LACOSA’s “Far Out” is true music. The Venetians’ latest single—a second cut from their debut album sessions—drops July 2 via Dischi Soviet Studio, and it’s a riot of SpaceGuitarPop that refuses to remain in one place. Recorded with a vintage ’60s REVOX A77 at their Soviet Studio hideout, this track is a séance for the restless, a lo-fi incantation steeped in dreamy static and shrapnel strings.
LACOSA, formed in 2018 as a purifying reimagining of its members’ lived sagas, is all about contradictions. “Far Out” jams together martial, Teutonic drumming (courtesy of Paolo Trolese’s thunderous Roland SPD-SX and Ufip cymbals) with Eastern-tinged guitar licks that spiral like smoke from Matteo Marenduzzo’s Fender Jaguar. Frontman Walter Zaron’s vocals are a weapon here—declamatory, raw, bending melodies into submission like a punk prophet howling into the void. Meanwhile, Luca Andretta’s Fender basslines anchor the chaos with a sludgy, throbbing rhythm, ensuring the track’s dream-state detour never loses its spine.
Produced by Marenduzzo and mixed/mastered by Matt Bordin, “Far Out” is like a riot in 4/4 time. The guitars—part British Invasion, part shoegaze delirium—crash against Trolese’s militant rhythms, creating this tension that’s both earthy and celestial. It’s a song about derailing expectations: exploration, arrival, and the suspended breath between what’s lost and what’s reborn. Drawing from the myth of Persephone, LACOSA injects their cyclical reflections on human experience with a jagged, forward-thrusting energy. This isn’t retro worship—it’s musical transmutation, turning bedroom-born warmth into something brutally fresh.
The band’s skillz bleed through every note. Recorded in Cittadella’s Soviet Studio, the track’s analogue warmth, Luca Lago’s trippy cover art and Francesco Reffo’s stark band photos amplify its otherworldly vibe. “Far Out” isn’t just a B-side castoff; it’s a declaration of intent—a bridge between their 2023 debut and whatever primal incantations they’re cooking next.
For fans of bands who treat genres like speed bumps, LACOSA’s “Far Out” is a distorted ode to the unknown. Push the volume ’til it hurts, let the feedback flood your bones, and pray your speakers survive the ride. Pre-save it now, or get left in the cosmic dust.