The beginning of “Pitch Pop” by Tapeworms sounds like what it might be like on a event-filled summer day with sparkling and saturated synth tones. Or like what it might be like to have daily adventures and new, stimulating experiences akin to living inside an ever-evolving video game with a superb soundtrack. Perhaps the buoyant melodies and playful use of processed sounds and sampled noises reflect the band’s experience of living in Japan for a year far from their home in Lille, France. The group orchestrates bit-crushed synths and processed vocals like a retro-futurist version of hyper-pop. Think like Jockstrap and Sextile collaborating with Phoenix and you’re in the realm of what Tapeworms does on the song and its new album Grand Voyage (out April 11, 2025 on vinyl, digital download and streaming) conveying a dreamlike resonance but one in which one is fully awake and leaning into the flow of events with a joyful sense of wonder. Listen to “Pitch Pop” on Spotify and follow Tapeworms at the links below.
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