Emerging London-based US outfit Cosmorat introduce themselves with their bouncing debut single "Backseat Baby"
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After spending the last few years building and developing a distinctive direction for themselves, London-based US outfit Cosmorat are now ready to introduce themselves to the scene as they deliver their bouncing debut single "Backseat Baby", produced by Husky Loops' Danio Forni.
Backseat Baby is Cosmorat's ode to being young and bored, searching for a third space in a decaying world. Focusing on themes of petty crimes and classism, they stack vocals and play with breakbeats to conjure kids doing nothing in a parking lot getting bullied by cops.
Adding about their new offering, Taylor from Cosmorat explains, "I wrote the chorus of this song one night at 4am while at my parents house after a long night of driving around and sitting in parking lots. I was thinking about all of the times my friends and I snuck out, got curfew violations, and were kicked out of stores and gas stations for loitering. There wasn't much to do where I grew up, so we made fun out of nothing. It's a bit of a rebellious celebration of trying to find your space in the world and being proud of your roots. I tried for a very long time to pretend to be someone I was not, and I think this song really helped me remember that my heart is a concrete jungle filled with graffiti. "In my parents basement, we plugged a guitar into an old dusty bar amp my uncle gifted me when I was younger. Olly and I messed around with some break beats, and then Olly started playing guitar on top while I danced around singing different lyrics and rhythms. Eventually, we took the voice memo and stacked all of the best parts on top of each other. "When Danio came into the picture, he really helped refine all of the beats and drum parts. We spent so many nights in the studio and his shed just trying out different sounds and different arrangements for the drums. I am so proud of what we were able to create because the end result feels like Cosmorat. This is what Cosmorat was always meant to be, and now it is here.
To celebrate the release of "Backseat Baby", the band are set to perform at London's Laylow on September 28th. Tickets are on sale now.
Cosmorat is the brainchild of Taylor Pollock and Olly Liu. Taylor grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania. She started her music career gigging at bars and playing in various garages and basements around her hometown. As most kids from rural farm areas, Taylor's experiences growing up were peppered with exploring decaying buildings, haunting empty malls, hanging out at gas stations, and getting into trouble out of boredom. Dealing with the mundanity and trauma that comes with late stage capitalism, Taylor explores what it means to be evil, and if people consider their opinions and actions or if it is more grey.
Taylor met Olly in college where they shared a love of Alabama Shakes and blues music. They began writing together and have been in and out of several bands before focusing on making their own project. They studied recording engineering to explore their love of textures and sounds. They not only try to conjure up emotional responses with densely packed lyrics, but they also try to make soundscapes with guitars and vocals to create sonic scenery. Since moving to London, Taylor and Olly have also picked up Lorenzo Burgio to the line up, completing the band with breakbeats, samples, and bombastic drums.
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