Melt, NYC Pop-Soul Band Release Dreamy New Single "Hours"
By Lucas Essex on January 20, 2021
NYC-based psychedelic pop-soul group Melt released new single, "Hours," ahead of their hotly anticipated forthcoming EP. The contemplative ballad is the third single released from the band's debut EP, set to come out next month.
Available across all streaming platforms, the single captures the band's sonic and lyrical maturity – a welcome presentation of their impressive studio prowess. A balanced combination of a passionate low end, moody synth leads, inquisitive guitar lines, and a lustful melody create "Hours."
Hours totally captures the energy and intoxication we feel working on something new. We wanted to convey that feeling of meeting someone –– the excitement, but also the haziness and fantasy of it,
Eric Gabriels, Vocals and Keys
"Hours" was produced and engineered by Aaron Nevezie at The Bunker Studio, mixed by Michael Brauer, and mastered by Heba Kadry. Melt is known throughout the East Coast for their exhilarating live performances. The track captures Melt's signature sound, despite the challenges the current pandemic presented to the creative process.
Melt is: Veronica Stewart-Frommer (lead vocals), Eric Gabriel (vocals, keys), Marlo Shankweiler (guitar), Josh Greenzeig (drums), Nick Sare (saxophone), Lucas Saur (bass), and Aaron Alcouloumre (trumpet).
Something unique about this project is that before we release new music, we normally test it live on tour for months to years. Quarantine forced us to hunker down, write new songs, and create—without any feedback from an audience,
Veronica Stewart-Frommer, Vocals
When Melt records a new song, they turn to each other and ask "what the hell is this band?" The septet's sound is rooted in soul and psychedelia, infusing ethereal jam-sections into existential pop songs. Dubbed "one groovy super organism" by NPR, four years after their first-ever release "Sour Candy" went viral in 2017 and reached #5 on Billboard's US Viral 50 Chart (and #6 in Canada). Melt sells out shows across the Northeast and repeatedly in their hometown of NYC at venues Mercury Lounge and The Knitting Factory.
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