NZCA Lines may be the brainchild of Michael Lovett, but for this album he’s joined by former Ash guitarist Charlotte Hatherley and Sarah Jones, who has played with NYPC and Hot Chip. The result is a record that aims to “marry sci-fi futurism to personal intimacies”.
It comes billed as a concept album, and takes inspiration from sci-fi greats such as Arthur C Clarke, JG Ballard and Philip K Dick, as well as the more musical likes of Daft Punk, Prince and even prog-era Genesis.
“The album is based around the idea of a far-future Earth, where the sun has expanded to the size of a red giant and our extinction is imminent,” explains Lovett cheerfully. “Half of the world is covered by a city that clings to the past and embraces its destruction, while the other half is trying to rebuild, create and make something new. Yet, it’s good on both sides because it’s warm everywhere and people just party most of the time.”
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