Our Artist of the Week this week is Lessons—a synth pop trio from Germany and Finland respectively, who are bringing the ’80s back with a vengeance.
Now, we say synth pop, but its difficult to really pin down a genre for these guys. The title track from their latest EP “Tempest” oozes a wide range of authentic ’80s sounds but is also filled with shoegaze snippets and a whole lot of bass. Fans of SOHN, Deluxe, and Cocteau Twins will not be disappointed.
The trio met after brothers Samu and Ville Kuuka left their hometown of Helsinki for Berlin and soon met Patrick Sudarski (vocals), and despite each of them eventually moving away from Helsinki, they all stayed in touch and were soon to form Lessons.
The following winter, the trio reconvened in a windowless basement in an undisclosed location in Scandinavia to make music. It was here where they created their “Tempest” EP which touches upon a number of oppressive ideals—perhaps due to the seemingly claustrophobic location which allowed Patrick to access those particularly dark places during recording.
Lessons are ready to introduce their unique combination of sounds to the world and we’re pretty excited to hear what comes next.
Lessons’ “Tempest” EP is released via Sinnbus on June 17th 2016.
