Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by DJ Sharlese, host of Mechanical Breakdown and rotating host for Expansions, in honor of World Goth Day Extended, is "Metropolitan Boy" by Camlann, from the 2021 album Path of Wellness on Mom + Pop.
This week's Song of the Day were selected by KEXP DJ Sharlese, in honor of World Goth Day Extended. On Tuesday, August 17th, KEXP will celebrate the darker side of summer as DJ’s play goth favorites, old and new, from around the world, all day from 7 AM to 7 PM PT.
It's fitting that the Jakarta-based darkwave trio Camlann named their latest album Circa 1983, because they easily channel the sounds of Depeche Mode and Soft Cell, despite the fact that its members weren't even born at the time. The self-described "dark disco" group consists of Ony Godfrey (17) on vocals and guitar, Bayu Triyudanto (17) on bass, and Fauzan Pratama (16) on synths. (There's also Chariszan (17), their producer and music collaborator.) As they declare on their Bandcamp page, the new LP is a "statement to the world that they are here to bring you their own version of modern nostalgia." Check out the lyric video for today's Song of the Day below, directed by band member Pratama.
