Lola Geller and Alex Generous of JoobieSeaz have just released a new dark and gloomy single “Close” via Pyrrhic Victory Recordings. Following their last single “Something New” (released earlier this year), a somewhat cheerful and uplifting track, “Close” is a much darker song, with moody elements and nihilistic lyrical undertones. Their signature sound is still there - somehow chaotic yet always consistent: Alex's intriguing foundational basslines covered with Lola's sultry and taunting lyrics and vocals, with added textures of tasteful guitar.
Here, Lola taunts us repeatedly with “you destroy everyone, we destroy everyone”, the verses almost like a mantra, over a haunting bassline. It gets darker as the song twists and turns in unexpected places, and ends somewhat abruptly. You never seem to know what you're going to get from JoobieSeaz - songs like “GGPG” (video below) have 90s hip hop elements, mixed with classic indie rock. Tracks like “Pitch Black” are much darker and brooding. I could go on. They seem to have an innate ability to roam through genres easily and find that sweet spot where their talents can manifest through a medium chosen at will, depending simply on their mood and what they feel like expressing at a given moment. Highly recommended.