Pillar Point - Release their debut album on Polyvinyl!

Pillar Point release their debut album on the 3rd of March!

Pillar Point's debut album is out on Polyvinyl on the 3rd March and is is going to be one that was well worth the wait.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise if something about Pillar Point’s nine song self-titled album sounds familiar. Despite being the band’s debut, the moody, melancholy Electronica is the work of Scott Reitherman, who until now has been primarily known for his involvement with Indie Pop outfit Throw me the Statue. And while Reitherman’s new project shows off a never before seen gloom, his knack for writing tracks that crystalize emotion and work their way into a listener’s guts isn’t at all obscured.

The album is produced by Reitherman’s longtime collaborator Charlie Smith, is a musical departure for the Bay Area native. As Reitherman explains,

“Part of what steered me toward the textures and beats of dance music was the feeling of catharsis you can experience through dance. It’s a noble idea, considering the themes Reitherman’s songs are dealing with heartbreak, loneliness, aging and isolation in an increasingly connected World."   Scott Reitherman

Tracks like 'Eyeballs' a haunting, powerful ode to the solitude brought about by social networks, offer a sleek take on anguish that wouldn’t be out of place alongside early Depeche Mode. 'Echoes' and 'Cherry' are ethereal, evocative explorations of what Reitherman calls “that apathetic, shell shocked feeling young people have when they’re trying to figure out what to do with their lives.” Considering the beats Reitherman has created, those young people might plan to spend the rest of their lives furiously dancing.

As the lyrical content reveals, Pillar Point is also a far more intimate project than anything Reitherman has ever embarked on. It's no coincidence that his own heartbreaks led to the songs that make up Pillar Point. They’re bleaker than his previous work and exhibit a growth in both songwriting and orchestration.

"Writing darker songs with dance elements helped me to process the confusion and change I was experiencing in my own life because within the confines of a Pop song I could control little moments of clarity and redemption, and for the listener it adds depth to what might otherwise be just dance music.” - Scott Reitherman

Born out of a two year recording process between Reitherman and Smith that stretched from Los Angeles to the Bay Area and ultimately Seattle, where Reitherman has once again settled, Pillar Point marks not only a fresh musical approach, but also a new mindset for writing songs.

“One of the things I wanted to do differently, is to lay it all out on table this time, to make my songs more bare and personal.” - Scott Reitherman

The songs on Pillar Point are certainly those things, but they’re also exciting, intricate and impossible to stop listening to. There’s a heartbroken quality to them, sure but one that seems like it might be cured if only we all close our eyes and move our feet until all is forgotten.

'Pillar Point' LP Tracklisting

01 Diamond Mine
02 Eyeballs
03 Cherry
04 Black Hole
05 Strangers in Paradise
06 Dreamin'
07 Touch
08 Curious of You
09 Echoes 
Pre-order here: http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/store/index.php?id=2552

Listen! the the track 'Eyeballs' Below...