Melbourne-based jade imagine have announced news of their debut LP Basic Love, which is set for release August 2nd on Marathon Artists & Courtney Barnett's label Milk! Records. Packed with catchy, fuzzy, art-rock sounds, their new single "Remote Control" is streaming online now, along with a video co-produced by Jade McInally and Lilli Waters. 

Speaking about the single, Jade McInally of jade imagine said:

 

 "'Remote Control' is a song about the conflict between reality & escape and the two worlds we live in; dreaming and denial in a world of practicalities and productivity. It's an exploration into synth

territory. We wanted this track to be equal parts spooky and

catchy, like taking a night-drive in a 1980's sci-fi film. The

film-clip begins as we are waking up into our dreamscape

- a place between two worlds. Throughout the clip, 'real life'

flashes through. We had such a blast filming with Lilli

and the team. We hope you enjoy it!"

Basic Love is the debut LP by Melbourne’s jade imagine. A powerful exploration of the simple vs. the abstract, Basic Love is an existential ride that shimmers through its playful pop-tones and stripped back nature. Emotionally dictated by the wit and noir of Jade McInally (vocals, guitar, synths) and propelled by a band that seamlessly fuses together elements of synthwave and

art-rock, this album is an impressive culmination of jade imagine’s signature style of bleak

pop and contemplative new-wave. 

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Basic Love speaks of the internal and emotional monkey grip that exists within our generation

--- it’s all meant to feel good even if everything is sinking. Written half in the Sunshine Coast

and Melbourne, this album encapsulates both the magic and the struggle of existing in a

society that’s trapped in-between worlds; the romantic vs. the sci-fi. 

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From the opening track “Gonna Do Nothing”  - a Kraut-pop anthem that oscillates between LA glam and robotic surf-rock  - the band works collaboratively to build a system of sonic dualisms that portray the conflicting moodboards of our modern day world. Basic Love is a calculated

push and pull that tries to reconcile the experiences of living in a beach town that’s been suburbanized to the point of dullness vs. living in a city where your dreams are

industrialised to the point of turning into capital.

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This album is full of wonderings about nature as much as the cogs of capitalism. “The Weekend” opens with the line ‘Coast to coast, what I’d like most is to live

over there’  yet this assertive optimism quickly becomes a lament of the ‘9-to-5

mentality’ and the depressing idea that weekends are the only time one has to be

free. Supported by a repetitive and punchy instrumentation, the mechanical beat

beneath the surf-pop vibe of the melody nicely adds to the subject matter of the

song. 

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With a line up composed of Liam “Snowy” Halliwell (The Ocean Party, Ciggie Witch) on bass, producer/guitarist Tim Harvey (Emma Louise, Real Feelings) and James Harvey

(Teeth and Tongue) on drums, Basic Love has a truly dynamic essence. Each

member plays a role which tightly considers each sun-filled texture against

the bleak nature of Jade’s poetic observations.

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The production behind Basic Love nicely adds to the dualistic feel of the album, recording each track live and using exclusively analog instruments to form an organic but artificial sensation. Produced and mixed by Tim Harvey with the jumping off point and

guidance of Jade’s vision, each track lays gently over a bed of analogue

warmth, alluding to past and future technologies and capturing the

intimate essence of lo-fi recordings.

 

It has a cohesive yet fluid sound  achieved by an impeccable balance that prioritises the space and

dynamics between instrumentation and vocals. It’s a neat and timeless production reminiscent

of bands like Talking Heads, Broadcast, Blondie, Sonic Youth and Mazzy Star. 

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Following their debut EP "What The Fuck Was I Thinking?”  (Milk Records, 2017), in 

Basic Love each member of jade imagine has consolidated their skills and role as

part of a unit to create a powerful album in close consultation with each other.

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It’s an intimate collaboration where consideration and attention to detail create songs that speak of the personal as much as the political with much lyrical efficiency and technical poeticism.

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LIVE DATES

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4th September - London - The Waiting Room 
5th September - Amsterdam - Paradiso Upstairs 

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B I Z Z A R R E

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