Mandy, Indiana producer and guitarist Scott Fair has announced i can’t be alone tonite, the debut EP by set dressing, which a press release describes as “a Mandy, Indiana side-project represented only by an avatar.” Arriving April 11 via Fire Talk, it includes the previously unveiled single ‘class valedictorian’, as well as a riveting new track, ‘date line’. The new song comes paired with a retrograded music video by Gretchen Krueger, which you can check out below.
“As ‘date line’ draws influence from 90s toy sounds and advertisements, Gretchen and I discussed how this might influence the visuals,” Fair commented. “The film Skinamarink and its use of toys and liminal spaces was a reference. We felt that there was a dark undercurrent to this track that was being masked by a sugary, day-glo coat of paint. The song and visual explore how bright plastic packaging can distract from more sinister or harmful intentions.”
set dressing will make its live debut with a Manchester show at P3 Annihilation Eve, on April 12, with another show to follow at Salford’s Sounds From the Other City Festival on May 4.
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i can’t be alone tonite Cover Artwork:
i can’t be alone tonite Tracklist:
1. i can’t be alone tonite
2. it will only end
3. date line
4. gender balance
5. class valedictorian
