Italian post-punk band Talk To Her have announced the release of their second album ‘Pleasure Loss Desire’ on 30th October via Shyrec/Icy Cold Records.
‘PLD’ is the first single from the new album. A track built on dark, obsessive synths, tribal drumming, sharp bass, deep baritone vocals, and guitar textures. But just as pleasures, losses, and desires transform us, so ‘PLD’ gradually mutates: verse by verse, the dense weave of synths gives way to the humanity of the other instruments, which intensify in strength, echoing the recurring phrases of the track that call for an escape, a rupture, a loss of control, culminating in an explosive, intense, and liberating finale.
The single is accompanied by a video directed by Daniel Bagolin.
The album traces a descent into a cold world where clarity and oblivion endlessly alternate in search of balance, oscillating between moments of calm and emotional outbursts, exploring the duality between detachment and alienation. Each track unveils contrasting emotions—desire, suffering, nostalgia, hope, fear— painting a raw portrait of the fragilities of those who live in an era marked by uncertainty and changes. With ‘Pleasure Loss Desire’ Talk To Her explore new soundscapes compared to their previous record “Love Will Come Again”. The themes once tied to the emotional and passionate sphere give way to alienation, suffering, and fear.
The overall sound, as well as the vocals, becomes colder yet more aggressive: while still maintaining a wave influence, particularly evident in certain tracks, the post-punk component is predominant, enriched by strong contaminations of post- and alternative rock from the late ’90s and early 2000s. The album was co-produced and recorded by Maurizio Baggio (The Soft Moon, Boy Harsher).
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