EMPATHY TEST LIVE AT LOVEDRAFTS
EMPATHY TEST LIVE AT LOVEDRAFTS
EMPATHY TEST LIVE AT LOVEDRAFTS
SUNDAY OCTOBER 2ND
WSG: NITE, KALI MA & THE GARLAND OF ARMS, MONO THEORY
THE RUSSIAN WHITE & MONO THEORY
EMPATHY TEST
Since Empathy Test's conception in January 2013, the London-based electronic pop act has self-produced and released three stunning albums: Losing Touch (2017) Safe From Harm (also 2017), and Monsters (2020). Their "big dramatic sound that swoons ecstatically between the nostalgic and immediate" (KCRW) has won them critical acclaim, a legion of dedicated fans worldwide, and features from the likes of Vice on HBO, MTV's Catfish, Netflix, KCRW, BBC Introducing, Clash, LoBF, Earmilk, PopMatters and many more. Boy George described them as “a musical orgasm” via his official Twitter account. Empathy Test are founder member Isaac Howlett (vocals / songwriting), Christina Lopez (drums / backing vocals), Oliver Marson (synthesisers / backing vocals) and non-performing founder member Adam Relf (composition / production).
NITE
INITE is a band from Dallas, Texas – From burgeoning rock and rolled into a thrashing metal anthem, surged with the fire of 80s synth “Good Boy” bellows out of your speakers and into your consciousness. It’s NITE taking over.
The twin duo of Kyle and Myles Mendes are the masterminds behind NITE - the electronica-
infused dream rock dominating musical and lyrical soundscapes with its swooping industrial undertones and electric guitar overtones. “Good Boy” they say, is an anthem about saying no to addiction, and unhealthy relationships.
“Since the instrumentation set up the song to be more grungy, we wanted the lyrics to be
playful, almost vindictive,” NITE explains, “‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’” by Twisted Sister was a reference for how we wanted the chorus to sound. We wanted to repeat a strong and spiteful message. We paced in circles writing the lyrics, while Myles’ black cat knocked everything he could off the table at our feet. He may have inspired the title and chorus, and he is featured in the ‘Good Boy’ music video.”