The New Citizen Kane is back with "Causing A Commotion", an octet of songs oscillating between late-summer heatwaves and emotional electricity. At fewer than 25 minutes, this nine-song set goes down like a fast-fading sunset, bright, thoughtful, and not something you're going to get to keep around for long.
The EP, led by the irresistibly catchy single "Subconscious," plunges headfirst into the intoxicating insecurities of the unexpected kindling of romance. With its slinky disco-soul flourishes and sparkly synth grooves, the song is a homage to that most intimate kind of tug-of-war between control and submission, the one where you notice your heart's already in far too deep. Kane's velvet-smooth vocals slip and slide across fascinating rhythms, culminating in a slow-burning confession in the heady cloak of dancefloor decadence. "Bubble Gum Hot," teases the upcoming PSYCHEDELIKA project with a mischievous bite. It's a thoughtful paen to small-town summers and fleeting romance, sweet and fizzy, shot through with heartbreak. It hangs around, like the taste of something you can't quite forget long after the final note fades.
"Causing A Commotion" also presents brand-new textures with the striking "San Diego (Synthphonica Radio Mix)" and the title track, "Causing A Commotion," along with re-imagined fan favorites like "Hearts Aren't Made of Wood'25" and "Meet Me On Street Corners (Synthphonica Radio Mix).
The New Citizen Kane conjures an intimate soundscape that's at once abstract and immersive. This collection filters delicate synths from under the crevices of disco-funk grooves into a wash of dreamy melancholy. "Causing A Commotion" is a vibrant immersion into the emotional, electric universe of PSYCHEDELIKA.