Houstones: Aristocrush
"Aristocrush" is the new single by the Italian-Swiss Houstones, an alternative rock quartet artistically produced by the legendary Marco Fasolo (Verdena, Bud Spencer Blues Explosion, Jennifer Gentle).
The band, composed of Saul Savarino (vocals, guitar), Joel Pfister (drums), Maurizio Cuomo (bass) and Serena Maggini (keyboards and vocals), has been active since 2012 and has two albums behind it, as well as a number of important collaborations.
Among the biggest accolades are the words of Chris Goss (Master of Reality, Kyuss, Qotsa, a piece of history in the star-studded alternative stoner scene), who writes about the Houstones: "Fresh sounding, melodic rock & roll to give a variety of moods. joy, aggression, sadness, thought, humor. The stuff that I look for."
After "Jaundice" and "Adderall," this new single also has a particular title and a well-defined meaning. Telling us about it are the Houstones themselves:
Aristocrush is about the most personal and deepest, extremely intimate crises but also about how they can be seen with different eyes once put into perspective. Aristocrush is a kind of ironic neologism that relocates the crises we experience individually into a more universal panorama. The union of aristocratic and crush. In other words, a mockery of the whims of individuals in a wealthy society who complain about crap. After all, everyone comes to terms with their individuality, and in fact the chorus of the song says "sometimes I'm crushed by the weight of my life and sometimes I don't live at all."
The song is officially released today by the now faithful Entes Anomicos (Frankfurt/Germany), Dotto (Turin/Italy) and Soppressa Records (Ticino), accompanied by a very special video clip made by the Houstones themselves.
The video contrasts the song's lyrics; in the song it talks about how sometimes the weight of life crushes us and sometimes life seems to get out of hand; in the video, however, we see a parallel between childhood and life as young adults.
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