told from two perspectives…” says singer Josh Kolenik. “One surfer looking out at the water and another looking back at the shore. The verse offers a conversation between a master and his apprentice in the water, while the chorus marks the cold realization by the novice that they'll have to put these lessons into practice all by themselves going forward. We wanted to contrast the classic dance elements of the track with the natural world of the lyrics - letting the synthetic interlocking arpeggios & vocoder harmonies interact with the image of a fire on the beach at night. The song lives in the same Rockaway world as 'The Bridge', navigating the swell with the big city looming in the distance.” The single, and album, pays tribute to Kolenik’s uncle, a passionate surfer whose attic in Long Island was used for making their first album. Shortly after the release of their 2015 album, he passed from a stroke while at the beach and a good chunk of the record is about his life and how it reflects on the band’s choice to try to live out theirs as musicians. LISTEN TO “DRIFTWOOD FIRE” HERE

Cheap Dreams is Small Black’s first new album in five years and is described as a “Long Island gothic surf epic.” Cheap Dreams will be released on April 9th, 2021 via their new label, the vaporwave upstart 100% Electronica.  Pre-order for Cheap Dreams is available now HERE and you can also snag a limited edition Red Rain® Vinyl via 100% Electronica HERE. Earlier this month, Small Black shared their gorgeous video for “The Bridge” which premiered via NYLON who said “'The Bridge' is a chillwave ode to New York's magical Rockaway beach... It's a contemplative and transportive track at its core — if you close your eyes, it's almost like you can feel the ocean breeze on your face." WATCH “THE BRIDGE” HERE

Last month, the band shared the video for “Duplex,” a song that dreamily captures an abstract portrayal of urban loneliness and small town parking lot isolation. The visual companion for “Duplex,” a stop motion film that brings the new album’s cover art to life, was directed by Ryan Draybuck. WATCH “DUPLEX” HERE:

Praise for “Duplex”: "'Duplex' is hypnotic and evocative. Staccato piano stabs float to its surface through depths of dark, swirling synth, their lightness standing alone in a reflection of the lyrics’ isolated imagery.” - Paste Magazine "The Brooklyn group’s new single “Duplex” came together long before COVID-19-inflicted quarantines began, but unravels like a diary excerpt from 2020 or 2021. The single presents an undeniable trance: The kind that might compel an extrovert to sit in perfect silence or make an atheist whisper an “amen for one” when no one’s listening. Solitary but safe, “Duplex” comes cushioned with plush synths and the warmth of knowing that people scattered across the city feel the same strain of solitude you do, too." - Vanyaland "NYC quartet illustrate the hazy and dreamy state of isolation we’ve been feeling this past year in their new single “Duplex.” Awash in smoky ambience, “Duplex” is Xanax to our ears as the lyrics seem to mirror our own thoughts when we’re all on our own." - Aupium

More on Small Black: Founded in 2009 Brooklyn, Small Black were at the forefront of the chillwave scene of the early 2010s. Making their way through three LPs and multiple incarnations of the band, they became a touring machine across America and overseas throughout the last decade. After five years, Cheap Dreams finds the band taking stock on where they’re from and where they’ve ended up.

Cheap Dreams tracklist: 1. Tampa 2. Duplex 3. Postcard 4. Waterworks 5. Driftwood Fire 6. The Bridge 7. Service Merchandise 8. Cheap Dreams 9. Nobody Loves You 10. Dunes 11. Song to Ruin

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