Exclusive track premiere of ‘The One’ by Velvet Two Stripes, taken from the upcoming album, ‘No Spell For Moving Water,’ out October 6th, 2023.

Velvet Two Stripes escape every witch’s spell always moving, never stopping, always moving forward, allied in threes. Velvet Two Stripes are united by a 15-year band history, and still Sophie and Sara Diggelmann and Franca Mock know only one direction: forward.

Preparing to unveil their most multi-faceted album to date this autumn, Velvet Two Stripes are ready to share the first single from the new project. Releasing on April 28, 2023, ‘The One’ is a spell-binding new offering that was inspired by Sophie Diggelman’s first experience with sleep paralysis.

“The driving guitar and bass take you on a wild ride, while the voice takes you deeper into the dream but not from the dreamer’s perspective but from the nightmare’s perspective. It is a song about desires and conflicts. It is about letting go of fear instead of holding on to it.” – Velvet Two Stripes speaking about ‘The One’

With this new release Velvet Two Stripes definitely remain true to their garage rock sound while also incorporating spiritual and introspective storytelling. This is just the first taste of what we can expect from their fourth album ‘No Spell For Moving Water,’ which will be released on October 6, 2023.

The developed sound of the album can be credited to the trio’s collaboration with two luminaries of the rock scene, Vance Powell (mixing, e.g. The White Stripes, Buddy Guy) and Pete Lyman (mastering, e.g. Tom Waits, Weezer).

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