It’s nothing short of a miracle that any band made it out of 2020 in one piece, let alone those which had yet to establish themselves before the pandemic hit. Vermont three-piece Thus Love had just formed when COVID turned everything upside down, preventing them from getting their name out across the country on tour, let alone in their own hometown. “The pandemic hit everyone hard, but I think it was especially difficult for new artists like us that rely on live shows to spread the word,” the band's Lu Racine shared in a press statement. “At that point, we had a couple of demos and we weren’t sure what the future would hold.”
A couple years later and that future looks like a signing to Captured Tracks, who will release the group’s debut album Memorial on October 7 after teasing the release with the lead single “Inamorato” back in March. Today they’re following that up with “In Tandem,” a bristling, upbeat, and fairly existential cut with all the trappings of a post-punk classic. “Written in 12 hours of digestion of emotional turmoil, ‘In Tandem’ is a sonic promise to hold awareness of a fundamental truth: we are nothing but star-dust,” the band explains.
With identity playing a major role in the band’s DNA (all three members identify as trans), the music video which the track arrives with sees them taking on new forms. Watch it below, and pre-save the album here. Additionally, the band will head out on tour alongside Viagra Boys and Shame on October 20—find those dates below.
10.20.22 Union Craft Brewing, Baltimore, MD w/ Shame & Viagra Boys
10.21.22 Cat’s Cradle, Carborro, NC w/ Shame & Viagra Boys
10.22.22 Orange Peel, Asheville, NC w/ Shame & Viagra Boys
10.23.22 Variety, Atlanta, GA w/ Shame & Viagra Boys
10.25.22 Toulouse Theater, New Orleans, LA w/ Shame & Viagra Boys
10.27.22 White Oak Music Hall, Houston, TX w/ Shame & Viagra Boys
10.28.22 Mohawk, Austin, TX Levitation Music Fest w/ Shame, Viagra Boys
10.29.22 The Parish, Austin, TX Levitation Music Fest w/ Sunflower Bean, Ringo Deathstarr
10.31.22 Granada, Dallas, TX w/ Shame & Viagra Boys
