Brooklyn alternative band, The Giraffes, released their new single “The Shot” off their eighth studio album Cigarette coming out Sept. 27.
The psychedelic single starts out slow, with minimal instrumentation exposing frontman Aaron Lazar’s vocals and harmonies from the band. “The Shot,” a nearly six minute song, has a trippy 60’s meets jam-band sound.
According to Lazar, the song is about Generation X. “We have limited desires and, as a result, we tend to see limited returns. This is a song about millennialism I suppose, where we are doomed to fail, but forced to race nonetheless,” he said.
Formed in 1996, The Giraffes are known for curating their loud, punk alternative music. You can still hear the 90’s rock influence, even with their recent discography. Along with Lazar, the band is made up of Damien Paris on guitar, Andrew Totolos on drums and Hannah Moorhead on drums. On previous work, Lazar would write exclusively, but now Moorhead is joining in on writing and backup vocals.
Since 1998, they’ve released seven albums and toured nationally multiple times. In 2011 Lazar left the band and although that year was thought to be the ending of The Giraffes, Lazar returned in 2014 with sold out reunion concerts.
You can stream “The Shot” on Bandcamp and keep an eye out for Cigarette on Sept. 27.
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