S.C.A.B. – Queen City Sounds and Art

S.C.A.B. Waxes Nostalgic in the Swirl of Jangle Shoegaze Psychedelia on “LOVE”

S.C.A.B. brings a new dimension of guitar composition to its song “LOVE.” The group had already mastered a creative jangle guitar sound but in that song and its whimsical yet melancholic and nostalgic tone the swirling melody that seems to eddy around the vocals is accomplished with splashes of sound and circular riffs that feel hypnotically transporting and bring the listener into an embrace of the music’s sense of introspective self-awareness looking back on the various kinds of love that exist in our loves in all their idealistic and not so flattering glory. The music video directed by Sampson Dahl shows the band seeming to stroll through childhood memories and young adulthood living spaces decorated with an affection for kitsch and all with an aesthetic like something from another decade and processed so that it looks like something shot on VHS down to the color line glitches and the wobbly outro credits sequence. In moments the way the song hits the psyche its reminiscent of something by James or Beach Fossils. Its a song that really does get stuck somewhere in your psyche and a testament to the quality of the band’s new record Somebody In New York Loves You which became available November 21, 2025 via Grind Select.

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S.C.A.B.’s Warmly Melancholic “4th of July” is a Song About Lingering and Unresolved Affection

S.C.A.B. seems to be in a mode of writing songs about complex and nuanced moments in relationships. Its single “4th of July” has melancholic yet warm, splayed, expanding guitar work with each riff trailing off before repeating like a persistent lingering memory of someone that unravels into an unresolved moment in the end. It’s a perfect dynamic for capturing the essence of a relationship that feels so intense and close in moments but in which each person withdraws even as they yearn for each other because the connection seems so special. The song’s conclusion actually leaves you wondering how the story ends. Listen to “4th of July” on YouTube and follow S.C.A.B. at the links provided.

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S.C.A.B.’s “Why Do I Dream of You” Perfectly Captures the Moment of Vulnerability When You’re Able to Admit You Miss Someone From Your Past

Director Matthew Marino’s choice to bring the projected physical film analog quality to his treatment of the music video for S.C.A.B.’s single “Why Do I Dream of You” perfect expresses the song’s wash of nostalgic atmospherics. The pairing of circular, looping, guitar melody with expressively soaring vocals that shift from the earnest to the ethereal syncs so well with scenes from New York City and lyrics that place the bittersweet lyrics in a context rich with a sense of place that hits strongly at the end of the song as it fades out and we hear what sounds like a fragment of a journal written in the late night hours in a moment of vulnerability as a letter to someone expressing feelings maybe now usually buried and on the verge of saying he misses the person being addressed but struggling with finding the right way to say it and not botch the effort with clumsy or ill-considered sentiments. Fans of the aesthetically multidimensional guitar rock of Beach Fossils, Preoccupations and Parquet Courts will appreciate the way S.C.A.B. stretches out and winds the melodic path of this song. Watch the video for “Why Do I Dream of You” no YouTube and connect with the group at the links below.