Tag: alphaville

  • Catch the Dreamy Track “Don’t Throw Your Words” From Brooklyn-Based Like A Doll

    Like A Doll, Brooklyn’s music project from musician Emma Stacher, shared their brand new track, “Don’t Throw Your Words,” from their upcoming self-titled album. The record is set to release on November 10, with a release party that night at Alphaville in Bushwick.

    Single art for Don't Throw Your Words

    “Don’t Throw Your Words” is a hypnotic, insistent track that truly evokes the band’s dollhouse aesthetics. The dreamy vocals and recurring guitar riff create a stirring aura, repeating the lyrics “Don’t throw your words out.”

    This feels like an anthem to believe in yourself. It jolts you from slower to faster and swings to reflect the back and forth of birthing self-confidence. The lyric ‘Don’t throw your words out’ repeats in the chorus with the overall message emphasizing how important our thoughts and voices are.

    Emma Stacher, vocalist, guitarist, and leader of Like A Doll

    Like A Doll was created by Emma Stacher, who rallied a group of childhood friends to comprise the project’s live band: Isabella Dafonseca and Gabriel Paiano on drums, Daniel Barbrack on bass/synth, Adrian Dilulio on guitar, and Leah Beck on synth. The group grew up together in NYC’s East Village neighborhood, parting ways for many to study music at Berklee College, The New School, and Purchase College. Like A Doll marks a new beginning for the group, but is also a reunion of old friends.

    Emma Stacher of Like A Doll

    Like A Doll’s debut self-titled album is set to release on November 10. The band will play a celebratory album release party at Bushwick’s Alphaville on November 10, alongside Noah Kesey and The Burning Sun.

  • Psymon Spine Release Kinetic Single “Boys” Ahead of Hometown Brooklyn Show

    Psymon Spine, a Brooklyn-based alt-pop group, recently embarked on their US tour, finishing with a hometown show at Alphaville on October 26. The group recently released their newest single, “Boys,” alongside an official music video on October 10.

    Psymon Spine

    Psymon Spine developed as members Noah Prebish and Peter Spears were in college, later adding Brother Michael to the group. Vocalist and former member Sabine Holler lends her voice to the new track, “Boys,” since her relocation to Berlin during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    “Boys” is an upbeat alt-pop track, featuring a new-wave-inspired melodic riff. The track features Sabine Holler’s light yet hypnotizing vocals against a synth-heavy dance rhythm. The group cites influences such as Talking Heads, Os Mutantes, and the NYC dance music scene.

    By nature every Psymon Spine song must be a little cheeky to bypass our own self-criticism, but in reality ‘Boys’ is just a very earnest song about friendship.

    Psymon Spine
    Psymon Spine live photo
Photo Credit: Alyssa Gisselle
    Photo Credit: Alyssa Gisselle

    Psymon Spine will make their way home for a show at Brooklyn’s Alphaville on October 26, as well as a show in Troy on November 8. The group will play new tracks like “Boys,” as well as hits from their most recent album, 2021’s Charismatic Megafauna. Tickets are on-sale now.

    Psymon Spine Tour

    10/13 – Madison, WI @ UW Madison

    10/14 – Northfield, MI @ Carleton College – The Cave (private event)

    10/15 – Galesburg, IL @ Knox College

    10/16 – Chicago, IL @ Color Club

    10/17 – St Louis, MO @ The Sinkhole

    10/18 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement

    10/21 – Memphis, TN @ Wiseacre Festival

    10/26 – Brooklyn, NY @ Alphaville

    11/8 – Troy, NY @ No Fun