With their new single ‘For New Times,’ the Tbilisi-based post-punk duo DEAdpILOT has made a remarkable stylistic shift. Away from the British-influenced sound of earlier works, towards a reduced, Eastern European-tinged aesthetic reminiscent of Kino, Molchat Doma or Human Tetris. The track sounds raw, analogue and deliberately unpolished – a musical statement against the digital smoothness of our time.
The story behind the song – repairing an old guitar, playing with thick strings and chorus effects – is reflected in the sound: mechanical rhythms, ghostly textures and a subliminal restlessness pervade the piece. The analogue production method with cassette devices and vintage mastering gives the song an almost documentary-like depth.
In terms of content, ‘For New Times’ is a quiet reflection on exhaustion, adaptation and the longing for change. Jack Hubbell describes a world in upheaval, tired but hopeful. DEAdpILOT succeeds in making this ambivalence audible – not as a melodramatic manifesto, but as a quiet, supportive whisper.
‘For New Times’ is music for those who want to lose themselves in change and find themselves anew at the same time. A lo-fi hymn to perseverance.

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