PRESIDENT‘s debut EP, King of Terrors, isn’t officially due until September 26th, but the mysterious masked sensations have just offered up the record’s final two songs, “Dionysus” and “Conclave.”
The first takes its name from the ancient Greek god also known as Bacchus, the deity of wine, fertility, festivity, insanity, religious ecstasy, and more. It opens with pummeling djenty riffery before The Artist switches up the vibe with his effects-soaked melodic vocals, which build to an ecstatic, major-keyed earworm chorus.
The second leans into PRESIDENT’s mellower and more-pop-oriented side, while still exuding a dark, claustrophobic atmosphere.
Both songs arrived along with neon-stylized visualizer videos — watch and listen above and below.
King of Terrors is out everywhere tomorrow. Revolver’s exclusive “grey marble” vinyl edition of the album sold out almost immediately, as did our limited-edition “pink & black starburst” vinyl 12-inch of the singles “In the Name of the Father” and “Fearless,” the group’s first-ever physical music release. But we’ve still got a PRESIDENT turntable slipmat and a pair of T-shirts in the store.
PRESIDENT are due to hit the U.S. for shows in New York and Los Angeles this December. An already sold-out European tour follows in January.
