{"id":41733,"date":"2025-03-29T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=41733"},"modified":"2025-03-29T14:26:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T18:26:31","slug":"htrk-resurfaces-with-the-hypnotic-drift-of-swimming-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=41733","title":{"rendered":"HTRK resurfaces with the hypnotic drift of \u2018Swimming Pool\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

HTRK, the enigmatic Australian duo of Jonnine Standish and Nigel Yang, step into their 21st year with a dreamy, reflective gaze. In 2024, they\u2019ve been weaving their presence through performances and installations, revisiting past work with a repress of their 2009 debut \u2018Marry Me Tonight\u2019 and 2021\u2019s \u2018Rhinestones,\u2019 and reshaping their sound through the \u2018String of Hearts\u2019 covers\/remix EP, featuring the likes of Loraine James and Liars. But now, the duo offers something fresh\u2014a first glimpse of new material in years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enter Swimming Pool<\/em>. A slow, sensuous dissolve into fluid uncertainty, its ambient drift pulls you into a space both serene and unsettled. Paired with the stunning B-side Puddles on My Pillow<\/em>, this release finds HTRK once again balancing on that exquisite edge between intimacy and isolation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As always, their music exists in opposing states\u2014romance and solitude, a pounding heart and a restless mind, stark simplicity and layered complexity. Swimming Pool<\/em> is noir-tinged bliss, laced with the shimmer of unseen spectres beneath its surface. A moment of calm? Or the quiet before the storm? With HTRK, nothing is ever still for long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen here:<\/strong> (smartlink<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HTRK 2025 Tour Dates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

03.30 – New York, NY – Knockdown Center
04.02 – Kingston, NY – Tubby’s
04.04 – Philadelphia, PA – TRANSCENDENTAL (Secret Location)
04.06 – Miami, FL – The Ground Miami
04.08 – Los Angeles, CA – The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
04.09 – Los Angeles, CA – The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
04.30 – Melbourne, Australia – Forum Melbourne
05.10 – Castlemaine, Australia – Theatre Royal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HTRK online:
Official site<\/a>
Ghostly site<\/a>
Spotify<\/a>
Apple Music<\/a>
Bandcamp<\/a>
SoundCloud<\/a>
Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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