The eclectic evolution of SeeYouSpaceCowboy continues, with the heavy-music adventurists having just premiered another part of their upcoming Coup De Grâce LP. This time, it's a pop-punk ballad called "To the Dance Floor for Shelter," featuring Spiritbox singer Courtney LaPlante.
The track begins with a dulcet, lullaby-ish bit of piano waltzing and tender vocals from SYSC singer Connie Sgarbossa (supported in the background by LaPlante), but quickly ramps up into a double-time melancholy punk tempo that you'd figure might trigger some kind of black parade. In the accompanying music video, we're faced with a fiery, face-cradling slow dance between two figures decked out in crimson gowns.
As expected, the full tune's a cross-genre slam that also digs into fractured guitar noise, sasscore vocal tics, and a heavy-as-hell backend breakdown where LaPlante brings those powerhouse pipes to the mic.
"This song is our little ode to the emo songs that we were all obsessed with growing up, we wanted something that would almost feel cinematic in nature and felt like it carried you through from the piano in the beginning to the journey through the middle to the climax," SYSC explained in a press statement, adding, "It's a song that Courtney's vocals beautifully fit into as a voice that leads you to that destructive end."
"To the Dance Floor for Shelter" is the third preview of SYSC's Coup De Grâce, a record the band previously said they hope will mix the power of post-hardcore with the "allure of cabaret/burlesque."
Coup De Grâce is due out April 19th via Pure Noise Records, and it's available for pre-order now. You can pick up a limited-edition "neon pink" vinyl pressing at Revolver's shop.
