Goodbye Wudaokou Loop Back to Us
With a new record hanging on the horizon at the end of the month, Goodbye Wudaokou are in full publicity mode, and offer one of their dreamiest tunes to date, with Mat mentioning New Order and Field Mice in his email alerting us to a new jam. You can certainly hear it, as the tune is washed in this synthetic ambiance and metronomic beat; this allows the guitars to cascade and twinkle where appropriate, texturizing every piece of empty space with the perfect layer of guitar. Mat, for his part, does an excellent job with this soothing delivery that feels quite grounded, letting the emotional impact be pulled from each poetic line. Another reason to have Anything of Us on your radar, as its dropping on August 24th via Subjangle.

, but I’ll acknowledge that their blend of emo and pop punk has scratched the perfect itch as I cranked this tune up real loud. You’ll certainly hear a lot of the touchstones of the genres, whether that’s from the vocals or the rush of energy as the track gets going. But, what I’m drawn towards are those moments in the track when one can feel their body giving in, and just letting go; they’ve got such great musicianship that the breakdowns, even on the recording, urge your body to move as the drums thunder and the guitars noisily swirl. If you dig this one, be sure to check out their latest This Is All I Am I Guess EP.
Over the years, our friends at Lost Sound Tapes have turned us onto some really incredible pop music, and it looks like they’re about ready to unleash a new group to fawn over.
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