Remote Control Records is excited to announce our first-ever compilation – Bloom and Simmer. Digitally released on Friday 26th June, the compilation is a celebration of community, connexion and creativity featuring 21 tracks you’ve never heard before from the Remote Control Records family of artists.
This is the music they make when they’re not making music; a dive beneath the waves, a journey off the beaten path, a glimpse behind the curtain.
Bloom and Simmer brings together artists from Dot Dash Recordings, Barely Dressed Records, Pool House Records, Part Time Records and Interstate 40.
To celebrate the announcement two tracks are available to stream now – ‘Worry Wart’ from Sunbeam Sound Machine and HANDSOME’S cover of Christine and the Queen’s ‘The Walker’ featuring Essie Holt.
Speaking about ‘The Walker ft. Essie Holt’ HANDSOME shared – “When you love a song so dearly, and you have the opportunity to make it your own it is such a privilege. There are so many elements that excite me about releasing this song. Its political sentiment is both educational and powerful. Making this song with Essie Holt was truly wonderful. It just felt so right – to release a cover of a song by a queer woman, with two queer women about the power of our community, in pride month. Hopefully, it is a reminder to some that we are here for each other.”
Speaking about ‘Worry Wart’ Sunbeam Sound Machine shared – “This song has been kicking around in my head for years. I’ve tried to record versions of it for previous albums but it just didn’t quite work so it never made the cut. I started recording it again this year and although it finally came together, I still didn’t feel like it would fit onto the next album. That’s when Dot Dash rang asking if I had anything I’d want to put onto a compilation. The song is about a frequent daydream I had when I was very little about my family having secretly been aliens the whole time, and the day when they all revealed their secret and flew away. I think it’s about wanting to hold onto your loved ones.”
Listen to HANDSOME – ‘The Walker ft. Essie Holt’ via https://handsomeftessieholt.
Listen to Sunbeam Sound Machine – ‘Worry Wart’ via https://sunbeam.lnk.to/
Pre-save Bloom and Simmer via https://RemoteControl.lnk.
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