Dare Above Nemo - New Music

Dare Above Nemo has released his new single ‘Everything’s A Countdown’, the latest track to be taken from his newly announced debut EP, Mimic EP, out on February 12th.

An infectious blend of lush, melodic guitars and fragile vocals, the two-minute dream-pop anthem evokes a dark and eerie psychedelic mood, while remaining tightly grounded in its hook-laden pop roots. “I wanted to make music that would belong on the Donnie Darko soundtrack,” Dare Above Nemo explains. “‘Everything’s A Countdown’ is one of my best efforts toward this goal.

“The lyrics heard in the song are the words in their first draft. I wrote the song quickly, and the lyrics are kind of abstract because of it. I really don’t know where the imagery comes from, but it definitely feels like it’s come from deeper within rather than me being more confessional like in my other songs.”

 With reversed vocal samples and dreamy guitars creating a warped, disassociated dichotomy, the track draws comparison to the likes of Cocteau Twins or The Cure’s Disintegration era, and is the follow-up to his first original single, ‘Be Here Now’, a lysergic blend of synth-pop and dream-pop which was released in November and also features on the upcoming EP.

Dare Above Nemo is the recording project of singer/songwriter, Ethan Attwood-Summers. With inspirations ranging from post-punk and new wave to George Clanton and Warpaint, and references to soundtracks from cartoons, video games and Disney soundtracks abundant, his music is an enigmatic and unique culmination of disparate and eclectic influences rooted in DIY home recording techniques; a process he believes enhances its intimate subtleties.

With the release of his new single and debut Mimic EP, Dare Above Nemo provides us with an infectious and illustrative introduction to his unique brand of nightmare pop.