'80s New-Wave Tells Summer Pool Party Horror Story

New York, NY (Top40 Charts) A high-energy new-wave summer dance track infused with rapid fire, mechanized synths, The Qualia releases the second single, �Die In Slow Motion� off the album, Cotillion Knives, due out August 12. Written as an energetic and anxious homage to the blood-soaked flamboyance of Italian horror films, the song tells a story of pool parties, great white sharks, and teenage frustration.

Retro synth bass and crunchy spaghetti western guitars set the scene in �Die In Slow Motion�: a suburban pool party thrown into surreal upheaval by the sudden appearance of a great white shark. Playing with the ironies in what people are willing to do for acceptance, the song balances the over-the-top imagery with real feeling. Singer and guitarist Lars Casteen recalls being an adolescent on the edge of popularity, saying, �In high school, I remember always hearing about �amazing� parties after the fact, and the feeling of resentment for these people but also the fantasy of being there with them has stuck with me.� There might be a shark in every pool. The question is, who�s up for a swim?