Fotocrime – “So So Low”Fotocrime – “So So Low”

Ryan Patterson, former frontman of the Louisville band Coliseum, now makes music on his own under the name Fotocrime. Later this week, Fotocrime will follow 2020’s South Of Heaven with the new album Heart Of Crime, which Patterson recorded at home, mostly by himself, during lockdown. Patterson wrote, recorded, produced, and mixed everything, and he played almost all the instruments. In the process, he pushed Fotocrime’s sound in a direction that recalls the icy throb of ’80s post-punk and new wave. We’ve already posted the early single “Delicate Prey,” and today, Patterson has released another track.

The new “So So Low” is a fine example of the new album’s arch and cinematic DIY sound. Patterson still sounds like the punk bellower he once was, but he’s changed his delivery to match the song’s spartan beat and its catchy hook. Patterson sings about living an isolated life, mourning the death of his cousin: “Closed my eyes so the light can’t find me/ The callous world still spins along/ Outside, the sun would blind me/ The shades stay drawn.” In the “So So Low” video, Patterson plays guitar underwater. Check it out below.

Heart Of Crime is out 8/27 on Profound Lore.