Indie pop band based in London, formed in early 2017, Superorganism creates maximalist pop music for the terminally internet-connected.
Before meeting in person, they originally met over the Internet and exchanged demos and mixes. Their daring self-titled debut earned them a reputation as a band that only existed online.
“World Wide Pop,” the album’s follow-up, is a gleefully over-the-top eruption of sonic technicolor in which the band embraces its peculiarities.
They’re larger and brighter now, and if their previous album was created after spending too much time online, their new album, “World Wide Pop,” was created after spending less time online and more time learning about the actual world.
Pavement’s Stephen Malkmus, CHAI, and Pi Ja Ma are among the renowned artists that collaborated with the band on this album.
The soundscapes are more grandiose than ever, ideal for dazzling dance parties aboard your spacecraft as you go to Mars, and Orono’s characteristic deadpan vocal delivery is as determined as ever.
“Black Hole Baby,” the opening song, is a nihilistic song about celebrating the end of the world. The finest song, “Put Down Your Phone,” is an amusing metaphor about becoming lost in your mobile phone and wondering how much better life would be if you simply dumped it into the water.
“World Wide Pop” is about the delights of being lost in online, as well as the difficulties and disappointments that come with popularity.
“Put Down Your Phone” may be a caution, but with “Oh Come On,” Orono and the rest of the band remind themselves and us that it’s our real-life connections that make it all worthwhile.
Sure, every time we glance at our terrifying black phones, we’re going a bit closer to death. But if our phones are the sole means to enter the realm of Superorganisms, they can’t be all that horrible.
The initial lineup included main singer Orono Noguchi, as well as Emily, Harry, Tucan, Robert Strange, Ruby, B, and Soul.
