Reflecting on anxieties, boredom, and despair, Cosmorat detail growing up in questionable circumstances while loving thy neighbour as thyself (even if thy neighbour is the devil himself). Evil Adjacent journeys through several different tales of girlhood, abusive relationships, social anxieties, and loving those that can’t love you back. Cosmorat use textures and vocal arrangements to invoke the listeners imagination and put them into these situations

The EP’s lead single ‘No Sleep’ perfectly heightens these new ambitions the band have been developing of late. With its bright and shimmering tones perfectly set to some wondrous vocals throughout, Cosmorat continue to push the boundaries of their indie-pop aesthetic once again.

Speaking about the new track, they said, “‘No Sleep’ is a rumination on a loved one struggling with mental illness and addiction. I wrote this one night after a harrowing phone call with my mom about someone really close to us. Sometimes, since moving away from home, I am feeling like I am missing out on important life events from my family. Often, when I am feeling helpless and far away, I stay up all night thinking about the worst possible outcomes and how I can’t immediately be at home and help.

“Throughout the song, I recall some conversations I’ve had with people before they fell into a vicious cycle of addiction. It is sort of pointing out warning signs that I recognised long before they became addicts, but how we eventually grew apart due to isolation and pushing everyone away.

“The song opens with vocals all singing their own melody lines, which seem to form and fuse into a choral arrangement in the woods. As it builds into the end, it becomes a circular cycle with string parts and a vocal canon of over worrying and staying up all night praying that things will be ok. The repetition mirrors the anxious thoughts that run over and over and over all night long.”

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‘Backseat Baby’ is Cosmorat’s ode to being young and bored, searching for a third space in a decaying world. Focusing on themes of petty crimes and classism, they stack vocals and play with breakbeats to conjure kids doing nothing in a parking lot getting bullied by cops.

Adding about their new offering, Taylor from Cosmorat explains, “I wrote the chorus of this song one night at 4am while at my parents house after a long night of driving around and sitting in parking lots. I was thinking about all of the times my friends and I snuck out, got curfew violations, and were kicked out of stores and gas stations for loitering. There wasn’t much to do where I grew up, so we made fun out of nothing. It’s a bit of a rebellious celebration of trying to find your space in the world and being proud of your roots. I tried for a very long time to pretend to be someone I was not, and I think this song really helped me remember that my heart is a concrete jungle filled with graffiti. In my parents basement, we plugged a guitar into an old dusty bar amp my uncle gifted me when I was younger. Olly and I messed around with some break beats, and then Olly started playing guitar on top while I danced around singing different lyrics and rhythms. Eventually, we took the voice memo and stacked all of the best parts on top of each other.

“When Danio came into the picture, he really helped refine all of the beats and drum parts. We spent so many nights in the studio and his shed just trying out different sounds and different arrangements for the drums. I am so proud of what we were able to create because the end result feels like Cosmorat. This is what Cosmorat was always meant to be, and now it is here.”

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