Small Black Release 'Cheap Dreams' - First Album In 6 Years - Listen Today!

SMALL BLACK  RELEASE NEW ALBUM CHEAP DREAMS OUT TODAY ON 100% ELECTRONICA

Photo Credit: Caroline Mathis Chillwave pioneers Small Black return today and in full form with their first new album in six years. Cheap Dreams, described as a “Long Island gothic surf epic,” is out today April 9th, 2021 via their new label, the vaporwave upstart 100% Electronica. “Duplex,” a song that dreamily captures an abstract portrayal of urban loneliness and small town parking lot isolation. Accompanying the single is the Ryan Draybuck directed video, a stop motion film that brings the new album’s cover art to life. Listen to “Duplex” here and watch the video HERE. Pre-order for Cheap Dreams is available now HERE and you can also snag a limited edition Red Rain® Vinyl via 100% Electronica HERE. Fans can order for Cheap Dreams today HERE and can also purchase a limited edition Red Rain® Vinyl via 100% Electronica HERE. LISTEN TO CHEAP DREAMS HERE

In January, the band shared the video for “Duplex,” a song that dreamily captures an abstract portrayal of urban loneliness and small town parking lot isolation. "Duplex" has since gone on to become a staple and one of the top singles on Sirius XMU. 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

Back in March, Small Black gave us a glimpse into Cheap Dreams 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.” LISTEN TO “DRIFTWOOD FIRE” HERE

Earlier in the 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

Prior to “Duplex,” the band released the first single from the album, “Tampa,” which Gorilla Vs. Bear said “finds Small Black at their most widescreen and evocative, and it shimmers with the kind of wistful, youthful nostalgia that the group has always been so good at conjuring.” Stereogum called the track “'a thumping and appropriately dreamy return from the band.” WATCH “TAMPA” HERE:

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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