{"id":38717,"date":"2023-03-22T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=38717"},"modified":"2023-03-15T20:20:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T00:20:54","slug":"semaphores-share-post-shoegaze-cover-of-blink-182s-stay-together-for-the-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=38717","title":{"rendered":"Semaphore&#8217;s share post-shoegaze cover of Blink 182&#8217;s \u2018Stay Together For The Kids\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, Semaphore will release the new album \u2018I Need A Reason To Stay\u2019 on March 24th. In anticipation they share <em>Stay2gether<\/em>, their post-shoegaze cover of Blink 182\u2019s <em>Stay Together For The Kids<\/em>. Originally starting off as an experiment with new gear and music software, lead singer and guitarist Siddhu Anandalingam decided to fully flesh out this cover of one of his favourite Blink 182 songs, by adding a drum machine and dropping the tuning of the song to make it even moodier. For the track, he took inspiration from Brakence, My Bloody Valentine, Juice WRLD and of course, Blink 182. The song is augmented with a slowed down approach that heightens the traumatic nature of the lyrics, the chorus is treated to a wall of distorted guitars while vocals from lead singer Siddhu Anandalingam float in the ether above it all, seemingly dissociating from reality as a form of coping mechanism. Semaphore will celebrate the release of \u2018I Need A Reason To Stay\u2019 with a show at Golden Sounds in Brooklyn on March 26th and have announced select spring tour dates to follow.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch the visualizer for Blink 182 cover <em>Stay2gether<\/em> via 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\/zW04xarC3BQ?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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pre-Order \u2018I Need A Reason To Stay\u2019: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/71rbui\/3m9fkn\/b97nto\">https:\/\/linktr.ee\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/71rbui\/3m9fkn\/b97nto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">semaphoremusic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/53KwLn0hUgHRh_EednyjSqJz7KFjKVq99jQ8Qu_I0GAn8MwA0qOT4EKSYfSEqGChHd8IWkH1igE_gDWjT04yV1EoEHI0lKXdT7pYGUEVSDbMJ3QQ7Tzmw6bfgK0hF-7H1dg7nAyCHPN77Z-OnLqTF8o\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>I Need A Reason To Stay<\/em> Album Art<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch the music video for <em>No One<\/em> via <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/71rbui\/3m9fkn\/r18nto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch the music video for <em>Smother<\/em> on <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/71rbui\/3m9fkn\/7t9nto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch the visualizer for <em>01000110<\/em> via <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/71rbui\/3m9fkn\/nmaoto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comprised of singer and guitarist Siddhu Anandalingam, drummer Emmett Ceglia, guitarist Jay Kohler, and bassist Niko Hasapopoulos, the Brooklyn-based quartet has been busy over the past few years navigating the lonesome loudness of modern life.\u00a0 On the surface, Semaphore seems much like any other shoegaze band: they\u2019re loud, atmospheric, and very, very moody. <em>\u201cWe know we\u2019re a bunch of sad boys singing for sad boys,\u201d<\/em> acknowledges Anandalingam, \u201c<em>but there\u2019s a disaffectedness to a lot of shoegaze, an instinct to contribute to a collective droning, that Semaphore resists. We\u2019re not trying to glorify numbness. We want to actually reach our audience.\u201d<\/em> This longing to connect underpins Semaphore\u2019s work, lending an urgency to the band\u2019s perspective, sound, and approach.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founded in 2013 by Anandalingam, Semaphore released its first album, \u2018All Too Robot,\u2019 in 2016, establishing the band\u2019s scene-bending fusion of shoegaze, post-hardcore, and impressionist classical music. \u201c<em>It\u2019s somewhere between My Bloody Valentine, Glassjaw, and Debussy, with a top note of angry teenage boy.\u201d <\/em>Their forthcoming release, \u2018I Need a Reason to Stay,\u2019 develops and complicates that premise: \u201c<em>so much of the music made for young people is very blunt and on-its-face. Our mission is to take the music that was foundational to us as both people and artists and evolve it into something sophisticated and inviting.\u201d<\/em> Semaphore\u2019s unique sound luxuriates in the shifting tonalities, airy melodies, and lush orchestration of their greatest musical influences, incorporating songcraft and vocals in a decidedly un-shoegazey way. \u201c<em>It\u2019s the music I would have wanted to listen to in high school.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Upcoming Tour Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MARCH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">26 &#8211; Brooklyn, NY &#8211; Gold Sounds (Album Release Show)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>APRIL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">08 &#8211; Staten Island, NY &#8211;&nbsp; Mother Pug\u2019s Saloon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">22 &#8211; Brooklyn, NY &#8211; Gold Sounds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>JUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">02 &#8211; Brooklyn, NY &#8211; Windjammer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">03 &#8211; Philadelphia, PA &#8211; Century<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">04 &#8211; Boston, MA &#8211; TBD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more on Semaphore, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/71rbui\/3m9fkn\/3eboto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">www.semaphoreband.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>This week, Semaphore will release the new album \u2018I Need A Reason To Stay\u2019 on March 24th. 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