It took exactly one listen to Sex Week’s first single “Toad Mode” to convince us to track down Richard Orofino & Pearl Amanda Dickson and sign them ASAP. Once the ink dried, we discovered they were sitting on a trove of equally incredible material that we’re pleased to release to the world today in the form of their debut EP, fittingly-titled: Sex Week. From the evil pop vibes of “Angel Blessings” to the lethargic beauty of “Kid Muscle,” there’s something sinister and beautiful going on here. But there’s an innocent playfulness to a lot of the proceedings too, exemplified in that fateful first single and in the just-released “Naked,” whose Bachelor-lampooning video arrived earlier this week.

All of this is just to say: we love this band. And we feel very lucky to be delivering this music to you today.

Last month Brooklyn duo Sex Week announced their self-titled debut EP. Today they return with another taster from the release: “Kid Muscle.” It’s a slowcore slowburn, replete with the band’s quickly-materializing calling card of hushed whispers and submerged shrieks clinging to the underbelly of a patient pop song. The track is paired with a video set in a rainy black box, with Sex Week’s live band performing an off-kilter, soaking wet version of the song while Pearl writhes, prances, and bewitches the band and the viewer.

Reminder that the limited edition CD version of the EP is available at Bandcamp right now.

In other news, the band will be playing a handful of NYC shows over the coming weeks – starting tonight at Elsewhere in Brooklyn supporting Pile. They’ll celebrate the release of the short-player at Union Pool in August with Why Bonnie? All dates & tickets over on their artist page.

More soon.

Today Sex Week unveil their new song “Cockpit,” a terminally climactic masterwork that is the centerpiece of their freshly-announced self-titled EP.

The seven-song release is coming on August 30th. Pre-saves and a CD pre-order are available now over on Bandcamp. The short-player features previous released singles “Toad Mode” and “Angel Blessings,” alongside a collection of nightmarish pop and surprisingly dynamic slowcore the band has been honing over the past few months.

Pre-Save / Pre-Order

01 Bluff
02 Shady Sadie
03 Angel Blessings
04 Cockpit
05 Kid Muscle
06 Naked
07 Toad Mode

More soon.

Today we welcome the duo of Pearl Amanda Dickson and Richard Orofino – aka Sex Week – to the Grand Jury family.

We stumbled over their first single “Toad Mode” in November of last year and it immediately charmed us. Languid slowcore with a touch of levity – think Bedhead or Pinback minus the tendencies toward self-seriousness. Little did we know what more lurked beneath…

Today, paired with our signing announcement, is a new single called “Angel Blessings.” Where “Toad Mode” was playful and patient, the latest Sex Week offering is dark and insistent. From the jump it pokes and prods, and its INLAND EMPIRE-inspired video does the same. Stark blacks and reds match the song’s mood, and in its back half you’re treated to a hallmark of the new music Dickson & Orofino are working on, the bewitching doubled vocal of Pearl, one performing a distant black metal scream, the other whispering softly in your ear. It’s very, very good.

Long story short: we’re terribly excited. And we hope you are too. Read more about them over on their Artist Page.

Welcome home, Sex Week.