Insane/Love Is Dead

Bristol based The Pleasure Dome are back with the double A-side "Insane/Love Is Dead". "Insane" is a snarling post-punk number that proves this rowdy bunch have it in them. The slobbering vocals and rough backing give an exciting insight into what else you can expect from this band. In the lyrics, the band discusses themes of love, drug addiction and recovery, the struggles with mental health, therapy and issues in society. KEY SELLING POINTS: - Limited Vinyl Single - Supported by UK and EU tour dates - Debut album is announced for later in 2023 TRACKLISTING: A-Side: Insane AA-Side: Love Is Dead LIVE: 02.09.2023 - UK - Sommerset - Goodentime Festival 28.09.2023 - UK - London - The Grace 29.09.2023 - UK - Brighton - The Hope & Ruin 30.09.2023 - UK - Bristol - The Crofters Rights 05.10.2023 - UK - Leeds - The Oporto 10.10.2023 - NL - Nijmegen - Merelyn 11.10.2023 - NL - Haarlem - Patronaat 12.10.2023 - NL - Utrecht - Hofman 13.10.2023 - NL - Landgraaf - De Oefenbunker 14.10.2023 - NL - Tilburg - Here's The Thing Festival LINKS: - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepleasxuredome - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepleasuredomeband - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThePleasureD0me - Bandcamp: https://thepleasuredome.bandcamp.com - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thepleasuredomeband - Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/the-pleasure-dome/1469356610 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1o0LWz2WVs5BuLrdjIlfe8?si=JghWkgo0QOefEGLKLkz6gA Extended Info: Bristol grunge-rock/punk trio The Pleasure Dome return with double a-side single "Insane/Love Is Dead". 'Insane' is a snarling post-punk number that proves this rowdy lot have got the goods. With drooling vocals and a raucous backing, it's an exciting glimpse into what to expect from this band. The band have enjoyed a busy live schedule, playing multiple festivals around the UK and Europe. BBC Radio 1 appearances with Jack Saunders and BBC 6music with Tom Robinson brought them into the homes of millions of listeners. Frontman Bobby Spender says about 'Insane': "The relationship I was in at the time I wrote this song was starting to go wrong, breakdown, we wanted different things, but we were in love and I felt like I was losing my mind. I had episodes of psychosis and schizophrenia in my 20's, something I have more of a handle on now, but I was scared I was starting to lose my mind again, this song was a bit about coming to terms with that, questioning my own sanity while a relationship breaks down. It's always feels to me like a song that opens the gates of hell, a release of frustration and negativity, self deprecation, an ode to psychosis and love." In 'Love Is Dead', he shares his experiences: "This song was written first as a poem about unrequited love. It was about the end of one relationship and how it ended though we were in love. Then shortly after I met someone and started to fall in love but they were having an affair, not telling their partner about me; we strung it out but eventually we had to end it as it wasn't fair on our emotions and she wanted to be with her partner but me at the same time - it wasn't how I saw love. Both times there was a love there, but both times I felt I had to walk away, leaving alone, so I declared, love is dead. It felt like that what I was being told by each partner, each relationship. Maybe I'm throwing some blame, as I also admit perhaps this is what I want - love is dead, I heard her say, or was it something I hoped?" The band's name came to front man Bobby Spender in a fever dream about an enormous futuristic amusement arcade. "Above its doors in neon lights was written 'The Pleasure Dome'," he explains. "The next day I learnt that the romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge was the first person to coin the phrase pleasure dome in his opium-induced poem Kubla Khan. The name stuck!" Produced by Tom Smith at Mwnci Studios, engineered by Jethro Chaplin, mixed by J