Sometimes you listen to a song, and sometimes a song listens back. And when it does, it can draw us into a different realm, one where our notion of what is real and what is fantasy becomes as blurred as our motivation to conquer all the daily routine tasks presented before us. The Wants understand the undertow-like allure of this feeling, as the New York City electronic post-punk trio offer up a hypnotic seance of a single that deposits us at an American convenience store serving as a portal to something more, both inward and expansive. “It’s a playful reflection on youthful ambition and rebellion rubbing up against alienation and monotony,” The Wants say of the track. “The song’s mantra and instrumentation chart the repetition of daily life. As fantasy and reality grow further apart, the tension between the two can ultimately drive you crazy.” This transportive head-trip tune is the first single from the band’s forthcoming album Bastard, out in June. This is the way, step inside.
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