The Seeds

“Vampire” b/w “Butterfly Child”

Careful to undertake writing and recording of new material with the same spirit that made the original Seeds discs so evocative, ‘Vampire’ and ‘Butterfly Child’ aspire to inspire rather than revive. 

Having worked extensively on the Seeds’ back catalogue as well as writing/producing the recent rockumentary The Seeds: Pushin’ Too Hard, Palao oversaw the new single at SGV Studios in Alhamabra using the same methods that had worked for the original band in their heyday, recording live to analog tape with only a minimum of overdubs, in order to preserve the dynamics so often lacking from modern productions. 

The guitars fizz and throb, the drums grind and groove, and Daryl’s piano and organ parts remain as spookily compelling as ever. And Kopf delivers a performance one hundred percent in keeping with the energy and verve that is The Seeds’ signature.

Singles are pressed on 7-inch, 45 rpm vinyl records.