Pageant Boys releases first new single in three years.
Following his two EPs in 2017 and 2018, Pageant Boys (Alexander Sheppard) is set to release his first full-length LP, Haunted, on October 29. Haunted is a 10 track album that blurs the lines between glitchy soundscapes and pop songs.
Alexander Sheppard, a Kansas City-based musician, conceived and wrote very early versions of the songs that appear on Haunted nearly 10 years ago. However, that vision was only realized in 2020, during the height of quarantine.
Sheppard found himself in a familiar, solipsistic creation process during 2020 and recorded Haunted over the course of three months. The songs on the album seem to echo that isolation and loneliness.
On his new single, 2 Much Luv, finds electronic pop meeting glitching soundscape, the song is an eclectic journey that juxtaposes soft vocals and gentle keys against glitch, grit, and warped electronic elements.
Immersive, atmospheric, and haunting, the track has one clear, relatable message - too much love can be all-destructive.