Songs For Sabotage create infectious hook-driven alt rock

Since bonding in a New York City bar, the alt rock-pop duo Songs For Sabotage have completed their debut album ‘Night of Joy’.

Fittingly titled after the Brooklyn bar they met in, musicians Lina Sophie and Richey Rose bonded over a mutual love for Swedish pop, 80s alternative/first-wave, and 00s electro.

Fast-forward to now, Songs For Sabotage live in Los Angeles and have a collection of seven songs under their belts. The album features a lot of post rock and washed-out/shoegaze style post punk. Opening single ‘Sabotage’ is a bass-driven anthem with dark, yet groovy undertones as Sophie’s haunting vocal presence has a subtle echo.

Featuring previous singles ‘Fire’, ‘Metal’ and ‘Drifting’, the band’s alternative style of rock is shadowy and cinematic. Infectious hooks and riff are riddled throughout their songs and Sophie’s vocals offer a European pop feel, thanks to her Swedish roots.

Night of Joy is Song For Sabotage’s final year in NYC encapsulated. The collection of songs were inspired by the cliché New York rat race (with no space), toxic party people (and the inevitable fall out), and the feelings that come with being in the centre of a metropolis while simultaneously craving an escape

“We wrote and recorded these songs in Richey’s old Ludlow Street apartment and also at our former rehearsal spot in DUMBO,” says the band. “They were conceived during what would become our final year in the city, though we didn’t realize it at the time.

“Night of Joy is our version of melancholy New York; the empty subway ride at 3am, feeling used by never-ending nightlife, or cursing someone’s name while being caught in a downpour with a shitty umbrella.

“Our attitudes have changed since then, but they were definitely captured on tape here.”

Songs For Sabotage take you on a whirlwind ride to describe living in the big apple and Night of Joy is an infectious LP which takes you through the motions.