Let your hair down and groove with West Wickhams’s quirky, post punk, synth pop track, ‘Up to the Old Tricks’!
The title track from their new EP Sakura flows with a charming retro punk energy, taking you through a dreamy, almost psychedelic soundscape journey of ethereal yet so reflective proportions.
‘Up to the Old Tricks’ is a dreamy synth pop track, whimsical and carefree but with an undercurrent of punk. It connects to the essence behind their latest EP ‘Sakura’, an exploration on the pathos of things. Like the symbolic cherry blossom flowers, known as Sakura, this track gets you to forget your troubles and experience the transient beauty of existence itself.
We open onto a retro-esque programmed beat, expanding with blaring organ melodies, psychedelic guitar strums, and nonchalant, distant vocals. We hold that melodic progression pretty much all throughout, hypnotic and psychic, just like the vocals.
Its a track to lose yourself in, perfect for soft, reflective listening. The accompanying music video has the song playing along to a whimsical sequence of events, taken from a 1966 Czechoslovak postmodern satirical comedy flick, ‘Daisies’.
Perhaps way before its time and aptly as ever, the film critiques societal norms, attacks the patriarchal system and those who rigidly adhere to its rules. And that’s the free-spirited energy that West Wickhams are bringing to their latest post-punk sound. This is music for dreamers.
West Wickhams are Jon Othello and Elle Flores, a psychedelic Garage Noir Deux piece, originally from Tresco on the Isles of Scilly. Following their breakout album release last year with ‘Vivre Sa Vie’, they’re keeping the post punk, synthpop space very much alive and kicking with ‘Up to the Old Tricks’! Check out their latest EP, ‘Sakura’ next!
