New York rockers LVL UP have just announced a new EP, Three Songs, which will be released on 7″ in September. Luckily for us, the kind folks in the band have decided to offer an immediate download of the EP to everyone who pre-orders, meaning we don’t have to wait two months to sample the new stuff.
The band have even given some pretty mystical (and lengthy!) instructions on how best to listen to the new songs:
“Lo! Lifting fog reveals a cloaked figure in crooked moonlight and it is shown — The Closing Door — the Blur of spirit passing through — Proven Water Rites burning effigies of past selves — demonstrations from beyond a lifting veil. First, the listener dims the lights, burning all candles found within the dwelling. With eyes open toward the ceiling, the listener feels dull heat from the candles in front of them. Eyes closed now, the listener begins to regulate their breathing and in time presses play on their device. Eyes open again, the listener reaches their hands to hover above the nearest flame for the duration of the first passage. The listener stares directly into candle’s flame, regulating their breathing. At the dawning of the second tune, the listener lowers their hands to hold and protect the candle in front of them. A new kind of light is shown now, and the listener’s thoughts may begin to wander & blur, but they continue to stare. At the end of the second passage, the listener blows out all of the candles without hesitation. In near darkness now, the listener is left to sit, breathing the remnants of fire and thoughts that drift about the room. This is the final song.”
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We would try to give a few thoughts on the songs but how on earth are you supposed to follow that? Instead, we suggest you pre-order the EP right now via Double Double Whammy and Run For Cover Records.