Delta of Venus is on fire! Hot off the heels of their debut “Disengaged b/w Slipping”, the band returns with their sophomore one-two punch, “Intertwined b/w Intertwined (acoustic)”, a shoegaze-fueled double punch that looks like they’re screaming “We’re here, we’re weird, and we’re not afraid to experiment!”
The original “Intertwined” is like getting caught in a beautiful storm. Guitars swirl around you, the vocals float by like a hazy dream, and that bass? It’s thumping right through your chest. Guitarist Ellery Twining (yes, the name’s as cool as his licks) and bassist Mat Tarbox are in perfect sync, creating this wild ride that’s both mesmerising and messy.
But here’s where things get really interesting – the acoustic version. Apparently, Tarbox cracked a joke during rehearsal, and boom! Magic happened. Twining ditches the effects and goes raw, turning this shoegaze anthem into something you’d hear around a campfire at 2 AM, spilling your deepest secrets.
“Intertwined” wrestles with universal connection, masquerading the metaphor-laden question, “Where are they flying to?”—a line that lingers long after the track fades. Delta of Venus doesn’t spoon-feed you answers, and that’s what makes them cool. The lyrics are all about how we’re all connected; every expression hits you in the paunch, every chord makes you feel things you didn’t know you could feel.
Recorded at Dirt Floor Recording and Production, both versions showcase these guys know how to mix it up. The electric version? It’s like drowning in the best kind of reverb. But then the acoustic? It strips everything back, leaving you with nothing but raw emotion. It’s like they’re showing off – “Yeah, we can rock your face off, but we can also make you cry.”
Tarbox on bass is holding down the fort while Twining’s guitar is off in outer space somewhere. Together, they’re a unit unafraid to laugh at their own ideas—then turn those jokes into gold.
Delta of Venus isn’t here to play it safe. They’re here to melt pedals, twist genres, and remind us that rock ’n’ roll isn’t dead—it’s just wearing a shoegaze hoodie. Play both versions loud, and let the noise (or the silence) swallow you whole.
“Intertwined b/w Intertwined (acoustic)” is streaming now on Spotify, Bandcamp, and all major platforms. Follow Delta of Venus on socials before they blow up your playlist.