AWOLNATION shares new single + music video for ‘Candy Pop’
PRAISE FOR AWOLNATION
“"Sail" is the very definition of a resilient single”
“Brims with textures and moods that go in multiple directions at once”
“AWOLNATION has turned the good vibes all the way up on My Echo, My Shadow, My Covers & Me, a record that proves just how good covers can be”
“Mishmash of styles and ideas often coheres into something passionate and catchy”
“AWOLNATION’s lyrics are deeply poetic and intensely neurotic, but the sonics are soaring as ever”
‘Candy Pop’ track + video is out now, buy/stream it here.
AWOLNATION has released the echo-laden, electric new single ‘Candy Pop’ out today. The single is accompanied by a cinematic music video – the final in a trilogy of videos directed by Eliot Charof. LISTEN HERE + WATCH HERE.
The videos for the previously released singles ‘Freaking Me Out‘ and ‘We Are All Insane‘ prelude the finale in ‘Candy Pop’. The trilogy of videos takes inspiration from classic film and paranoid fiction, revealing a dreamlike world that feels both futuristic and bygone. “It’s a story about escaping from never-ending technological advancements and constant connectivity and scrutiny… The adventure of a lifetime can come from ‘tuning out,’” says AWOLNATION architect Aaron Bruno.
“The intention with “Candy Pop” was to create a song that epitomizes the seductive nature of pop music and pop culture, while pointing out the absurdity of it all at once.”
Since its formation by multi-talented musician and songwriter Aaron Bruno in 2010, AWOLNATION has redefined alternative music. With multiple radio hits in the alternative format, including 8 Top Fives and 2 Number Ones, the act has inarguably already made a permanent mark, not just in their genre, but across modern music. Most notably, the chart-topping, record-breaking, diamond-certified track ‘Sail’ created a reference soundscape for a myriad of hits in the last decade, launching a career that already spans four albums.
While there was a clear dance/electronic and indie rock synergy on the platinum album Megalithic Symphony (2011) and its follow-up Run (2015), classic rock sounds became more prevalent on Here Come The Runts (2018) and Angel Miners & the Lightning Riders (2020). And the recent retro collection My Echo, My Shadow, My Covers, and Me, a 2022 covers album that featured a wide array of musical guests whom Bruno invited to join him on the project, including Beck, Jewel, Portugal. The Man, Brandon Boyd, and many others. Within his approach to songwriting and recording, authenticity is a keyword, and lyrically there is always his passion for sincerity and penchant for irony.
‘Candy Pop’ can be found on the upcoming EP of the same name to be released November 10.
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