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27/5/2021 0 Comments

Pickle Darling - Cosmonaut (Z Tapes)

WHAT THE COVER LOOKS LIKE:
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WHAT WE SAY:

​Enlisting Z Tapes, a few fellow Kiwi cosmonauts & launching from his bedroom base, (another) one man band Pickle Darling  enters the easy, breezy, microdosed indie pop atmosphere so the world can get a better view of his undoubted talents.
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WHAT THE RELEASE NOTES SAY:

Multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer, Lukas Mayo aka Pickle Darling, returns with the first offerings since their debut album, Bigness, was released in 2019 to applause from international indie tastemakers including Bandcamp’s Album of the Day and Goldflakepaint extolling it as “inspired little flashes of magic.” 

The upcoming album Cosmonaut finds them leaving not only the bedroom but… the atmosphere. While earlier releases pulled from the world of mumblecore films, Cosmonaut pulls from science fiction and space travel, as seen in the album’s artwork (a tribute to the art of classic science fiction books such a Dune and The Rings of Saturn), the song titles (‘Achieve Lift!’), and the live band’s outfits (the band wears boiler suits looking almost like a training space crew). 

2020 set Pickle Darling on a touring trajectory with indie-pop dream boats, The Beths, and 2021 will have them releasing Cosmonaut with a full 12-date New Zealand tour, to be announced...
Creditsall songs written/produced by lukas mayo 
christiane shortal sings on the chorus of achieve lift 
alayne dick has a poem on gently crashes 
marcus burton sings harmonies on blushing 
mixed by matthew gunn 
mastered by alan douches at west west side music 
art by heather marigold 
limited edition poster/illustration by christiane shortal 
design by thomas barrer 
thank you current/past bandmates: marcus burton, isaac bennet, nico morrison west, cameron finlay, and sarena close <3 

thank you thank you THANK YOU 

ZT177 ~ Z Tapes Records ~ 2021​
IF YOU LIKE THAT YOU MIGHT LIKE THIS:
Imagine a trip back to early 80s pop music eclecticism before the days of data driven A&R when indie went toe to toe with the majors, experimental synth lay next to early hip hop, post punk, the house revolution & 80s cheese, then put it all through the Slow Music filter.
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​Smartlink to the playlist on Apple Music, Deezer, Soundcloud & Youtube.
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