Formed by Nikita Thévoz (Vevey) and Jonas Weber (Biel), Parker Leftlover blends coldwave, slow psychedelic disco, and hazy eighties synths into a sound that feels distant and deeply emotional.
New Qena City, the latest single from their upcoming album Obligation of Joy, moves into colder, more unsettled territory. It’s a tense, feverish track that's part hypnosis, part confession where a distorted voice drifts through layers of synthetic melancholy.
There’s a sense of distance in the song, but it’s not empty. It stays on, uncertain and human, sitting somewhere between detachment and recognition. It’s a sound that feels true to the roots of coldwave but also quietly personal, like a reminder that deep sentimentality can exist even in the absence of warmth.
The lyrics were written while passing through the Egyptian city that gives the song its name. The planned architecture of New Qena becomes a mirror for dislocation. It portrays how identity is rearranged and rebuilt, like concrete blocks under desert light.
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