Under the name Disq, childhood friends Isaac deBroux-Slone and Raina Bock have emerged out of Madison in recent years as one of the most promising acts operating in the indie-rock sphere, purveyors of guitar songs punchy, catchy, and smart enough to transcend trends. We named them a Band To Watch last year. Before that, they caught our attention with their contribution to Saddle Creek’s Document series, and it seems the label took as much of a liking to them as we did because today Disq are announcing their debut album for the Omaha indie mainstay.
Collector is preceded today by a video for opening track “Daily Routine.” It’s a hard-hitting multi-part pop-rock suite that reminds me of the end of Abbey Road given the Car Seat Headrest treatment. “I love my daily routine/ Spend my hours on computer screen,” deBroux-Slone sings. “I lay around for a while/ Get feeling like I’m supposed to be.” In the Coool-directed video, Disq’s lineup (now expanded to five members) suffers the toll of our mundane, tech-medicated existence.
Some more context from deBroux-Slone:
“Daily Routine” is a song about an intense personal struggle. In dark times, life can feel like a cycle that I’m trapped in — repeating over and over with no means of escape. It’s easy to fall into a void, thinking that everybody else has it all figured out, while losing sight of the fact that many others feel exactly the same way. The tongue-in-cheek lyrics are a coping mechanism for me as sometimes being able to laugh at my own situation is the only thing that can make me feel better. Sonically the song ended up a loose template for the sound of many other songs on the album; expressing feelings simply through loud guitars.
Saddle Creek Records will be releasing their debut LP ‘Collector’ on March 6th
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