New Music: Lip Filler – followup

Both a sonic and symbolic statement, followup sees indie outfit Lip Filler set their stall out for their new witchescrew EP in electrifying fashion. Check out the official video for the song and prepare to be blown away.

Referencing post-punk but laden with electronics and an air of claustrophobia, the song revisits guitar-based indie and rock of the 80s and early 00s, refreshing them via a complex mesh of rhythms and hooks.   

Discloses the band, “followup is about impatience. Time is a precious thing; when we are told to wait for something, sometimes we feel as though we’re not making any progress. We push ourselves to ensure we’re occupying our time efficiently. Taking this to the extreme would mean avoiding sleep altogether, or sleepwalking. I think that’s how this song began to adopt more paranormal themes”

The track has a special significance for the band: “[followup] feels like a big turning point for us. I think we can all agree that this is the closest we’ve ever sounded to how we always wanted to sound.“

“We’ve always tried to add an element of unpredictability to our music which followup captures really well. It’s always felt like a Frankenstein of a song; stitching it together was a nightmare. But what we ended up with feels like our most accomplished track to date.”

The band is set to release witchescrew via Chess Club Records on the 24^th of May, and the band embarks on a short UK tour in June. Dates in London, Bristol, and Manchester have already been announced.

You can download followup and more music by Lip Filler over on their Bandcamp page. Their back catalogue can be heard on Apple Music, YouTube, and Spotify. For ticket and venue details of upcoming live appearances, be sure to follow the band on TikTok, Twitter, or Instagram.

Header photo by Jude Harrison