Ahead of his headlining show at Brick & Mortar on January 15, Vienna Vienna has returned with a new single, “Buzz.” Preceded by “Company Hunting” and “Idle Hands,” the new offering is set to appear on his forthcoming EP, Entertain Me, due out January 16 via PULSE Records and Pete Wentz’s DCD2 Records.
Vienna Vienna perfectly articulates the sights, sounds, desires, and fears of the young generation, and sets it to the most dance-inducing sonics. “Buzz” solidifies glimmer rock as a genre that deserves to have its own wave.
Of “Buzz,” Vienna Vienna says, “My favorite songs about modern life speak to its overwhelming nature in a way that allows it to feel as it is, completely disorienting. Phoebe Bridgers’ ‘’I Know The End’ is a perfect example of this. What I did with ‘Buzz’, either intentionally or unintentionally, was to lay out these dizzying burdens and then try to wrap them up in a neat little bow.”
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The artist adds, “We’re not really supposed to have so many insane and terrible things hit us all at the same time, it’s created this ‘doomerism’ where it all feels pretty much hopeless. A lot of the response to that from a younger generation is to ‘party’. Ignore setting up a future because it all feels pointless—a future where it will be too hot to even go outside. ‘Buzz’ is that…it’s about life. I try to capture as much of that as I can and wrap it up with the sentiment, ‘All this social interaction, I’d kill for satisfaction.’ ‘Buzz’ is how you feel after a drink settles, the ringing in your ears after a concert. It’s distortion, the hum of fluorescent lighting. Plain old unstoppable noise.”
Of the EP, Vienna Vienna shares, “Entertain Me is a tour of the distractions in life and how they affect our happiness. Whether it be drugs, the internet, or something more tangible, they all pull focus away from reality. What’s the best way to get back into your own skin? Dance. I just really wanted to dance again.”
Pre-save the EP here.
Entertain Me Tracklist:
1. “Idle Hands”
2. “Coolest Thing Alive”
3. “Molly”
4. “Company Hunting”
5. “Buzz”
6. “Monarch”
