COTILLON ANNOUNCES THIRD RECORD ‘CRUISER’; REVEALS NEW TRACK ‘MEMORIES (OF A SEASIDE VERTICAL CITY)

Cotillon, a.k.a. NY-via-LA singer, songwriter and musician Jordan Corso, today reveals new single ‘Cruiser’, taken from forthcoming album ‘Memories (Of A Seaside Vertical City)’.

Listen to ‘Memories (Of A Seaside Vertical City)’ now on Spotify and Apple Music.

Corso began writing songs that would ultimately become ‘Cruiser’ in mid-2018 after packing up life in NYC to take up an A&R job working between China and Japan. Abroad, he found himself coasting (or, as he describes it, “cruising”) through the laughable stress and every day unknowns of culture shock. He spent most of his nights holed up recording demos, tackling the constant “how did I get here?” moments, from days filled with laughter, liquor-fuelled adventure and longing.

The demos and ideas Corso gathered abroad were returned home and filtered through the mind of Los Angeles-based producer, Bret Leinen. Brian Lee Hughes unapologetically handed the keys of his Silver Lake home (as long as Corso agreed to look after his famous art collection), and they locked themselves inside for two weeks to finish ‘Cruiser’.

New single ‘Memories (Of A Seaside Vertical City)’ was written when Corso was staying in the central district of Hong Kong on the 51st floor of a tower.

“The city is extremely vertical, unlike any landscape I have ever experienced.” Corso says. “I’m not used to being that high up in the air and it just makes you see the world differently. I have a fear of heights and just laying down to sleep at night was extremely uncomfortable. I was always dizzy in the apartment. It felt like I was in a spaceship looking down at the world… I could see people walking down different desire lines, fantasising about where they may end up. I was also reading a book about a young man who lets go of his first love. This song just kind of came together as a product of these thoughts and feelings… vertigo… fictional loss.”

While Cotillon’s first two albums amplified Corso’s gift for direct lyrical expression and melody amidst grit and distortion, ‘Cruiser’, produced by Bret Lienen, moves further into the dream-pop realm, at times recalling soft-voiced indie-pop acts like Hovvdy and (Sandy) Alex G.

2017’s ‘The Afternoons‘, released on Burger Records and Dinosaur City Records, was embraced by early lovers of Cotillon’s debut LP and new fans alike, receiving tremendous support from outlets including Pitchfork, Stereogum, Consequence of Sound, The Fader, Dork and Nylon. Cotillon went on tour with highly acclaimed acts including The Chills, Hinds and Lee Ranaldo across the USA, Europe and Asia.

2020’s ‘Cruiser’ is available to pre-order now on Anniversary and Dinosaur City Records. Out May 14, it is Cotillon’s third album overall, and their second for Dinosaur City Records. Pre-order ‘Cruiser’ here.