Mylar’s ‘Ghost Of The Party’ Is Resolutely Bittersweet

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Mylar have shard their new song ‘Ghost Of The Party’.

The band worked with key tastemaker label Blue Flowers on debut EP ‘Elsewhere’, before heading back into the studio. New EP ‘Human Statues’ lands on March 30th, and that evening sees Mylar play a headline show at London’s Shacklewell Arms.

Out now, ‘Ghost Of The Party’ melds together faint traces of UKG with synth-pop aspects, the dulcet – yet deadpan – vocal attempting to channel the sense of alienation that creep over you, even when surrounded by people.

Dubbed as “an anti-party song” it then broadens out. Mylar cite the ‘they don’t know I’m…’meme as a tongue-in-cheek influence, before it surges to become a defiant ode to debauchery.

The production mirrors the Millennial gloss that surrounded those vintage Neptunes bangers, and it adds traces of nostalgia to the mix. Mylar comment…

The arc of the song is basically realising these worries are yours alone and don’t reflect what other people think. You just need to let go in spite of yourself and listen to some triumphant 4×4 beats. 

Musically we were inspired by all those summery guitar parts and twinkly keys you heard in UK garage and Neptunes tracks growing up, that people still love. Maybe that’s because of nostalgia for a simpler time. It’s joyful, but there’s an underlying melancholy to it which seems to always be the case with big party songs.

Tune in now.

Photo Credit: Holly Whitaker

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