Multiverse | Transparent Blue Vinyl

Reptaliens are ready to be direct. After exploring surreal realms of high-concept synth-pop across two acclaimed albums, the Portland, Oregon, duo found newfound clarity in a stark, grounded approach. That may seem unexpected for such a colorful act-known for heady lyrics about conspiracy theories and transhumanism-but Cole and Bambi Browning have streamlined to the lean, propulsive essentials on their self-produced new LP, Multiverse.Shelving the dreamy synths altogether and working without their other bandmates due to lockdown, Reptaliens reset, picking up their guitars and emphasizing the catchy attack that's been there all along. Drawing inspiration from the spontaneous energy of the '90s alternative canon, the pair hit a surge in momentum after a casual-turned-revelatory listen to Jane's Addiction's 1990 classic 'Been Caught Stealing.' Without even aiming to make a Reptaliens song, they wound up penning the set's lead single 'Like a Dog,' a sun-soaked groove-bomb that's blissfully unencumbered by sonic baggage. 'That really kicked it off,' Cole recalls. 'It was so fast and easy and fun that we said, 'Let's do more like that.''Oregon natives Bambi and Cole started Reptaliens in the mid-2010s as a multi-faceted vehicle for their most adventurous urges. Across their first two Captured Tracks albums -FM-2030 (2017) and VALIS (2019)-they established themselves as dedicated dreamers and deep thinkers, filling their wooly, homespun synth-pop with meditations on outr scienc

Tracks

1~1~I Feel Fine
1~2~Like A Dog
1~3~In Your Backyard
1~4~Take It
1~5~Don't Wait For Me
1~6~Do You Know You Are Sleeping?
1~7~Go Away
1~8~Someone I Know
1~9~I Can't Hide
1~10~Jump

Details

Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Reptaliens
Release Date: 25 March 2022
Genre: Alternative
Label: CAPTURED TRACKS
Distributor: Rocket Group