Sky Creature - No One (Single)
$0.00 + Optional Donation ($5 suggested)
Sky Creature - No One (Single)
$0.00 + Optional Donation ($5 suggested)
Release Date
Dec 7th, 2021
Release Show
Dec 9th, 2021 8-11pm @ TV Eye
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Sky Creature eats its young. Or, at least, that's what it sounds like in the Rockaway Beach duo's visceral first single, “No One.”
"’No One’ is like my fantasy collaboration between Sophie and Minor Threat,” says guitarist Matt Walsh (of The Forms). “It’s extreme and direct -- leaving nothing to the imagination -- but also freakish and otherworldly. Our basic idea for the song was that it be emotionally uncompromising and disorienting to the point of hostility. Then it turned out that all our friends loved it. It should feel like getting sucked into a giant tidal wave and spat out again.” Like the band itself, the power of “No One” is raw materials: the bizarrely perfect fit of Walsh’s guitar and vocals (of singer Majel Connery), then put through a blender, and presented with a nihilistic energy that’s both joyous and horrifying. If there’s a genre for what Sky Creature is doing, it might be hardcore, but from a planet where hardcore is sci-fi vocals and an atmosphere that will get you high for two minutes before you black out.
The video for No One was filmed by Lee Towndrow on a sinking ship on Newtown Creek, Brooklyn.
Sky Creature is a euphoric collision of post-punk, trance, and deconstructed opera. The resulting sound is a magical alchemy of opposites: weightless vocals set against a raging sea of manic guitars and driving beats. Sky Creature is the spiritual child of singer Majel Connery and guitarist Matt Walsh (of The Forms), who first met in a recording studio in Brooklyn in 2001, bonding over My Bloody Valentine records. In the fall of 2021, Sky Creature toured nationally in support of their forthcoming Bear Mountain/Childworld double EP (2022). They're preparing to record their first LP in March 2022 with Steve Albini. Sky Creature is based at the edge of the ocean in Rockaway Beach, NY.
Track Listing
- No One
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