Starcleaner Reunion – Lay On Plastic Moment
Starcleaner Reunion share “Lay On Plastic Moment,” the latest from their anticipated debut album, Umbrella, due September 25th on Take Care Records.
The lush track captures the rediscovery of ones past. On the Siân Lathrop & Patrick Drummond-directed video, the band uses glitching vignettes of faraway cities and deserted beaches to send pulses of deep longing. A persistent shadow of vocalist Jo Roman throughout brings out the feeling of tender moments of memories that slowly start to fade away.
Of the song, Jo Roman says “I wrote the lyrics to ‘Lay On Plastic Moment,” to lovingly document my complex transition back to a once familiar place – New York. This was a city I strongly identified as home for the majority of my childhood, until my family and I had to move away. Coming back to New York in 2023 was at first exciting, but finding my grounding here was something that proved to be difficult. So, I spent my time re-navigating familiar corners of the city, and although it was sometimes melancholic, there were always reminders that I can overcome whatever sadness I had around that time. I wanted to highlight glimpses of fluttering hope, finding regrowth in a small apartment, in my tiny room.”
On the impressively self-produced Umbrella, Starcleaner Reunion blend together poetic abstraction, recombinant collage, and sonic craftsmanship, expanding on their retro-futurist pop sound, tied together by Jo Roman’s entrancing vocals and visual prose, fragments of fleeting thoughts, memories, and observations.
Starcleaner Reunion will be touring in support of Umbrella, with shows announced throughout the fall that include a headline run in September as well as dates with Blondshell and Bully in October.
Tour Dates:
08/22 – New York, NY @ Emerging Music Festival at Bryant Park
09/17 – Montreal, QC @ La Sotterenea
09/18 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Garage
09/19 – Detroit, MI @ Lager House
09/20 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern
09/23 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Funhouse at Mr. Small’s
09/24 – Washington, D.C. @ Songbyrd
09/26 – Philadelphia, PA @ Minimart
11/07 – Queens, NY @ TV Eye
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