New Music: Corvair – Right Hook

Right Hook is the first single from Corvair’s second album, Bound to Be. The duo – Brian Naubert and Heather Larimer – cite Berlin-era Bowie, Blondie, and The Breeders as some of their influences, something noticeable in the alt.rock and post-punk feel of the track. But it’s the smooth pop licks in the melody and those delicious vocal performances, full of emotion, that’ll keep you coming back for more.

The Portland-based husband-and-wife duo’s Bound to Be album veers from muscular rock songs to languid pop confessionals, from stunning atmospherics to raw intimacy, held together by sharp lyrics and potent imagery.

Larimer says of Bound To Be, “The record was created among the rubble of what’s happened in the last couple of years. We took a very hard look at the world, and at ourselves. We wrote things we’d never been able to write before, were very exposed and truthful and, at times, gripped by outrage and anxiety.”

Reveals Naubert, “I tried hard to undo whatever I happen to know about music theory on this album. It’s really exciting to still be figuring out what we sound like, combining decades of separate songwriting experience. We keep learning how to play to each other’s strengths and push each other to be more ourselves–weirder or rawer. It’s my favorite record I’ve ever been a part of.”

Bound to Be is set for release on the 23rd of June via US label Paper Walls and the UK’s Where It’s At is Where You Are. Keep an eye on the band’s Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter feeds for news on the album. Right Hook and more music from Corvair can be streamed on Apple Music, Deezer, and Spotify.