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NYC-based post-punk duo Frenchy And The Punk has dropped "Come In And Play", an upbeat Siouxsie-esque delight and the second enchanting single from its forthcoming seventh album Zen Ghost, set for release on 28 October via EA Recordings.
Frenchy And The Punk is vocalist, percussionist and lyricist Samantha Stephenson and guitarist-composer Scott Helland, who was co-founder and bassist of Outpatients and Deep Wound. Influenced by The Cure, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Blondie, Concrete Blonde and The B52's, the duo thrives in its trademark blend of post-punk and dark folk music.
Samantha Stephenson on "Come In And Play": "This song was named in relation to a character in Bewitched, my mom was a fan of the show. It sparked curiosity and enthusiasm for all things mystical and magical from an early age. I could be quite solitary and eventually dove into a meditation practice. That feeling of going inward and exploring the inner workings of the esoteric realm always felt very comforting".
Earlier, the band released the lead track "Mon Souvenir", an unapologetically new wave nugget, propelled by chugging acoustic chords, that reflects the album's central theme of transcending 'mind phantoms' - the experiences from the past that linger within all of us.
Dark times make for dark songs. Zen Ghost was written and recorded during the downtime of 2020-2021. Here, the duo's shadowy sound takes an even darker turn - an inward spin into the pair's previously unexplored personal planes and interpretations of the insanity of our increasingly tumultuous age. But despite its more pronounced moodiness, like the rest of the band's oeuvre, Zen Ghost offers plenty of opportunities to dance in the darkness.
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