The Vacant Lots will be releasing their sophomore album “Endless Nights” on April 21st. To ramp up excitement, the band have shared the video for ‘Suicide Note’, a track which features vocals by the late Alan Vega of the band Suicide .
The band explain, “a few weeks before his sudden death in 2016, Jared visited Alan’s Manhattan apartment to play the finished album, since Alan was going to write lyrics and record vocals for ‘Suicide Note’.
“After he passed away, the band received permission to go through Vega’s vault to find a vocal track for the song. After selecting an unreleased Vega track, they played it with the instrumental version of ‘Suicide Note’ and realised it was a perfect fit. “His wife said, it was like Alan was guiding us from beyond the grave.”
The band’s debut album Departure (Sonic Cathedral, 2014) was mixed and mastered by former Spacemen 3 legend Sonic Boom. Their most recent EP, Berlin, (A Recordings, 2016) was produced by The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s Anton Newcombe, who invited The Vacant Lots to record in his studio and play as BJM’s main tour support in 2014.
The video was directed by Shane McKenzie and Sophie Blazey.
The Vacant Lots
“Suicide Note” (Vocals by Alan Vega)
Endless Night LP on Metropolis Records
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