New Cold Cave Video - "Love Comes Close" (Stereogum Premiere)

The title track from BTW Cold Cave's Love Comes Close -- originally released on their own Heartworm Press imprint -- nails a dreamy, soul-sick New Order vibe, but the shape-shifting Philadelphia/New York outfit approach the formula with a much darker undertone (as if Ian Curtis sang "Bizarre Love Triangle," or whatever). The group, which now contains Dominick Fernow of Prurient/Ash Pool and ex-Xiu Xiu multi-instrumenatlist Caralee McElroy -- explore noisier and weirder territories on the collection -- a big reason it's of of my favorites this year and The Trees Grew Emotions And Died was a favorite in '08 -- but sometimes a simple icy pop song works wonders. Old and new members stand in the shadows, get ritualistic, and discover beauty in a few darker corners in the Art Boonparn-directed video for the track.

Love Comes Close is being reissued 11/3 via Matador.

Speaking of Cold Cave, we're closing up early today (and getting a late start tomorrow) because we'll be kicking off CMJ week tonight at the Studio @ Webster Hall with Cold Cave, the Golden Filter, Free Energy, and Glasser, etc. If you RSVP'd: Checking hundreds of names on a list can get messy, and result in inevitable lines, so please arrive early to guarantee admission. Here are the set times:

Band Set times
8:00 PM: Glasser
8:45 PM: Free Energy
9:30 PM: The Golden Filter
10:30 PM: Cold Cave

DJ Set times
11:15 PM: Dum Dum Girls
12:15 AM: Fool's Gold
1:00 AM: Telepathe

For your iPod:

Cold Cave - "Life Magazine" (MP3)
The Golden Filter - "Thunderbird" (MP3)
Free Energy - "Free Energy" (MP3)
Glasser - "Apply" (MP3)
Dum Dum Girls - "It Only Takes One Nite" (MP3)
Fool's Gold - "Surprise Hotel" (MP3)
Telepathe - "So Fine (Chairlift Remix)" (MP3)

If you can't make it out tonight, no worries: The show will be streaming live via East Village Radio. And, of course, we'll be covering CMJ all week here and on Twitter, in addition to our regular posting schedule.

Posted at 4:30 PM by brandon in Video
Tags: Cold Cave | Prurient

4 Comments

I like this, but did I miss something? Is it officially 1984?

Posted by: HartfordTheWhale at 10/21/09 11:56 AM  | Reply
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Sorry but this is lame.

Posted by: Shaun at 10/21/09 2:00 PM  | Reply
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If you're going to rip off New Order's Leave Me Alone, at least make some effort. This is lame.

Posted by: Jenn Dorn at 10/21/09 2:26 PM  | Reply
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He is so sweet. Check out the imaginary mixtape he did for my blog.

Posted by: Vlad at 10/22/09 6:15 AM  | Reply
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