School Disco have today released their new video for the track titled ‘Simulation III’ from their upcoming fourth studio album ‘School Disco SDIV’, dropping February 26th via Krautpop!. Simplicity can be mesmerizing, and School Disco take that to the simplistic extremes with their new video for ‘Simulation III’. Add that classic retro indie underground taste to the buds and you have something to behold both physically and sonically.

Reality may be a constant, but so is the day-to-day bullshit we all have to deal with. Obscurity as a muse and originality as a simulation. School Disco take both to heart and emerge with an anthem for the future.

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A distinctive fusion of prog and jazz flavors ‘Simulation III’ showcases the distinct musicality of the upcoming album. Infused with the band’s signature psychedelic sensibilities, the track unfolds through a shuffling 6/8 groove, distant vocals, and intricate guitar work to create a haunting yet buoyant offering. Midway, it transitions into a downtempo swell of fuzzy synths before building toward a sporadic yet climactic guitar solo. Balancing a vivid 1970s character with a sharp modern edge, at 3:33 the single stands as one of the band’s most concise and direct offerings.

Talking about the track, Laurence Underwood shares: “Simulation III came out real quick. I was meant to put a different song forward, then this one sort of just presented itself. It sounded menacing to me, so I thought I’d have to match that with the lyrics. At the time, I was seeing a lot of people online talking about ‘the simulation’ and thought that the idea of actually believing that is pretty funny. Pair that with rewatching the Matrix movies and there you go, a song about living in a simulation.”

Recorded at Farm Road Studios with engineering from Jake Smallwood alongside Rory Lethbridge himself, and mastered by Harry Hayes (School Disco, Roebucks) the upcoming LP showcases some of School Disco’s most inventive and complete work to date. Mostly tracked live, with minimal overdubs, allowing its raw intensity to shine through, the album captures the bands natural musical flow, drawing inspiration from the likes of Black Sabbath, CAN, as well as sci-fi and horror, ultimately finding the in a darker, more meditative territory while also drawing from a more tender personal place.

Following a string of tastemaker radio and press support from the likes of BBC Radio 6 Music (New Music Fix), Radio X (X-Posure), Louder Than War, Backseat Mafia, Psychedelic Baby Magazine, Dork, Earmilk, Notion and Clunk, and having subpoenaed for the likes of Wolf Alice, Froth, Lime Garden, Population II (UK tour support), Bo Ningen (UK tour support), Dr. Feelgood and Frankie and the Witch Fingers, School Disco are only deepening their cult appeal.

‘Happen’ is the first glimpse into a new chapter – an ambitious first leap into more upcoming material that fuses heavy psych jams, expansive soundscapes, and progressive structures into a captivating and immersive sonic world.

School Disco are

Rory Lethbridge – Guitars, Vocals, Synthesizers
Harry Hayes – Drums, Vocals
Eliott Stanford – Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards
Laurence Underwood – Bass, Vocals

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