Dallas/Philadelphia-based electronic-pop band Welcome Center have released their new single 'Animals Haunted By Love'.
Photo: Andrew Ryan Shepard
'Animals Haunted By Love' is a shimmering indie-electro track reminiscent of the 80's era with gorgeous synth pop instrumental, introspective lyrics and a distinctive vocal tone.
Jesse Smith says:
"'Animals Haunted By Love' is a song about the inner-trappings of domesticity and building your life around the wrong person disguised as a blissful, summery pop-song. I had been reading a lot of Haruki Murakami at the time and lyrically, I wanted to approach the stark realism of the subject matter from a place of wonderful unreality. The layers of Juno and Moog synthesizers paired with the natural instrumentation change in the second verse (acoustic guitar & slide guitar) mimicked this lyrical approach."
Welcome Center is a Dallas/Philadelphia-based electronic-pop band that formed in 2017, made up go Jesse Smith and Aaron Sternick, who write, record, and produce all of the band's music from Dallas and Philadelphia, respectively - a long-distance collaboration only made possible by 14 years of friendship and a cloud storage account. One of the very first songs the band wrote together, 2019’s 'Is This All There Is?', embodies what makes their camaraderie click: the buoyant rhythms of early New Order, the throbbing house-influenced bass, and the existential dread of DFA records, meditating on the banality and meaning of materialism.
On July 17, 2020, Welcome Center will release 'This House Will Be Filled With _____'. The EP digs deeper into what the duo built on 'Is This All There Is?' – five tracks of rhythmic grit, glimmers of swirling analog flourishes, and Smith’s trademark moody and introspective lyrics.
The band have postponed their tour this year and have re-focused efforts on writing/recording a string of singles throughout 2020. They are hopeful to pick back up touring in early 2021.
Listen to 'Animals Haunted By Love' HERE Instagram: @welcomecenterband