Despite being a Brooklyn band, Youth Signals‘ latest single, ‘Prisms,’ carries characteristics of the other coast – or maybe even of the music some UK bands were playing in the late 80s (Psychedelic Furs, Echo and the Bunnymen). The song evokes a landscape (and society) far from hospitable ("we live in a land where everyone steals…. crumbling buildings/ no one has a home"), but for all its bleak content, ‘Prisms’ retains a hopeful disposition. Its sun-stroked, washed-out guitar keeps the song afloat, and this, coupled with the darkly lush vocals and languid pace of the drums, imparts a serene sense of calm. Towards the middle, the song slows, bending to entropy, but it soon breaks through, returning to its original elated existence. – @emilioherce
We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best NYC songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!