{"id":32277,"date":"2020-04-10T10:15:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T14:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/?p=32277"},"modified":"2020-04-09T14:44:41","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T18:44:41","slug":"premiere-satellite-mode-navigates-technological-dystopia-in-click-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/premiere-satellite-mode-navigates-technological-dystopia-in-click-now\/","title":{"rendered":"PREMIERE: Satellite Mode Navigates Technological Dystopia in &#8220;Click Now&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Satellite-Mode-Press-Image-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Satellite-Mode-Press-Image-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Satellite-Mode-Press-Image-2-324x239.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Satellite-Mode-Press-Image-2-416x307.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Satellite-Mode-Press-Image-2-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Satellite-Mode-Press-Image-2-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Satellite-Mode-Press-Image-2-500x370.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Satellite-Mode-Press-Image-2-700x517.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re living in strange times, where the internet age has taken on an entirely new meaning, thanks to the coronavirus and social distancing. This makes the latest single from NYC electro-rock duo Satellite Mode, consisting of Jessica Carvo and Alex Marko, especially timely.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Click Now,&#8221; off the band&#8217;s EP <em>Robots Vs. Party Girls<\/em>, to be released this summer, is about &#8220;cutting through the haze of modern life to foster connection,&#8221; says Carvo. &#8220;It paints a satirical picture of a tongue-and-cheek dystopian future, calling our listeners to strive for clarity and purposeful living in our detached world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hey kid \/ your life is now or never \/ you can have everything we choose,&#8221; she sings in the catchy chorus. &#8220;Hey kid \/ click now for your new future \/ there is no future left to lose.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The video features lyrics flashing across various screens, depicting how &#8220;technology is always stalking us, lurking in the background and informing a lot of how we interact with the world,&#8221; says Marko.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wUYcDtf35Wk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The role of technology in our lives has always been a topic of interest for the duo; their original band name was Aeroplane Mode (a riff on &#8220;airplane mode&#8221;). But the idea for &#8220;Click Now&#8221; came to them while they were on tour. &#8220;Alex and I noticed the stark contrast between our lives on the road, where adventure was so tangible and present in the physical world, versus everyone living their &#8216;best life&#8217; while glued to their iPhones, comparing themselves to others on social media, all the while being sold to and surveilled,&#8221; says Carvo.<\/p>\n<p>Carvo describes the EP, which combines traditional singer-songwriter roots with dance beats, as &#8220;a cry for truth and transparency,&#8221; which is particularly relevant today, when accurate information is crucial for our health and well-being. &#8220;There\u2019s no time for dancing around the heart of the matter \u2014 we are vulnerable, and it\u2019s dangerous for us to be scrolling through any curated feeds of partial lies,&#8221; she explains.<\/p>\n<p>The title <em>Robots Vs. Party Girls\u00a0<\/em>was inspired by two alter egos of Carvo&#8217;s, one of them being a &#8220;party girl&#8221; named Stacey. She&#8217;d evoke this character when she wanted to sing with &#8220;a little hoopla and eccentricity&#8221; instead of her usual &#8220;matter-of-fact or stoned-sounding&#8221; vocals. &#8220;I like to imagine her as a 1994 party girl with bleach-blonde hair, tied up with a hot pink scrunchy, colorful cocktail in hand,&#8221; she says. The other alter ego, the robot, is the monotonous voice you hear in &#8220;Click Now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Robot (algorithms) and the Party Girl (influencers) symbolized two archetypes in social media that serve to mask and disrupt real truth and connection between humans,&#8221; says Marko. &#8220;We saw that to be truly happy, we had to use technology to connect with people instead of using it as a tool to project what we think our lives should be like.&#8221; That&#8217;s a message many people could benefit from hearing right now, whether they&#8217;re party girls, robots, or a little bit of both.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Satellite Mode on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/satellitemode\/\">Facebook<\/a> for ongoing updates.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re living in strange times, where the internet age has taken on an entirely new meaning, thanks to the coronavirus and social distancing. 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