Sacred Caves is pleased to release their video for “On The Outside” directed by Josh Locy. According to Locy, “video was inspired by the title sequence for Silk Stalkings and amazing booty dance videos posted on youtube the song is so great, I just wanted to accentuate the tone and emphasize the beat.” The video pays homage to 80s and 90s movie intros: dark, sensual noir. With “On The Outside” the band introduces their sounds to the world, layered and plentiful. The songs ooze lush backbeats and alluring harmonies. Sacred Caves displays a confident ease through their songs; uncomplicated but not actually simplistic. At its core the band plays unashamedly gratifying pop music. These songs were made for headphones. The band has also dropped the 2nd song from the EP, “Slowmo” is a graceful jam with a stout bass-line drowned in electronic beats. Sacred Caves’ EP entitled Sanctuarium is out today July 31st via hausKat records.
When they met at the abandoned Caves of California it had been a while since Greg Bertens and Nyles Lannon had last spoken, let alone gone on a trip together Bertens, the founding member of the band Film School and Lannon, his former songwriting partner/guitarist, having released solo albums as n.Lannon; the two, long lost brothers in arms. They had gone their separate ways what seemed like ages ago, but telecommunications had brought them back with a few messages and a simple suggestion. Strange they would find themselves returning to this once popular destination to rekindle their songwriting partnership and explore these caves.
Today, it’s still hard for them to explain what they found in there. Lannon says it was kinetic energy. Bertens says it was a complete idea. But whatever it was they brought it home with them and through emails, FTP and dropboxes–connecting San Francisco to Los Angeles they formed songs. Their building blocks were hallucinatory-like formations of limestone, dolomite, marble, salt and gypsum, pounded together by rhythms and a harmonious pop sense. The tracks are entrancing and melodic, light and easy, deep and heavy, borne from below the earth’s crust. They are Poetic in the way they beckon you closer.
Sanctuarium, to be released on hausKat records, is the Sacred Caves’ first offering, a mesmerizing EP that channels that mystical and awesome energy sought from something unknown, a deep and deserving release. Expect a full-length album and more to come this fall.
Tracklisting:
01. Slomo
02. Slow This Down
03. On The Outside
04. Diamonds
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