St. Lucia arrive with a one-of-a-kind gem, “Crimes of Ardour,” a smooth, immersive single that breathes a contemporary perspective into themes of introspection and extended inside battle. It’s the primary glimpse into Fata Morgana: Nightfall, the second chapter of their double album, due December 5 through Nettwerk.
Co-written with Aly & AJ and conceived throughout a writing journey to Los Angeles, the observe pulls from early ’90s home and Kwaito rhythms to construct a hypnotic disco groove, anchored by fantastically layered vocal work from each Jean-Philip Grobler and Patti Beranek. The tone captures the whispered unraveling of a relationship because it slides into irreversible tragedy.
Within the video, dancers Nicolas Laubscher and Weronika Kamińsk categorical the observe’s central level of rigidity point out above, bringing the expertise right into a extra theatric mild. Shot in South Africa, the visible leans into stark black-and-white with flashes of coloration – a possible ‘cue’ to the distinction between Daybreak and Nightfall.
With extra on the best way – together with extra singles, visuals, and the total launch of Fata Morgana: Nightfall – St. Lucia are clearly coming into one in every of their most creatively charged phases thus far. Stream the observe under and revel in!