Chicago post punk/indie rock band Deeper have premiered their new single “Tele” and its accompanying video.
The track is taken from their third studio album ‘Careful!‘, set to be released on September 8 via Sub Pop Records. Pre-order it here.
Careful! finds the band reshaping facades, splashing color, and sonically testing their limits. There are synth experiments, there are moments of nauseatingly powerful darkwave and coldbeat. There are massive rock’n’roll songs that you can imagine 10,000 people singing along to in some beautiful outdoor setting.
Speaking about the single and video, Deeper said:
”‘Tele’ is a song without its shield. In past Deeper compositions, we would hide behind jerky guitars and abstract vocals telling a story only we could decipher. With ‘Tele’ we wanted to explore the vulnerability behind our music and give focus to the melody and mood of the song. Replacing guitars with synthesizers and drums with samplers we stumbled upon a new way to approach a Deeper song.
We wanted to make a darker track that people could dance to. Since the foundation is built on a sampler beat, it’s the kind of song we could’ve only created with the limitations of the pandemic. The electronic components left more space for the rhythm, so our engineer Dave started playing with a busier bass line for the verses and laid down the hook on the first pass. At the end we wanted the synth parts to constantly overtake one another and hopefully make the listener feel like they’re being swallowed into the song.”
Watch the Cameron Lowe-directed video below.
Deeper has also announced headline and festival dates in support of Careful!, with North American dates from September 21st-October 22nd, and European and UK shows from October 31-November 14th
Deeper Upcoming Tour Dates
SEPTEMBER
21 – Indianapolis, IN – Healer
22 – Detroit, MI – El Club
23 – Toronto, ON – Baby G
24 – Montreal, QC – Bar Le Ritz
25 – Boston, MA – Crystal Ballroom
27 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Made
28 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
29 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
30 – Durham, NC – The Pinhook
OCTOBER
02 – Nashville, TN – Third Man Records
03 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl
04 – New Orleans, LA – Santos
05 – Houston, TX – Black Magic
06 – Austin, TX – Mohawk (inside)
07 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
10 – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar
11 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
13 – Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room
14 Santa Cruz, CA – Catalyst Atrium
15 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
17 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
18 Seattle, WA – Madame Lou’s
21 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
22 – Denver, CO – Skylark
31 – Berlin, DE – Urban Spree
NOVEMBER
01 – Copenhagen, DK – Vega Ideal Bar
02 – Hamburg, DE – Molotow
03 – Brussels, BE – Botanique
04 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
05 – Paris, FR – La Boule Noire
07 – Leeds, UK – Headrow House
08 – Glasgow, UK – Broadcast
09 – Manchester, UK – Yes
10 – Bristol, UK – Dareshack
11 – London, UK- Pitchfork Music Festival
12 – Kortrijk, BE – Sonic City Festival
14 – Cologne, DE – Bumann & Sohn
Photo credit: Alexa Viscius
