Black Wings, by Rogue Satellites

Black Wings

by Rogue Satellites

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1.	Black Wings 04:33	buy track
2.	Blue Girl on the Subway 04:11	buy track
3.	Your Forest Arms 03:45	buy track
4.	War Dogs 03:22	buy track
5.	Bog Dog in the Breezeway 04:38	buy track
6.	We Are Apparitions 03:59	buy track
7.	Know You Well 03:35	buy track
8.	Cancel Our Lives 03:52	buy track
9.	Palest Blue 04:01	buy track
10.	Poison Mind 03:14	buy track
11.	Voices 04:56	buy track

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A psychedelic parable inspired by a typographical error. The suicide of a friend. The awkward outburst that read like black comedy at his funeral. An uptick of exposed sex offenders. The fiery death and slow rebirth of a Detroit landmark. These ideas and more, color the dark sarcasm of Black Wings, the newest offering from Jaye Thomas and Lisa Poszywak, of Detroit post-punk duo, Rogue Satellites. Coming off of their longest break between releases to date, they have crafted a very personal album that reflects on dark and trying times.

In 2016, Thomas (guitar, vocals, programming), lost his lifelong friend, Matt, to suicide, inspiring the heartfelt synth ballad, “Palest Blue.” Thomas is somewhat known for crossing the line into social faux pas. He accidentally interrupted a sermon at the funeral when his phone began to ring. As he struggled to silence the phone, people turned to stare at him. He frustratedly burst, “Goddammit!” to the mortified shock of attendees. The song “Poison Mind” describes this incident.

The single, “Bog Dog in the Breezeway” is a slow-burning psych jam. It describes a scenario where two people on different kinds of drugs are unable to connect. It doubles as a metaphor for people who view the world in different ways. The inspiration came when Thomas received a cryptic message at work, “Do Not Enter Breezeway. Bog Dog!” He understood this was a typo, but laughed and thought, “Bog dog in the breezeway? Are there mermen on the mezzanine?”

Not long after the inception of Rogue Satellites, the Forest Arms apartment building, a Detroit landmark, caught fire and was condemned for at least a decade. The band had been scheduled to perform at a venue inside the building the day after it burned. It’s eventual reopening sparked a sense of renaissance. “Your Forest Arms” is an examination of the positives and the negatives of life in Detroit that pulls no punches.

Sonically and thematically, the album picks up where the last album left off. Opening with the synth-heavy rocker, “Black Wings”, which was distilled from the interlude that closed 2015’s Bees and Snakes. The record ends with the ambling meditation, “Voices”. Poszywak (vocals, synth, bass) poses a simple question: “What are the voices you hear late at night in your mind?”

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released July 13, 2018

All songs by Rogue Satellites
Rogue Satellites is:
Lisa Poszywak - voice, bass, synth, percussion
Jaye Thomas - voice, guitar, synth, percussion, and programming

Recorded by Eric Oppitz and Rogue Satellites at Space Camp Studios and the House of Satellites.
Mixed by Eric Oppitz
Mastered by Jake Reid at Ice Station Studio
Cover design by Lisa Poszywak

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