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Tapir!

city: South London
country: UK
genre: Indie
styles: Alternative, Electronic, Folk

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Act 2 (Their God)

out on August 29, 2023

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Having recently released the 4-track Act 1 (The Pilgrim), marking their Heavenly debut, London-based 6-piece Tapir! have today shared the video for ‘Gymnopédie, the first track to be taken from the 4-track Act 2 (Their God), which is available digitally today. The EP also features a narrated interlude from Little Wings.

The elegant ‘Gymnopédie’ references both Erik Satie and Woody Guthrie as well as the ancient Greek Gymnopaedia festival of naked dancing by the sea. Creating a lush waltz time backing track to house lyrical visions of a dysfunctional heaven, at the climax of the track, the whole thing opens out into a glorious lo-fi symphony that sounds like it’s performed teetering on the edge of a cliff before sliding into a soaring, surrealistic chorus of: ‘Because I’ve been told in Heaven/The rooms are filled with mice/There’s breadcrumbs in the bed sheets/And Jesus had head lice.’

Set in a fictional universe of green hills, choppy seas and red creatures, Act 2 (Their God) continues where Act 1 (The Pilgrim) left off charting the adventure into this mysterious land, as Tapir! tell the story of the Pilgrim, a creature embarking to unearth the land's history, meeting all sorts of strange characters along the way.

Recorded and produced by Joe Futák and featuring backing vocals and violin from Christie Gardner and Helen Dixon of London-based duo Lilo, ‘Gymnopédie’ is from the Act 2 (Their God) EP, the second part of their forthcoming debut multidisciplinary narrative album which will be released over time as 3 episodic EPs, which they’ll then compile into the complete album in early 2024.

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