We’re about a month removed from celebrating one year of At the Hotspot, London-based art-rock ensemble Warmduscher’s fourth studio album and the one most fully committed to their eclectic, funk-rock-leaning experimentalism. Having followed that up with a dancier remix EP, their latest track “Love Strong” comes across as a bit of a left turn, leaning heavily as it does into the realm of post-punk. The upbeat and optimistic—though characteristically out-there—track arrives ahead of the band’s upcoming US tour in March, kicking off at SXSW.
“‘Love Strong’ is the late-night adventure bridging the gap between At the Hotspot and our next album due to hit the streets late 2023 on Bella Union,” promises the band’s Clams Baker Jr. “A love story of keeping it up in a world that wants to bring you down. Alive in the adventure, alone in the dream. Love strong and you’ll do just fine.”
The single arrives with a lo-fi video illustrating the song’s urgent blend of sweaty rock and roll music and dancehall ambitions. “I’m always trying to blur boundaries in an attempt to create new spaces, so pairing classical-trained dancers with a group of reprobate musicians is exciting to me,” director Jeanie Crystal shares. “Allowing each individual artist to do what they want side by side in the same space regardless of medium is what I’m into. I’m just trying to seduce people into my doctrine.”
Get seduced below, and find the band’s upcoming North American dates here.
