{"id":24526,"date":"2017-02-23T17:15:26","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T22:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=24526"},"modified":"2017-05-28T20:42:32","modified_gmt":"2017-05-29T00:42:32","slug":"london-post-disco-duo-park-hotel-share-debut-video-gone-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=24526","title":{"rendered":"London post-disco duo Park Hotel share debut video for &#8216;Gone As A Friend&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24527\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/5tqs_parkhotel1copy.jpg?resize=650%2C433\" alt=\"Park Hotel\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/5tqs_parkhotel1copy.jpg?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/5tqs_parkhotel1copy.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>Park Hotel\u00a0are a post-electronic dance band based in London, UK. Centred on the creative duo of Tim Abbey and Rebeca Marcos-Rosa, they explore the mirrorball-noir territory between alternative arena electronica and wired downtown songwriting. Watch the video for\u00a0<em>Gone As A Friend<\/em>\u00a0via YouTube below. The clip was directed by Victor Duch\u00eane, the video is a portrait of the sleek dusky world Park Hotel&#8217;s music inhabits.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6HY0TqX8ceU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Live their metropolitan disco-rock studio incarnation expands into a steamroller six piece neo-funk band, featuring three-way vocal harmonies, two guitars, drums, percussion, keyboards and ample cowbell. They sound like a joyfully communal face-off between LCD Soundsystem and Earth, Wind &amp; Fire with flashes of Talking Heads and even a sprinkle of Steely Dan.<\/p>\n<p>Following their headline show at The Lexington last week, Park Hotel have confirmed a new London show in March, with more to be announced soon:<\/p>\n<p>Thursday 14 March\u00a0 2017: The Victoria &#8211; London, UK &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/t.ymlp55.com\/myesazaebsmwakajuuaiammy\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TICKETS<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/t.ymlp55.com\/myeuacaebsmwadajuuadammy\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EVENT INFO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Park Hotel first entered a recording studio in 2016 to work with producer Eliot James on two tracks including\u00a0<em>Gone As A Friend,<\/em>\u00a0handing them over for mixing to Nathan Boddy and mastering at New York&#8217;s Sterling Sound. The band&#8217;s debut single <em>Gone As A Friend<\/em> is out now via\u00a0Fierce Panda. An album of immaculate dance-craft waits in the wings. Reserve rooms early for 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Buy\u00a0<em>Gone As A Friend<\/em>\u00a0via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/t.ymlp55.com\/myeeaiaebsmwavajuuaaammy\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Music<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/t.ymlp55.com\/myemapaebsmwacajuuapammy\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Music<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information on Park Hotel, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/t.ymlp55.com\/myejadaebsmwacajuuaxammy\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">parkhotelband.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Park Hotel\u00a0are a post-electronic dance band based in London, UK. Centred on the creative duo of Tim Abbey and Rebeca Marcos-Rosa, they explore the mirrorball-noir <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=24526\" title=\"London post-disco duo Park Hotel share debut video for &#8216;Gone As A Friend&#8217;\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24527,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[13,28,29,30],"tags":[4751,5922,5923,5924],"class_list":["post-24526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electronic-music","category-music","category-music-video","category-new-release","tag-fierce-panda","tag-gone-as-a-friend","tag-park-hotel","tag-victor-duchene"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/5tqs_parkhotel1copy.jpg?fit=650%2C433&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-6nA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":37909,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=37909","url_meta":{"origin":24526,"position":0},"title":"Tired Tape Machine shares video for wonky electronic track \u2018Stitch\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"March 25, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Stockholm-based musician and producer Petter Lindhagen, aka\u00a0Tired Tape Machine, has released a new single from his LP\u00a0\u2018Thing\u2019. 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