When you think Goth, think Burbank. That statement might read a little odd but the times are indeed changing and said city’s own Johnny Goth is making some of those changes happen. Having issued a 2016 single, “Feels Like We’re Dying”, which garnered its share of attention, the slackidaisacal singer-songwriter returns with a lo-fi track, “Sleep in the Light”, layered in guitar soundscapes, ambient vocals and a general sense of something between ennui and wowwee.
Goth delivers a moving performance that’s gripping and memorable. Though lo-fi itself can sometimes distance the listener with crackles and pops and general weirdness, Goth has a firm grasp on what makes his own music and the lo-fi aesthetic in general great. You can hear on “Sleep in the Light”, one of two tracks he contributes to a new split 7″ with Molly Drag via Mutant League. The single arrives November 16 and is available in a limited run of 500 copies with two variants, green and black smoke vinyl (200 copies), solid orange (300 copies).
Says Goth of the track: “‘Sleep in the Light’ is a track about the cathartic feeling of late night thought, and how it feels difficult sometimes to be truly alive until after dark.”