Indie duo Big Cat Season’s debut single, “In the Wrong,” out today, bridges this icky weather and keeps that new year optimistic feeling from fading. With reunited collaborators Tom Durkin and Melissa Dudek, they release new music backed by a quietly powerful backstory to their sound.
“In the Wrong” sucks you right in with a dazzling, synth-heavy sound that’s both lush and stark. The pair’s passion for retro touchstones like Veruca Salt, LCD Soundsystem, MGMT, and Beach House shines through, not in imitation but in memories carefully strained. There’s a soft, analog-like warmth to the production that gives the song a lived-in feel, but dream-pop textures keep it floating somewhere between memory and present-day clarity.
The song’s emotional heart comes from midlife soul-searching, which gives it a maturity and honesty that help push it above your average debut single. It’s contemplative but never heavy, wistful without dissolving into melancholy. That balance is what makes “In the Wrong” quietly addictive, a song you can play while driving at night, looking out a window, and letting your mind drift.
This track is off their upcoming album "Summer", which sounds like it’s going to be very solid. Completely D.I.Y. and assembled from that heartfelt reconnect, Big Cat Season’s debut doesn’t just offer a new band but also a story, a mood, and a world you’ll want to inhabit once more.
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