buffaBLOG mainstay COOL HEAT (see here, here, and here) is back with another bedroom-pop daze, this time called “Slow Burn.” The Chicago-native specializes in hazy, dreamy textures, pairing Casio beats with haunting vocals and aquatic guitar tones. This one comes courtesy of Spirit Goth records, which unsurprisingly, also houses COOL HEAT’s contemporary CASTLEBEAT. You can find more of COOL HEAT on Spotify and Apple Music. Spirit Goth Records · COOL HEAT – Slow Burn
Somehow, a solo musician, the Chicago phenomenon by the name of COOL HEAT, has dropped off a single that offers an out-of-body like experience. The dreamy vocals laid atop hypnotic synths are what truly transcends the mind from body while listening to “Lately.” The simplistic, yet trippy music video has garnered over one thousand views in ten days, in which COOL HEAT is shown walking the streets of what is presumably Chicago while quite literally dancing to the beat of his own drum. If you enjoy a good lo-fi track, then do yourself a favor and get plugged in with some COOL HEAT. Stream it on Spotify & Apple Music
Last time we checked in with Chicago’s COOL HEAT – we were loving on the haunting-yet-driven vibes of “Letting It Go.” We just can’t get enough of CH’s gothy dream-pop, so we’re sharing another one of our favs… “Levitate.” It is another profoundly haunting track reminiscent of New Order, CASTLEBEAT, or even Salvia Plath – with its driving drums, hooky synth flavor, and ethereal vocals, we think this one will scratch all your spooky itches. Check out the music video for “Levitate” below – you can also find COOL HEAT on Spotify.
Here’s a unique post-rock jam from Chicago act COOL HEAT, aka Eden Sierotnik. “Letting It Go” is haunting, but driven… Tucking Sierotnik’s vocals deep into the gauzy mix of synths and plucky percussion beats. We loved the way this one devolved into a quasi-industrial jam at the end, concluding the song with a feel closer to New Order compared to the beginning’s more ethereal composition. Check it out below – COOL HEAT’s new self-titled EP is on Spotify now, too. COOL HEAT · Letting It Go