Track Premiere: LOOKERS—’Depressed’

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The debut single from Providence, RI band LOOKERS sounds like it was meant to be heard on a chilly, mid-October afternoon. “Depressed,” which we’re premiering below, is a brisk and toothy goth-pop track that crosses the gnashing post-punk of Bully with the freaky atmospheres of Fever Ray. Unlike the Swervedriver and Superchunk influences on other recent releases from the budding Upstate, NY label Sad Cactus Records, “Depressed” is crisper texturally and more haunting tonally. Think The Cure, but heavier and sans the melodrama.

“Depressed” will appear on LOOKERS’ debut album Mirage (out 11/9), and you can stream it below:



Mirage is out Nov. 9 via Sad Cactus Records.


Eli Enis | @eli_enis


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