Disco (Surf Curse song)
| "Disco" | |
|---|---|
 Single cover art | |
| Single by Surf Curse | |
| from the album Heaven Surrounds You | |
| Released | June 12, 2019 |
| Genre | |
| Label | Danger Collective |
| Music video | |
| "Disco" on YouTube | |
"Disco" is the 2019 lead single from the album Heaven Surrounds You by the band Surf Curse for the label Danger Collective. It was released on 12 June alongside a music video directed by band member Nick Rattigan[1] The song, in part inspired by the film The Last Days of Disco, was praised for its use of guitar and percussion.[2][3]
Content and reception
The song was released on 12 June 2019 ahead of Heaven Surrounds You,[1] Surf Curse's first album after band members Nick Rattigan and Jacob Rubeck relocated from Reno, Nevada, to Los Angeles.[2]
Released after "two years of silence from the band", Adrian Vargas of Atwood Magazine called the song "the strongest contenders for 2019’s best dance anthem."[3] Quinlan Keeley, writing for Stereogum, compared the song favorably to "A-Punk" and other early Vampire Weekend songs, saying the track has a "sparky guitar voice."[1] Abby Jones of Pitchfork also positively compared the track to Vampire Weekend's debut, calling it the best song of the album.[4]
The song was chosen to close some of the band's concerts during their 2022 tour, during which the song was particularly well-received during their tour opener in Las Vegas and at their November show in Houston.[5][6]
Music video
The music video, also released 12 June 2019, was directed by Rattigan.[7] The video depicts "evening of raw emotion" between a couple in an apartment, dancing to the song in a "warmly-lit" apartment that, part way through the video, turns blue, hazy, and covered in tinsel like a "dimly lit dance hall".[3][1] Vargas described the video as showing the couple as "stillness surrounds them", leaving viewers "breathless".[3] Rubeck said the dancing was inspired by Hal Hartley dance videos.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Quinlan, Keeley (12 June 2019). "Surf Curse – "Disco" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ a b c Lesuer, Mike (12 September 2019). "In Conversation: Surf Curse on the Movies That Inspired "Heaven Surrounds You"". FLOOD Magazine. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d Vargas, Adrian (12 July 2019). "Today's Song: Dance Away the Night with Surf Curse's Aptly Named "Disco"". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ Jones, Abby (23 September 2019). "Surf Curse: Heaven Surrounds You". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Mateos, Evelyn (2 November 2022). "Surf Curse's Vegas Show Was All About Belonging, Costumes and Elvis". Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ Seaman, Britt (14 November 2022). "Toner and Surf Curse Bring the heat to Warehouse Live". Coog Radio. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Surf Curse have a dance about in their video for addictive new single, 'Disco'". Dork. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2022.