Pin Me Down - Curious (Co-Pilots Remix)

Pin Me Down is a musical collaboration between Bloc Party guitarist Russell Lissack and vocalist Milena Mepris (formerly of the electro-punk band Black Moustache).
The pair met several years ago when Milena's old band supported Bloc Party in New York. Having discovered a shared love of guitars and 80s artists such as Kate Bush, Cyndi Lauper and New Order the pair decided to explore new frontiers together. Pin Me Down fuse energetic pop melodies with razor-sharp guitar sounds - creating “apocalyptic pop” as Mépris likes to call it.

It's a wonder Russell Lissack and Milena Mepris are letting you and I hear this track with our own ears and see their faces with our own eyes, given that Pin Me Down seem intent on turning themselves into the most autocratic band of all time. "Curious" is taken from the duo's eponymous debut album, which came out through their own Animalized label in April. Here, it's remixed by Co-Pilots - whose members include Jamie Ellis and, er, Russell Lissack. That curious split down the centre of their photo leads me to think they even took those shots themselves - thankfully the track here (out October 11) is far more sociable, its synths sure to trigger mass, Pavlovian euphoria, Mepris' vocal yearning for company.

Curious (Co-Pilots Remix)