{"id":36625,"date":"2021-04-28T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36625"},"modified":"2021-04-19T20:23:01","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T00:23:01","slug":"bizou-announce-debut-full-length-album-tragic-lover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36625","title":{"rendered":"Bizou announce debut full-length album \u2018Tragic Lover\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Los Angeles-based band Bizou will release their debut full-length album&nbsp;\u2018Tragic Lover\u2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/jz9g8e\/3m9fkn\/7d1a1k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pre-order<\/a>) on June 4. The album follows up the band&#8217;s acclaimed EP&nbsp;\u2018stilllifeburning\u2019&nbsp;which was released last year. Along with the LP announcement, the band have shared the&nbsp;official video for album&#8217;s title track. You can watch the video clip, which was collaboratively directed by&nbsp;Bizou, Thomas Nelson and Brandon Pierce, via&nbsp;YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<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\/AXsOYVfGIHg?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tragic Lover<\/em> is also available via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/jz9g8e\/3m9fkn\/jr3a1k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">all streaming platforms<\/a> now.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bizou features current and former members of\u00a0Light FM, The Smashing Pumpkins, Wax Idols\u00a0and\u00a0Glaare<strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0Combining propulsive darkwave rhythms, shifting synth scales, haunting vocals and a wall of shivering shoegaze guitars, Bizou craft a sound entirely their own. Formed in 2017, Bizou have shared stages with\u00a0Drab Majesty, \u00d6tzi, Hunny,\u00a0and many others &#8212; spinning their gossamer web of dark and bright sonic waves around goth and pop fans alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the release of their self-titled 2018 EP, Bizou joined SF cold-wavers\u00a0Topographies\u00a0on a Southwestern tour culminating in a showcase at Elysium \/ SXSW. Upon return the band retreated to guitarist\/producer\u00a0Josiah Mazzaschi\u2019s\u00a0beloved\u00a0Cave Studio\u00a0to write and record their second EP,\u00a0\u2018stillifeburning\u2019<em>\u00a0<\/em>\u2014 both a tonal departure from the first and a decidedly saturnine downshift in mood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the release of&nbsp;\u2018stillifeburning,\u2019 the band set to work on a third EP &#8211; which with the propellant of early lockdown mania, quickly spiraled into a debut full-length record. The eponymous single, <em>Tragic Lover<\/em>, stacks pop effervescence against a building sense of dread, concluding in a shudder of rhythmic menace. The album&nbsp;\u2018Tragic Lover,\u2019 recorded and mixed at Cave Studio LA, and mastered by&nbsp;Simon Scott (Slowdive).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20210415\/ad\/75\/e1\/f3\/b8d06cf399b76c84a024904f_660x660.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Bizou Tragic Lover cover artwork\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2018Tragic Lover\u2019&nbsp;track list&nbsp;<\/strong><br>1. Days of Honey<br>2. Tragic Lover<br>3. Disco<br>4. Delay<br>5. Glass Lips<br>6. Doing The Under<br>7. Wanted Not Wanted<br>8. Orphan Lights<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Los Angeles-based band Bizou will release their debut full-length album&nbsp;\u2018Tragic Lover\u2019 (pre-order) on June 4. The album follows up the band&#8217;s acclaimed EP&nbsp;\u2018stilllifeburning\u2019&nbsp;which was released <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36625\" title=\"Bizou announce debut full-length album \u2018Tragic Lover\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36626,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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":[22,23,28,29,30],"tags":[10216,10215],"class_list":["post-36625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-music","category-music-video","category-new-release","tag-bizou","tag-tragic-lover"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/0DE2FD80-7E42-459D-AE36-EF7CA3F36476.jpeg?fit=1220%2C812&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-9wJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":38479,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=38479","url_meta":{"origin":36625,"position":0},"title":"Taleen Kali gets into the Halloween spirit in new \u2018Only Lovers Left Alive\u2019 music video","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"September 25, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Taleen Kali\u00a0has shared the music video for\u00a0Only Lovers Left Alive,\u00a0lifted\u00a0from her debut full-length album out\u00a0March 3, 2023\u00a0via\u00a0Dum Dum Records. 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