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“'This Night' started as an experiment with drum and bass music; the classic 'Amen' break sample forms the backbone for the drums, cut up into single drum hits,” explains AK. “But instead of making a straightforward D&B track, I tried to make it feel more like a new wave pop song, with big synths, guitars and ambitious vocal melodies. I based the lyrics on a short story I read about a fractured father-son relationship, where the father left his family at a very young age. And even after all the pain and regret they both felt through the years, they were able to repair things because they realized that, mistakes aside, they were better people when they had a relationship."
Though he didn’t set out to write a concept album, Del Mar organically went that direction as the result of Maloney’s fascination and subsequent experimentation with various genres. The result will effectively prevent anyone from pigeonholing Adult Karate. Even the most articulate will at best be able to describe it as a mix of pop sounds from the 80's, post rock, and darker underground dance music. Maloney himself is at odds to pin down the specific “sound” of Del Mar. “I jump around with genres a lot on Del Mar which, artistically, excites me. It was also challenging to keep it from becoming awkwardly fragmented, or completely schizophrenic.”
His ambitiousness not only works on Del Mar; it showcases his undeniable maturation as an artist. It's a cohesive mixture of the sprawling, darker tones reminiscent of “Chased,” “Murderer,” & “LXII” from his first release (LXII), and the more succinct, buoyant feel of “From The Dust” and “Friction” from his second release (Indoors).
Lyrically and thematically, Del Mar is an exposition of Maloney’s past experiences including the years he spent battling heroin addiction, before getting sober in 2011. Waxing philosophical on subjects ranging from embracing nihilism, to guilt, sexuality, paranoia, and self-doubt, it's lyrically as raw as Maloney has ever been.
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