The New Division is back with another electrifying and adrenaline-racing single with the release of “One Day” and its immersive visualizer. The project of California-based musician, producer, and sound designer John Kunkel, the new single arrives not long after the release of his recent album Modern Life. What started in 2009 as an attempt to harness and pay homage to his favorite bands (New Order, Depeche Mode) has grown into an enigmatic synth-fueled project all its own.
“One Day” finds The New Division continuing to experiment and tweak their sound with every new offering. Kunkel injects an irresistible house beat into an already hypnotic mix of synth explosions and radiantly shimmering guitars. But throw in the kinetic punctuation of such relentless bass and sonics — and you have a recipe for something truly propulsive. With insatiable intensity, the track is a pulsating mass of anthemics caught in a perpetual cycle of ecstatic swells and fathomless drops. One that is made all the more rapturous by Kunkel’s vocals as they soar aglow with a riveting expression of heartfelt longing.
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“One Day” also comes with a stunning visualizer created by Pau Lara using computer-generated graphics. Perfectly synced to the track’s oceanic movements, the video envisions a strange and digitized landscape made up entirely of pixelated light. Out of the flickering reds and blues that fill the screen figures start to take shape as a human body appears walking through what looks like a desert. This person travels over hills and into grand digital vistas in search of a memory: one that pictures two people in spacesuits caught in an embrace amongst the majestic vistas. The video perfectly captures the track’s lovelorn but hopeful sense of yearning.
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The New Division tour
JUL 20 – Elysium – Austin, TX, United States
JUL 21 – Paper Tiger – San Antonio, TX, United States
JUL 22 – Three Links – Dallas, TX, United States
JUL 23 – White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX, United States
Words: Steven Ward
Watch the visualizer for “One Day” the new single from The New Division below!
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