Robert DeLong announces new album Playlist of Doom (out Sept 13th)

ROBERT DELONG
US ALT-ELECTRO ARTIST RETURNS WITH NEW ALBUM
PLAYLIST of DOOM
OUT SEPTEMBER 13th
 
‘SOFT BOY’
BRAND NEW SONG/VIDEO - OUT TODAY
WATCH VIDEO / STREAM SONG

Alternative electronic artist/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Robert DeLong has announced a new album: PLAYLIST of DOOM, out September 13 digitally and on CD.  A vinyl offering will arrive later this YEAR and will include two bonus tracks (see tracklist below). The album, available for pre-save now, marks DeLong’s fourth full-length, and his first through Round Hill Records.  
 
DeLong has today (June 28th) revealed his brand new single ‘soft boy,’ a track with an upbeat pop-sounding veneer disguising a reflective look at society’s distaste for men expressing emotion.  The song follows ‘Deserve It All (feat. Pahua),’ a Latin-tinged song featuring Mexican electronic folk artist Pahua released in April.  
 
“I wrote ‘soft boy’ in 5 minutes,” says DeLong. “I wanted to remind men that it’s ok (and maybe ideal?) to feel emotions or to be affected by the late-stage-capitalism melancholy we all live in.”
 
Like many of the other songs on PLAYLIST of DOOM, ‘soft boy’ embraces a raw honesty in its lyrics. “My first few records were more existential,” he says. “In your twenties you think you know everything about the universe and you want to tell everyone everything you know. But as you get older you learn more about yourself and relationships, so it made more sense for me to write about that.”
 
Throughout the tracklist, fans can hear subtle hints of Robert’s varied influences, resulting in an album that’s as eclectic as he is. They range from his obsession with dub, the dusty drums of breakbeat and jungle, the songwriting of ‘90s alternative music and early ‘00s Seattle indie, as well as classic songwriters like Tom Petty, David Byrne and Depeche Mode. He also nods to more modern artists like Gloomer, Post Malone, Pugilist and Om Unit. 
 
“I started doing this in my twenties, and I was very young and at the beginning of my life,” he says. “I feel evolved from the person I was. I feel good about making music and being part of a record label that reflects where I am and who I am today. It all just feels right.” 
 
DeLong will soon announce a US tour where fans can witness his extraordinary live performances, combining loops, live performance, and innovative instrumentation, including a laser harp.  Details and tour dates will be revealed in the upcoming weeks.
 
PLAYLIST of DOOM
Out September 13 via Round Hill Records
 
Digital/CD configuration
SLOWLY
soft boy
Deserve It All (feat. Pahua)
HeadRush
2 Of Us (feat. LYell)
PLAYLIST of DOOM
Sweet Talker
Makeshift Paradise
Fatal Flaw (Livin’? Alright!)
GOD 1.9
 
Vinyl configuration (out later this year)
SIDE A
1. SLOWLY
2. soft boy
3. Deserve It All (feat. Pahua)
4. HeadRush
5. 2 Of Us (feat. LYELL)
6. Can’t Get U Off (Me)*
 
SIDE B
7. PLAYLIST of DOOM
8. Sweet Talker
9. Makeshift Paradise
10. Fatal Flaw (Livin’? Alright!)
11. Open Season*
12. GOD 1.9
*denotes vinyl-only bonus track
 
With more than 200 million streams on Spotify and 43 million views on YouTube, Robert DeLong has established himself as an outlier in the realm of alt rock: an innovator who melds electronic music techniques with personal lyrics and captivating hooks.  His fascinating, frenzied one-man live performances have engrossed audiences at Coachella, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Outside Lands and Reading and Leeds.  DeLong’s 2014 song ‘Long Way Down’ reached #3 at alternative radio and was the #8 most-played song that year.  Alt-rock hits like ‘Favorite Color Is Blue (feat. k.flay)’ and ‘Don’t Wait Up’ followed and established DeLong as a mainstay in the genre.
 

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