aaamusic | On 02, Apr 2012

UK synth trio Scarlet Soho return on May 21st with the When the Lights Go Out EP. This is the band’s first release since the Warpaint LP (Major Records) released in 2009.

On the road with a busy touring schedule (including a European tour with Stuart Price’s Zoot Woman), Scarlet Soho discovered musical styles that were new to them, that excited them. After-parties played a heady mix of Italo-disco, French house and minimal techno. Each member of the band discovered new favourite tracks which quickly found their way onto the tour bus stereo for the long drives between shows.

These new influences shaped Scarlet Soho’s direction as they wrote the follow-up to their critically acclaimed second album and lead them to experiment with producers and mixers from all over the world, creating a new sound. The new EP incorporates these fresh ideas and sounds but remains instantly recognizable as a Scarlet Soho record; dance tracks laden with James’ soaring vocals and tight harmonies, Stu’s incandescent synth hooks punctuated by meaty disco beats and Scarlet’s precise, punchy bass playing.

The lead track, When the Lights Go Out was mixed by Graham Laybourne at Boogie Park Studios in Hamburg (Falco, Boytronic, Depeche Mode) and boasts the band’s biggest chorus to date. The line “I’ll go anywhere… You’re never around…” glistens with longing and makes the near-impossible leap from headphone moment to dance floor filler with ease.

What You Need shows an unexpected side to the band; sweeping the listener up into a hypnotic cacophony of synth bass and bleeps. Retail Therapy, a previously unreleased track written during the Warpaint sessions, has been resurrected and remodelled to reach the glittering heights of an undeniable pop anthem. Haunting club mix WTLGO Tokytron remix by Toph Taylor (formerly of Trouble Over Tokyo) and a shorter radio edit of the lead track complete the EP.

When The Lights Go Out, May 21st:

1. When The Lights Go Out
2. What You Need
3. Retail Therapy
4. WTLGO Tokyotron Remix (by Trouble Over Tokyo)
5. When The Lights Go Out (radio edit)
Scarlet Soho tour the UK and Europe throughout May to promote the new release.
Contact Sabine Kronowetter with all press enquiries pr@kronowetter.at
WTLGO Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=knAnHTFs1ZE

www.scarletsoho.com www.facebook.com/scarletsoho

WTLGO TOUR 2012

MAY
11/5 -Winchester -Railway (UK)
15/5 – London -Underbelly (UK)
17/5 – Cologne -Tsunami Club (DE)
18/5 -Riesa -Jugendhaus (DE)
19/5 – Prague -Cover Place (CZ)

22/5 – Berlin -CCCP Bar (DE) Acoustic Performance
23/5 – Berlin -K17 (DE)

25/5 – Weimar -Studentenclub (DE)
26/5 – Arlon -Entrepot (BE)

JUNE

16/6 – Vienna -Salon Goldschlag (AT) Acoustic Performance
AUGUST
24/08 – Vienna -Viper Room (AT)