Night Crickets (mems Bauhaus & Violent Femmes) prep new LP ft Willem Dafoe, Jason Lytle, more: hear “Red Mist White Knuckles”

Night Crickets, the trio of David J (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets), Victor DeLorenzo (Violent Femmes), and Darwin Meiners, started as a pandemic lockdown project but four years later they’re still going and will release their second album, How It Ends (?) on October 25 via Label 51.

“We are each free to discover musical connections that could only exist in an ideal creative setting” says Victor. “We are very lucky to have three musicians who write, sing and play various instruments in one trio… our egos seem to melt into one when we face musical decisions, so our expeditions are always filled with pure discovery, humor and drive!”

David J adds, “Much of the new material is very psychedelic and the contrast between this heavy, dark psychedelia and the more uplifting pop elements puts me in mind of The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’ album to some degree. The recording process for the new album was exactly the same as the first in that we all recorded remotely, taking turns to share files and reacting spontaneously to the previous track, overdubbing then passing on once again until we all felt that the track was done.”

How It Ends (?) differs from the first in that there are some special guests this time, including actor Willem Dafoe, Grandaddy‘s Jason Lytle and Ego Plum. The first single from the album is “Red Mist White Knuckles” which is just a little funk and David J’s vocal delivery is in the same universe as Love & Rockets’ cover of “Ball of Confusion.” Listen to the song below.

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How It Ends (?)
1 Red Mist White Knuckles
2 The Story Of War
3 Should Be Heaven
4 Don’t Be Afraid
5 Where’s The One?
6 Like An Avalanche
7 I Am Dead
8 What Is This Love?
9 Sunflowers And Starlight
10 The World I See Is Not The World I Want