This article has been imported from chorus.fm for discussion. All of the forum rules still apply. Today I’m so excited to bring everyone the video premiere of the latest single from Fashn, the NYC-based post-punk project of duo Thomas Peters and Julius Dolls. Blending gothic post-punk, modern indie rock, electronica, shoegaze, and darkwave pop, ”Continuation” carries a cinematic, coming-of-age intensity. If you’re enjoying the music video, please consider supporting this band here. There’s a clear balance in “Continuation” between nostalgic elements—like the ‘80s-inspired synths—and a more modern, cinematic feel. How do you approach blending those influences? I think it’s a matter of what feels most natural. Obviously we’ll always inadvertently adhere to our influences, but for a track like this, it really started from a different approach. We’re very guitar focused, but The main synth melody was the first thing that came about, then we worked backwards. There’s always an element of 80s horror/nocturnal to the things we do, but this just so happened to be building off a loop which is always a fun approach. You’ve built a presence in New York’s DIY scene over the past few years—how has that community influenced the evolution of fashn’s sound from your earlier releases like “13” and “Pseudo” to where you are now? The NY scene is honestly so inspiring. Just being able to tap into so many different genres at different shows and being able to play with other amazing artists is such a privilege when it comes to shaping our own sound. If anything, it has made the process that much easier simply due to being continuously motivated. It’s a great feeling being able to build off of our sound rather than being too influenced to change with whatever trends. A lot of that just takes time in terms of building your own confidence. Everybody in this scene is so supportive too, which builds our confidence even further. The coolest thing you can do as an artist is be a supporter of other artists. “Continuation” explores the idea of ‘finding the thrill in the monotony’—can you talk about what that concept means to you personally, and how it shaped both the sound and lyrics of the track? So…we are both huge sports fans, particularly Chicago sports (our hometown). Honestly, half of our practices consist of us just chopping it up on sports, lol. Recently, we’ve adopted more of an athletes approach to our music; consistent reps, grinding tape, playing a lot of basketball. I think those things honestly matter the most because it teaches discipline and consistency. I think a lot of artists miss the forest for the trees in many instances. For example, being too focused on one part of a song, one squiggle in a merch design, too much compression on a track, it hurts the artists ambition and makes things unnecessarily convoluted. Law of detachment (if you will) kind thinking has worked wonders. Just write the music, practice the music, play the music live and fall in love with the process…I promise this will work wonders for you! more Not all embedded content is displayed here. You can view the original to see embedded videos and other embedded content.