Brooklyn-based Grooms have released a video for the first single off their upcoming album Infinity Caller, and while we tend to steer away from posting this sort of newsflash updates here at WtD (you all follow the big boys), I felt an overwhelming urge to share it.
‘I Think We’re Alone Now’ is a perfect summer gem. Clocking in under three minutes, it has a quick tempo, 90s synths, warm fuzz and a killer sing-a-long refrain that just begs to be played (and shouted) with the windows open into the summer air.
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If the rest of the album can keep up this good start then it will almost certainly be one to check out. There are some interesting asides to the story too. According to Spin…
‘Grooms founder Travis Johnson suffers from a very specific form of OCD called scrupulosity, in which guilt and anxiety foment as a result of concern over one’s religious morals. In an earlier life, the 30-year-old Dallas-bred, Brooklyn-based musician took prescription drugs and self-medicated on the side in order to suppress his compulsions, but of late he’s ditched the influences in favor of confronting his demons. Musically the approach seems to be generating some fantastic results.’
…which sounds to me like the band put everything into this record and hints that this isn’t just a collection of throaway jams written and recorded in a garage. Judging by the single, Grooms are putting out some of their most accessible music to date, without compromising on quality.
Infinity Caller is out next month on the ever reliable Western Vinyl. Pre-order it here.
P.S. You can listen to the song on Bandcamp and download it free of charge.