Melbourne-raised and London-based group HighSchool return with ‘August 19’.
The band – which hinges on Rory Trobbiani and Luke Scott – make raw, spectral dream pop that allows the sound’s post-punk origins to shine through. Freshly signed to [PIAS], HighSchool open a fresh chapter with an all-new single.
Out now, ‘August 19’ teases their incoming EP, an evocative piece of guitar pop that feels effortless. Coming together in the studio with alacrity, the song was left largely unaltered, the sound of a band in full flow.
On the new track, lead singer Rory Trobbiani says…
“August 19 was the last track we wrote for the EP and will be the first to be released. It came together so quickly and naturally, we felt it was best not to mess with it and over work it. The title was the date we wrote it. It was saved as a voice memo on my phone and the title never changed.”
Rory Trobbiani directs the video, a clip that plays with stylistic reference points while grappling with a kind of louche nighttime glamour.
The band share that “in a general sense, the clip explores overarching themes of warped perceptions of self and the disparity between expectations and reality, a concept that runs throughout the entire EP. It follows our misfit protagonist (Peter Mervai) as he gets ready to go out before taking to the bustling neon-lit streets looking for some nighttime adventure”.
Tune in now.