Naarm/Melbourne duo Skydeck share new single ‘No Change’; sophomore album Coupon out Friday August 27

Naarm/Melbourne’s Skydeck (AKA Dominic Kearton and Mitchum Clemens) today share new track ‘Guilty Of’. It’s the final single from the duo’s sophomore album, Coupon, out Friday August 27 via Dinosaur City Records, Osborne Again and Kingfisher Bluez digitally and on limited-edition 12” vinyl.

Listen HERE. Pre-order 12” vinyl HERE.

‘Guilty Of’ features Dom Kearton on vocals, channelling “drunk sad karaoke” energy as he pleads guilty over muffled synths, drum machines and a bouncing bass line.

Kearton says of the new single:

“The lyrics for this one are about the different types of phoney you are at different stages of your life. When I was younger I did a lot of weird and unnatural shit, trying to convince other people I was cool, taking things characters said in books I was reading and trying to pass them off as my own thoughts. It’s funny thinking back to that period of time and realising these days the only person I really lie to is myself.”

“Musically this song is a product of the environment it was recorded in. I never would have been able to record it in my share house, but luckily I was house sitting on Phillip Island and I could really lean in on the vocals. I sort of tried to channel a really sad drunk karaoke energy on the vocal takes and I’m pretty happy with the results. Treating a synth part as percussion is a move I pulled a few times on this album and I think it helps make the song less rigid and sloppier.”

‘Guilty Of’ follows Coupon singles ‘No Change’ and ‘Dogshot’, which saw praise and plays from the likes of ToneDeaf, triple j, Deafen County, BTR Today and Mindies, with rotation adds across FBi Radio, 2SER and RTRFM.