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Indie rock group Breakup Shoes has released the deceptively upbeat and dance-y “Malaise”. Fans can also read more about the new single – taken from the band’s forthcoming album Standing Still – exclusively on Under The Radar. Standing Still was produced by Charlie Brand (Miniature Tigers) and features previous singles “Copacetic” and “Brainwashed”. The album is set to be released on October 10th. To pre-order, please visit: breakupshoes.com.
On the new single, vocalist/guitarist Nick Zawisa shares: “I wrote ‘Malaise’ from a place of stagnation and complacency. I had just gotten back from visiting some friends in New York and was frustrated at how stuck I was feeling in the sweltering Phoenix heat and had convinced myself that I needed a big change to break me out of the comfortable spell of the mundane. That inflection point is what this song is about; realizing you need to make a change and following through instead of getting in your own way.”
He continues: “In the demo stage, ‘Malaise’ had a bit of a darker, shoegaze vibe but when it came time to track it, we started with some simple disco-drums and wanted to lean into a dancier vibe. So we let the bassline take the driver’s seat. We then buttoned it up with synths, bongos, reverbed out tom fills and some glockenspiel, while sprinkling in some guitar hooks. We were just having fun in the studio with this one; leaving a long instrumental bridge/outro because it felt good and we didn’t want the song to stop.”
Breakup Shoes will be touring the West Coast this fall with Felly starting on October 23rd. Fans can catch the band live in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Salt Lake City, and more. For a full list of dates or to purchase tickets, please visit https://www.breakupshoes.com/tour.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
10/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
10/25 – Solana Beach, CA @ Music Box
10/29 – Santa Barbara CA @ Soho Restaurant & Music Club
10/30 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Moe’s Alley
11/1 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
11/2 – Reno, NV @ Cypress Reno
11/4 – Portland, OR @ Holocene
11/5 – Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou’s
11/7 – Vancouver, BC @ The Pearl
11/8 – Bellingham, WA @ Wild Buffalo House of Music
11/11 – Boise, ID @ Shrine Social Club
11/12 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell
11/13 – Fort Collins, CO @ For The Crows Tour
11/14 – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre