Paradísco/Yellow Vinyl

Description

Barely a year after their previous album Krypt, the Los Angeles band Male Tears is back with a new album and, oh my God, everything has changed. The former duo is now a quartet with James Edward as the only remaining founding member, and apparently this new lineup has helped the original singer transform once again. Do you remember their very first album from 2021 and those dark synthpop sounds? With their fourth album coming out (in just three years), this American electro-pop group from Southern California is once again raising the stakes, and where Krypt was all about the gothic and the dark and a troubling climax, Paradisco is somehow the complete opposite. Eight new tracks of pure italo disco, hi-NRG, and freestyle pick up where the band left off three years ago to pursue much darker realms. Now that the quest for darkness is over, it’s time to polish your nails and dress up for the night, because there’s more to life than wallowing in your fate. Yes, you’ll need to cut the dead weight, but there’s no change in stagnation. So join Male Tears and their new arsenal of bangers and floor fillers with bold tracks like Out of my Life, Regret 4 Nothing, and Leave it Alone. Let yourself be wrapped in a warm blanket of delicate nostalgia and reborn romance, carried by sounds that pay homage to both Miko Mission and Ken Laszlo, Lisa Lisa and Exposé, and, well yes, even The Smiths because say what you will, but you just can’t not love The Smiths. Embrace the vintage vibes that organically spread from the grooves of this new album and get into the mood for this new course in 1980s pop.