RUNHIDEFIGHT – “BECAUSE I LOVE YOU”
HIDDEN VOLUME RECORDS
After taking a break from music to do the whole βmomβ thing, Geeta Dalal Simons is kicking in the door and returning to her garage-rock roots (donβt worry, while still doing the βmomβ thing). Introducing RunHideFight – a Philadelphia four-piece mixing elements of crunchy garage rock, surf, psych, and heritage: think β60s Bollywood meets β00s Goner Records, or Thee Headcoatees meets Cheap Trick. The band, featuring Brother JT (Creatures of the Golden Dawn, Original Sins), Christine Weiser (Mae Pang), and Jon Kois (Three 4 Tens, Marah), is announcing their debut release: a 7β record featuring singles βHeβs A Jerkβ and βBecause I Love You,β the latter now streaming exclusively via New Noise Magazine.
βBecause I Love Youβ comes along with some fittingly throwback visuals – inspired by The Archiesβ β69 video for βSugar Sugar.β Explains Geeta, βOur music has a strong β60s influence, and we wanted to acknowledge that, but without mindless nostalgia and also while acknowledging a lot of the problematic parts of retro culture.β The video flips the gender roles of the typical kissing booth and dudes-on-guitar band setup.
A standout in the video isnβt one of the band members – itβs Geetaβs custom-made one-of-a-kind 24-string 12/12 doubleneck guitar-sitar, made by luthier Chris DiPinto. She explains, βThe more I thought about it, the more I realized that Nuggets-era β60s psych bands were a huge part of my musical bedrock; so many of them drew on the tones and melodies of Indian classical music, perhaps following the Beatlesβ cue. I decided to culturally re-appropriate that sound and throw in some electric sitar. The instrument, as well as the goddess Saraswati sticker thatβs on it, are tributes to my cultural heritage.β
βBecause I Love Youβ can be streamed now on all digital platforms, and stay tuned for the release of the 7β, featuring A-Side βHeβs A Jerk,β out November 30 via Hidden Volume Records!
Runhidefight
[Single]
(Hidden Volume Records)
Release Date: November 30, 2018