Today, The Temper Trap has announced that their album, Sungazer will be released in July and it veers from yearning intimacy to full-throttle catharsis, from guitar-riffing indie tunes to heavy electronica, all anchored in Dougy’s expansive, instantly recognizable voice. The band set out to create a record that authentically reflects who they are today and it unequivocally distils two decades of experience into an album that is as invigoratingly surprising as it is unmistakably theirs.
“With time apart and much personal growth from us all, Sungazer feels like it’s captured the most pure collection of music we’ve ever made. We had more fun making this record and in the writing room than on any of the previous records we’ve done. We’re in a great place creatively and in our friendships, we’re closer than ever. Being back into the studio together really felt like coming home,” said The Temper Trap.
One of the band’s most personal songs to date, “Sungazer” is heartfelt offering from frontman Dougy Mandagi to his son. A promise to stand beside him throughout his life, the track captures the quiet, enduring love of parenthood. It channels the moody introspection of trip hop in its balladlike build before a rip-roaring outro returns the band to its explosive best. It’s this capacity for tender emotional insight combined with loud, joyous melody that ultimately makes The Temper Trap’s music such a lasting and unique presence as something that is both personal and communal.
Sungazer Track List
1. Lucky Dimes
2. Into The Wild
3. These Arms
4. Bird on a Wire
5. Giving Up Air
6. Sungazer
7. Lifeline
8. Runaways
9. Halfway
10. Dystopia Radio
11. Kuru
Photo Credit: Owen Ela
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