WOMBO – Neon Bog
Wombo — the Louisville-bred trio of Sydney Chadwick (bass/vocals), Cameron Lowe (guitar), and Joel Taylor — unveil their new single/video, “Neon Bog,” from their forthcoming album, Danger in Fives, out August 8th via Fire Talk.
Danger in Fives marks Wombo’s third full-length studio outing, and is colored by welcomed experimentation in their tried-and-true writing practices. This commitment toward artistic exploration led Lowe to capture as many ideas as possible, resulting in over 30 demos he then brought to Chadwick to help pare down. Album centerpiece “Neon Bog” emerges from this batch.
Anchored by the recurring strike of a cowbell, “Neon Bog” is a free-flowing mosaic of fortunate mistakes. Soaring, distorted vocals — a result of recording Chadwick’s take to a guitar amp simulator in error — are collaged with haunting echoes, embracing a studio mistake to end with something uniquely Wombo. The accompanying music video, again helmed by the band’s own Lowe, is equally idiosyncratic. Featuring meticulously hand-crafted set designs and surreal artistic direction, the “Neon Bog” video is a testament to Wombo’s singular vision.
Of “Neon Bog,” Chadwick adds: “‘Neon Bog’ is a song about a simple time I had with a friend and reflecting back on that and how relationships change over time. And how things get murky kind of like how the song feels which inspired the lyrics for me.”
Of its accompanying video, Lowe says: “I was inspired by the work of director Michel Gondry, especially his commitment to using practical effects. Instead of building miniatures only, we scaled up and built a full sized ‘miniature’ and to avoid using green screens we projected a miniature scene outside the set window on a sheet. I’ve been watching a lot of the TV show Ghost Adventures and have been somewhat haunted by the implications of the paranormal. I thought the video was a good outlet for expressing that in an abstract way. The couple is haunted by the death of their cat. The puzzle pieces represent the desire to rebuild the relationship. The cat now resides in another dimension with Sydney.”
Tour Dates
Fri. Aug. 8 – Louisville, KY @ Whirling Tiger
Mon. Sep. 8 – Washington, DC @ DC9
Tue. Sep. 9 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
Wed. Sep. 10 – Kingston, NY @ Tubby’s
Fri. Sep. 12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right
Sat. Sep. 13 – Boston, MA @ The Rockwell
Sun. Sep. 14 – Montreal, QC @ L’Esco
Mon. Sep. 15 – Toronto, ON @ The Dance Cave
Wed. Sep. 17 – Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
Sun. Oct. 5 – St. Louis, MO @ The Sinkhole
Tue. Oct. 7 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
Thu. Oct. 9 – Boise, ID @ The Shredder
Fri. Oct. 10 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
Sat. Oct. 11 – Vancouver, BC @ The Kingsway Club
Mon. Oct. 13 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza
Wed. Oct. 15 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
Fri. Oct. 17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon
Sat. Oct. 18 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
Sun. Oct. 19 – Phoenix, AZ @ Linger Longer Lounge
Tue. Oct. 21 – Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas Inside
Wed. Oct. 22 – Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves
Thu. Oct. 23 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Resonant Head
Fri. Oct. 24 – Kansas City, MO @ Disco Burger + Varsity Club
Sun. Nov. 2 – Edinburgh, UK @ Voodoo Rooms
Mon. Nov. 3 – Manchester, UK @ YES
Tue. Nov. 4 – Liverpool, UK @ Quarry
Wed. Nov. 5 – Bristol, UK @ Exchange
Thu. Nov. 6 – Oxford, UK @ Little Bully
Fri. Nov. 7 – London, UK @ Oslo
Sat. Nov. 8 – Paris, FR @ Pitchfork Music Festival – Supersonic
Tue. Nov. 11 – Rotterdam, NL @ Rotown
Wed. Nov. 12 – Hamburg, DE@ Aalhaus
Sat. Nov. 15 – Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg Puschenfest
Tue. Nov. 18 – Schaffhausen, CH @ TapTab
Wed. Nov. 19 – Vienna, AT @ Rhiz
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