“One thing that’s for sure / Though we never found a cure / We can ride out heartbreak like the weather,” sings Sam Misner, one half of the unclassifiable Northern California duo Misner & Smith, on the group’s new single, “Anthem.” Along with his longtime musical partner Megan Smith, Misner set about writing the tune that would eventually become the first single from Misner & Smith’s upcoming LP All is Song by dissecting the idea of anthemic music itself.
Love And Rockets are getting ready to embark on their first US tour in 15 years, which kicks off at the goth and new wave festival Cruel Summer next month. All this year, the trio has been reissuing their albums and they’ve reached 1996’s Sweet F.A..