The Slumberland Records hot streak continues unabated with the release of Mercury Girl, the debut offering from New Jersey trio Lightheaded.
Combining the talents of Cynthia Rittenbach (Glycerine Queens), Stephen Stec (Paper Streets) and Sara Abdelbarry (Teen Idle), the band release their first EP Good Good Great! on 13th October with both Cassette and Digital editions available for pre order.
Stephen offered the following words regarding the EPs lead track:
“A noir ode to the troubles that Martin Newell knows all too well. Mercury Girl is a very early lightheaded song about being floored by a person who I could never quite pin down as a consistent presence. Specifically, meeting at a New Jersey basement show and following them floating in and out of my life for a year or so. Every time I saw them felt like it might be the last, until it was.
You can also play catch the Bunnymen reference in the lyrics and see if you win.”
There is an inherent richness to Lightheaded’s music that evokes the classic janglepop of The Feelies, C86 and that first Primal Scream album, whilst Rittenbach’s vocals provide all the warmth we could possibly need as the final days of Summer gently give way. Those elements combined conjure a gentle sigh of sound that could carry the weight of the heaviest heart.
With its endless hooks and subtle melodic shifts, Mercury Girl is a beautifully intriguing introduction to a band destined for the brightest of futures. You can check out the video below and pre order the EP here.
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