[MUSIC NEWS] THE PARANOYDS Release New Single

Today the Los Angeles garage rock quartet The Paranoyds share their new track ‘Single Origin Experience‘, taken from their forthcoming second album, Talk Talk Talk, arriving September 9th on Third Man Records. They’ve also announced their autumn North American tour and will support Jack White for three dates on his own tour this September. The Paranoyds are Southern California DIY rock royalty, unafraid and unapologetically in perpetual pursuit of a good time. Fueled by the fiery energy of their live shows paired with raw lyricism and subtle societal commentary, Talk Talk Talk finds The Paranoyds taking their artistry to new heights. 

On the new single The Paranoyds playfully observe America’s deeply flawed ideals and its hyper-surveilled, hyper-marketed, absurd profit-driven reality. It reckons with both America’s shameful history and current shady antics by the government and top corporations. 

Explaining the meaning behind the song, guitarist and vocalist Lexi Funston says “Sometimes an event happens or a news report comes out or whatever and you’re just so bummed about what it means to be American. It can be so exhaustingly cringey. Companies spying on us and ‘green-washing’ their products in the hopes of selling as a ‘pure’ life, a branded experience. What the fuck right? Does single origin coffee really taste any better???”

Opening with a fuzzy, layered vocal that sings “Nihilism bobbleheads, misogynists but working on it / American means shaking hands and stealing land / Modern horror is unmotivated / Moving through the dates unabated,” the track exemplifies the band’s effortless blend of eccentric societal commentary with sincerity, all over a grainy guitar and a magnetic hook that’ll stick in your brain long after the song’s over.

Today’s release follows the previous gritty, lo-fi punk track ‘Lizzie‘ and its retro, 80’s-inspired video which sees the band launched into space, sporting robotic movements in silver costumes and ornate tin-foil headwear. Both tracks give a great taste of what’s to come on their excellent new record, Talk Talk Talk, which is packed with a masterful blend of light-hearted playfulness and sharp sincerity over fuzzy guitar, dreamy vocals and punchy rock-n-roll.Over 11 tracks, the close-knit four-piece experiment with sounds that span an eclectic array of genres from jazz, to lo-fi punk-rock to groovy R&B, showcasing the innovative range of The Paranoyds.