2MOONS (Official Music Video)
When all you want to do is be the fire part of fire
by UTO
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Art&Life
03:17
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Art and life
work of the heart
I was so broken
I had to mend life with art
I search for a melody
To repair
My search in real life
for the right chord
I can never find
Remember when you warned me
chasing a will-o’-the-wisp will consume me before it warms me
Remember when you warned me that
chasing a will-o’-the-wisp will consume me before it warms me
Art and life
strangely entwined
when I’m deeply in one
The other one shouts
Trouble and strife
mistress and wife devour
What should I sacrifice -
What if I’m eaten ?
I search for a melody
To repair
My search in real life
for the right chord
I can never find
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Plumbing
02:55
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What you want so bad
Is keep on living in the shadow of his light skin, dark schemes
Seems to be the one
who lives in the part of your heart that keeps dancing, fighting
Trouble in the sky
Heavy dust and riddles like black lines, strange signs
Two rings on a star
Two moons for a wild sun, bright sun just one
It seems you want both
The safe life the chaos
The long run the sparkle
The lowlands the people
The paintings he paints
The house I’ve been building
His voice but my name
Our bed and his bed
His smile and my smell
His style but my care
Children and yet freedom
What’s new, what’s well known
The paintings he paints
The house I’ve been building
His voice but my name
Our bed and his bed
What you want so bad
Is keep on living in the shadow of his light skin, dark schemes
Light the perfect match
To reach out the side of your life that needs lightning, spark in the dark
Deep into the void
Far in the land of your mind something shining, glowing
Two shades in your eyes
Two moons for a wild sun, bright sun just one
It seems you want both
The safe life the chaos
The long run the sparkle
The lowlands the people
The paintings he paints
The house I’ve been building
His voice but my name
Our bed and his bed
His smile and my smell
His style but my care
Children and yet freedom
What’s new, what’s well known
The paintings he paints
The house I’ve been building
His voice but my name
Our bed and his bed
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Unshape
04:11
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Zombie
03:36
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Midway
02:47
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Lyrics
02:29
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Bredouille Feat. HSRS
02:38
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about
When all you want to do is be the fire part of fire… say it to yourself and then say it again. Repeat it like a mantra. It’s what UTO did.
Anyone familiar with the UTO’s lauded 2022 debut Touch The Lock, which Pitchfork praised for its “prismatic synth pop”, will be aware of the variegated nature of what they do. This album is just as colourful, with Neysa’s vocalwork sparking similarities to Kim Gordon’s off-kilter vocals, which they both ceremoniously jets through a post-electronica blender mixing stylized indie sleaze productions with 90s breakbeats.
While they might appear as a singular entity to others, UTO wrote large sections of this album apart, converging by the fireside to discuss the day’s work before coming together to hone and finish the songs. 2023 was, by their own admission, a difficult year, and that’s reflected in the Dantean themes expressed in songs such as the lead single ‘Zombie’, which arrived at the end of November as a taster for the new record; the latter’s dark heart is belied by the skittering beats, glitchy electronics and pummeling sequencers that elevate it from the void.
From fire, early man’s discovery, to AI, humanity’s next great adventure - with all of the wonders and complexities of human relationships in between - When all you want to do is be the fire part of fire really is about life, the universe and everything. Just remember, be the flame, not the moth.
Anyone familiar with the UTO’s lauded 2022 debut Touch The Lock, which Pitchfork praised for its “prismatic synth pop”, will be aware of the variegated nature of what they do. This album is just as colourful, with Neysa’s vocalwork sparking similarities to Kim Gordon’s off-kilter vocals, which they both ceremoniously jets through a post-electronica blender mixing stylized indie sleaze productions with 90s breakbeats.
While they might appear as a singular entity to others, UTO wrote large sections of this album apart, converging by the fireside to discuss the day’s work before coming together to hone and finish the songs. 2023 was, by their own admission, a difficult year, and that’s reflected in the Dantean themes expressed in songs such as the lead single ‘Zombie’, which arrived at the end of November as a taster for the new record; the latter’s dark heart is belied by the skittering beats, glitchy electronics and pummeling sequencers that elevate it from the void.
From fire, early man’s discovery, to AI, humanity’s next great adventure - with all of the wonders and complexities of human relationships in between - When all you want to do is be the fire part of fire really is about life, the universe and everything. Just remember, be the flame, not the moth.
credits
released April 12, 2024
All songs composed, written and played by Neysa May Barnett and Emile Larroche [UTO]
Except for Unshape co-composed with ALWIS. Bredouille co-composed and co-written with HSRS. Lyrics on Midway are taken from the Prologue of Inferno from the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
Additional production by ALWIS, on Napkin by Muddy Monk and on 2MOONS by Guillaume "Alto" L'Hostis
Recorded at La Hutte Studio (France)
Mixed by UTO and Lorenzo Targhetta.
Mastered by Lorenzo Targhetta
Artwork and graphic design by Bilou
A&D by Motoplastic
A&R by Alexandre Cazac
Management by Thomas Pihan
Published by InFiné Éditions
iF1091 ℗ & © 2024 InFiné
All songs composed, written and played by Neysa May Barnett and Emile Larroche [UTO]
Except for Unshape co-composed with ALWIS. Bredouille co-composed and co-written with HSRS. Lyrics on Midway are taken from the Prologue of Inferno from the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
Additional production by ALWIS, on Napkin by Muddy Monk and on 2MOONS by Guillaume "Alto" L'Hostis
Recorded at La Hutte Studio (France)
Mixed by UTO and Lorenzo Targhetta.
Mastered by Lorenzo Targhetta
Artwork and graphic design by Bilou
A&D by Motoplastic
A&R by Alexandre Cazac
Management by Thomas Pihan
Published by InFiné Éditions
iF1091 ℗ & © 2024 InFiné
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May 4Amsterdam, Netherlands
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May 7Berlin, Germany
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May 10Bristol, UK
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May 11London, UK
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May 12Leeds, UK
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May 14Manchester, UK
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May 14Brighton, UK
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May 22Le Havre, France
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Nov 1Brussels, Belgium
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Dec 17Paris, France
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