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DAISY LANE feat. Kathana

from DARKNESS MAY FIND US by SPECTORAL

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The ambitious new single for both Kathana (Washington, USA) and Spectoral (Melbourne, AUS), DAISY LANE is their debut collaborative release; a nimble blend of ultramodern pop laced with trip-hop and wavy electronica.

Weaving in sounds obliquely reminiscent of contemporaries like Boards Of Canada, TOKiMONSTA, Caribou, Tourist and Golden Vessel, Spectoral expertly delivers us a highly textured slow-jam here, flipping Kathana's flowery single into a new canvas of fading warmth, setting suns and wistful thoughts.

Explaining how the song came about, Spectoral says; “I was really taken by Kathana’s beautiful vocal delivery and had to reach out to her about remixing this hook. There’s a sweet vulnerability behind the way she sings that refrain that I wanted to paint around and explore. I’d recently read a great interview with Dan Snaith of Caribou, and there’s this part where he says he was excited by the idea of “leaving in the jagged edges” that would normally be shaved down for a typical pop record. That sort of freedom is definitely something I wanted to express in my treatment of this song for Kathana.”

The addition of Spectoral's vulnerable falsetto in the second verse juxtaposes incredibly beside Kathana's escapist refrain. The song evolves constantly before taking us home for one last chorus; we’ll be yearning for more of this gem late into the “summer, summer, summertime”.

Follow Spectoral (@spectoral) and Kathana (@kathana.music) on Instagram and stay up to date with the release.

"The comparisons to Boards Of Canada and Caribou aren't fanciful suggestions” —Scenestr

"Broken beats, warm synths and experimentation make for a daydream of a tune" — AAA Backstage

lyrics

And she wishes life was sugar sweet
All the time, all the time, all the time
And she wishes she could run away
In the night, in the night
In the summer, summer, summertime

And she wishes life was sugar sweet
All the time, all the time, all the time
And she wishes she could run away
In the night, in the night, in the night

And she wishes life was sugar sweet
All the time, all the time, all the time
And she wishes she could run away
In the night, in the night
In the summer, summer summertime

Tell me what it is
Come a little bit closer
Come and melt my heart
We'll walk from Daisy Lane
She loves me she, she loves me not
Tell me what it is
Come a little bit closer
Come and melt my heart
In the summer, summer, summertime

credits

from DARKNESS MAY FIND US, released January 22, 2021
Written, produced and performed by Spectoral.
Co-production on track 2 and 3 by Denzel Stone.
Features (lyrics, vocals) on track 3 are Aunty MNGO and Kirklandd.
Feature (lyrics, vocals) on track 4 is Kathana.
Co-writing on track 4 by Kathana.
Co-production on track 5 by Satisdiction.
Feature (lyrics, vocals) on track 5 by Satisdiction.
Remix production on track 6 by Megadead.
Track 1 mixed and mastered by Spectoral.
Track 2 mixed and mastered by Spectoral.
Track 3 mixed by Jonwayne.
Track 3 mastered by SUB-Human.
Track 4 mixed and mastered by Spectoral.
Track 5 mixed by Satisdiction, Spectoral and Jonwayne.
Track 5 mastered by SUB-Human.
Track 6 mixed and mastered by Megadead.
Graphics by Spectoral.
All rights reserved, 2021.

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Spectoral nimbly weaves their subversive electronic sound design with ultramodern hip-hop and pioneering alternative R&B, pushing the boundary of pop to the cutting-edge.

Dave Ruby Howe, Music Director of Triple J Home & Hosed, describes Spectoral as an artist who "can be relied on to deliver highly detailed productions with unshakable earworm qualities at their core". ... more

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