Dark Electro Duo Given Names Drop New Track "East To West"
Brooklyn/Chicago-based, dark, electro-pop duo, Given Names, just released their track, “East to West,” ahead of the upcoming release of their project "EP 2".
Already featured on Alternative Press, Substream Magazine and AltSounds, among others, for their eponymous EP, Given Names are the product of design creatives David Raymond (Hidden Hospitals, Damiera) and Jeremy Perez-Cruz (The Still Voice, Sleeping Girl Drowning).
Recorded alongside remix artist and producer Villain Lighting (Bleachers), “East to West” is filled with hook-laden melodies poised to scratch your cognitive itch. The long-time friends create story-driven, minimalistic pop arrangements that serve as a soundtrack to an edgy aesthetic with designer details. The new track finds inspiration in the Egyptian Predynastic period. A customary practice was to place the dead in a crouched or fetal position in rectangular boxes with their face either towards the east (rising sun) or the west. The song is about someone who has already died and teaching them the rituals of passing from this world to whatever is next.