Paradise, by Bootblacks

Paradise

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lance draven Perfect mix of old and new. Wonderfully neon gothic synthpop that tickles the brain in all the right ways. Favorite track: Leipzig (feat. Oskar Carls [VIAGRA BOYS]).

JORGE P. LOPEZ BARRANCO great listening with some hints of lemon bean mixed with la bomba. heavy stuff both in mouth and ears. music flow like dense smog trapped in an eighties ruined room. synth driven, even echoes of Sisters of Mercy Floodland era, Cetu Javu and Clan of Xymox: güt mix!!! Favorite track: Can You Feel It? (Anymore).

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Discordia Chris Vrenna beats meets Bryan Ferry 80's Sax. Depeche Mode on a California Beach. This album is a masterful homage to late 80's style. Favorite track: Only You (feat. Chris Vrenna & Benjamin Harrison).

absinthefaery Verboden 2025!!! Been waiting for years to see these guys live. One of the best neo-post punk bands out there. Please don't get stuck in Europe or anyplace between Germany and Vancouver.🤞🧚‍♂️🐇🍀

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1.	Forbidden Flames 03:50	lyrics	buy track
Asleep at the wheel, steady spin The world is upside-down, I’m ready to win I’ve gone too far, I’ve made my bed So lay down my love and teach me to sin When you look into my eyes I don’t want to say goodbye In empty rooms, you were mine for a time Forbidden flames Set a fire In empty rooms, you were mine for a time Forbidden flames Set a fire Set a fire Saw you dive in the shallow end Crack in the door, the light creeps in Make me clean, make me yours Take me away my love, I’m not ready to quit When you look into my eyes I don’t want to say In empty rooms, you were mine for a time Forbidden flames Set a fire Set a fire (set a fire) x4 When you look into my eyes I don’t want to say goodbye In empty rooms, you were mine for a time Forbidden flames Set a fire In empty rooms, you were mine for a time Set a fire Forbidden Flames (set a fire) x4 Forbidden Flames (set a fire) x2 Forbidden Flames (set a fire)
2.	Only You (feat. Chris Vrenna & Benjamin Harrison) 04:24	lyrics	buy track
Standing there Just like I want you to be Takes one look Then everyone will see Make me afraid That I’m the one you want Don’t have to push To make me to start What have you lost? You don’t have to say Is it love? Doesn’t have to be that way All your plans I read them in your eyes Everyone’s dream Only you were mine What have you lost? You don’t have to say Is it love? Doesn’t have to be that way What have you lost? You don’t have to say Is it love? What have you lost? Is it love? Doesn’t have to be that way What have you lost? You don’t have to say Is it love? Doesn’t have to be that way Only you Only you Only you Only you Only you were mine Only you were mine Only you were mine Only you were mine Only you (mine, mine, mine) Only you (mine, mine, mine) Only you (mine, mine, mine) Only you (mine, mine, mine) Only you were mine (mine, mine, mine) Only you were mine (mine, mine, mine) Only you were mine (mine, mine, mine) Only you were mine (mine, mine, mine) (mine, mine, mine)
3.	Paradise 04:20	lyrics	buy track
Standing in the door Did you lose my number? Why don’t call me no more? Lying on the floor When I think of you I twist and turn I wait for you Stay up all night for you I lie for you I lie for you I lie for you I wait for you Stay up all night for you I lie for you So you can play your games Heaven’s not so far Not so far away If you plan to stay I can show you it all Heaven’s not so far Not so far away If you plan to stay I can show you it all In the mirror I see your face The morning light Traces your shape Crawl to you Across the room On my hands and knees I pray for one more I wait for you Stay up all night for you I lie for you I lie for you I lie for you I wait you for Stay up all night for you I lie for you So can play your games Heaven’s not so far Not so far away If you plan to stay (stay) I can show you it all Heaven’s not so far Not so far away If you plan to stay (stay) I can show you it all Heaven’s not so far Not so far away If you plan to stay (stay) I can show you it all Heaven’s not so far If you plan to stay
4.	Can You Feel It? (Anymore) 04:00	lyrics	buy track
Grey skies Boring nightlife Blank faces Populate the skyline White lies Memories in the dark Empty spaces you crawl to With a broken heart Can you feel it? Can you feel it? Can you feel it? Can you feel it? Is it you? I’ve been needing Didn’t know it was me That needed the saving Is it you? That I’ve been needing Didn’t know it was me That needed the saving Wild cats Dance In the headlights Cheap thrills Pockets filled with rolled up bills Sunlight soaked Eyes like voids City’s pulse Isn’t beating anymore Can you feel it? Can you feel it? Can you feel it? Can you feel it? Is it you? I’ve been needing Didn’t know it was me That needed the saving Is it you? That I’ve been needing Didn’t know it was me That needed the saving Save me! Save me! Save me! Can you feel it? (it was you) Save me! Save me! Save me! Can you feel it? (it was you) Save me! Save me! Save me! Can you feel it? Save me! Save me! Save me! It was you Save me! Save me! Save me! It was you Save me! Save me! Save me! It was you Save me! Save me! Save me! It was you
5.	Wilderness 03:48	lyrics	buy track
Silent hunters Descend on their prey Feeding the hunger That never goes away In this life we’re not alone You’re the only one I’ve ever known When the sky turns to black It’s your call that keeps me coming back You’re slipping away Tears me apart I want you to stay Go back to the start I can remember Every dawn, every breath Every word, every step I can remember everything We were new then You see behind my lies Tell me who you know The one’s who’s broken Hides and never shows In this life we’re not alone You’re the only one I’ve ever known When the sky turns to black It’s your call that keeps me coming You’re slipping away Tears me apart I want you to stay Go back to the start I can remember Every dawn, every breath Every word, every step I can remember everything I’m new again I’m new again I’m new again I’m new again
6.	When You Want 03:49	lyrics	buy track
That you want When you want When you want it That you want When you want When you want it That you want When you want When you want it All these days are lost Without your love Trapped in my thoughts Without your touch I see the sun, rising in our room I watch you breath Count the moments left Would you stay with me? You ask me why Why I shake? I tell you why You made me break Take what you want I’ll give you everything That you want When you want When you want it Take what you want I’ll give you everything That you want When you want When you want it Waiting on your words Begging for a wish Tell me something Whisper it between our lips You ask me why Why I shake I tell you why You made me break Take what you want I’ll give you everything That you want When you want When you want it Take what you want I’ll give you everything Take what you want I’ll give you everything That you want When you want When you want it Take what you want I’ll give you everything That you want When you want When you want it Take what you want I’ll give you everything That you want When you want When you want it That you want When you want When you want it I’ll give you everything That you want When you want When you want it That you want When you want When you want it That you want When you want When you want it
7.	Leipzig (feat. Oskar Carls [VIAGRA BOYS]) 04:59	lyrics	buy track
I’m all out of fun And I thought you were the one The one that finally knew I could see inside of you A heart, the shield The fear, a liar Sag inget Jag vet alltid Sag inget Jag vet alltid Sag inget Jag vet alltid Sag inget Light, Light, Light Washes over you Night, Night, Night What it takes from you Light, Light, Light She shines so bright Night, Night, Night Would you love me too? I’m so far from home With dreams of you I am never alone I hear you say Sag inget Jag vet alltid Sag inget Jag vet alltid Sag inget Jag vet alltid Sag inget Light, Light, Light Washes over you Night, Night, Night What it takes from you Light, Light, Light She shines so bright Night, Night, Night Would you love me too Vill du ha lite mer Vill du ha lite mer Vill du ha lite mer Vill du ha lite mer Sag inget Jag vet alltid Sag inget Jag vet alltid Sag inget Jag vet alltid Sag inget Light, Light, Light Washes over you Night, Night, Night What it takes from you Light, Light, Light She shines so bright Night, Night, Night Would you love me too
8.	Fade Away 05:08	lyrics	buy track
You never sleep When you say you will I see your mind Running all the time (all the time, all the time) Your heart is beating Life’s such a thrill (such a thrill) In the dark I could never make you out You said you know me And you can act the part Like a ghost, never real Then you were gone Come on and break my heart That’s all there’s left to give Come on and break my heart Don’t you cry again Come on and my break heart That’s all that’s left to say Come on and break my heart Take it and fade away Come on and break my heart That’s all there’s left to give Come on and break my heart Don’t you cry again Come on and my break heart That’s all that’s left to say Come on and break my heart Oh, I know what you desire Just say the word I never kiss and tell Oh, I got a strange desire Just say the word I never kiss and I never tell I see your body A silhouette of shame Why don’t you use your legs To chase another life (another life) I thought I found Something that was lost But that day I fell I never knew the cost I would go anywhere (go anywhere) Just to be your boy Do anything Just to be your toy Oh, I know what you desire Just say the word I never kiss and tell Oh, I got a strange desire Just say the word I never kiss and I never tell (elision) Come on and break my heart That’s all there’s left to give Come on and break my heart Don’t you cry again Come on and my break heart That’s all that’s left to say Come on and break my heart Take it and fade away Oh I know what you desire You desire, you desire You desire, you desire You desire, you desire Break my heart
9.	Melt 04:00	lyrics	buy track
Just another step The whole worlds watching now Time to eat from your hand My turn to beg Give me your hand It’s almost time to go They’re calling your name Time for the show I want to watch you turn Tell me you want me On the inside I feel you burn I want to watch you turn Tell me you want me On the inside I feel you burn They’ve taken every piece And left you down There’s no one left Just the empty sound I’ll wrap my fingers Around your love Steal your breath Watch the time stand still I want to watch you turn Tell me you want me On the inside I feel you burn I want to watch you turn Tell me you want me On the inside I feel you burn Burn On the inside Burn On the inside Burn On the inside Burn On the inside I want to watch you turn Tell me you want me On the inside I feel you burn On the inside I want to watch you turn Tell me you want me On the inside I feel you burn On the inside Feel you burn feel you burn On the inside Feel you burn I feel you burn

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The Bootblacks 2025 album “Paradise” marks a departure from the manic percussion and guitar-driven energy of the artist’s angular post-punk roots to a more electronic and immersive soundscape. The album continues their exploration of the 1980’s musical landscape with melancholic lyrics, shimmering guitar riffs, lush synths, sultry saxophones and bass-driven soundscapes. “Paradise” is an audacious ode to contradiction: lush yet raw, melancholic yet euphoric, polished yet pulsing with grit, where beauty and despair coexist.

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released June 13, 2025

Credits:
All songs by Bootblacks
Lyrics by Panther Almqvist
Produced & Mixed by Xavier Paradis de Larochelle
Mastered by Hillary Johnson @ Kale Shelter Studios
Additional Arrangements by Xavier Paradis de Larochelle
Additional Engineering by Hillary Johnson
Cover Art by Carlos Pure
Additional Art by Russell Hymowitz

Additional Instrumentation:
Drums & Programming on Only You by Chris Vrenna
Saxophone on Only You by Benjamin Harrison
Saxophone on Leipzig by Oskar Carls
Saxophone on Can You Feel It? (Anymore) by Oskar Carls
Background Vox on Fade Away by Alice Gift
Percussion on Melt by Adam Amram
Bass on Melt by Russell Hymowitz

Thanks:
Krista Almqvist, Micol Hiatt, Romy Hansford-Gerber, Xavier Paradis de Larochelle, Hillary Johnson, Alli Gorman, Melankolia Agency, Jacek Kozlowski & Artoffact Records, Russell Hymowitz, Adam Amram, Alice Gift, Chris Vrenna, Ian Staer, Oskar Carls, Benjamin Harrison, Kate Mior, Vic Sin, Sean & Mandana Templar, Jason & Kelly Novak, Mike Mouyianis, Kat Paled, Chris & Ambor Hewitt.
Many thanks go out to all the bands, crew, & staff that have shared venues with us all over the world, as well as our friends, families, and pets.

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