Finnish dream-pop duo Babel have returned with new single “Closer”. The track is their first new music, since the release of their album Yoga Horror. They are expected to release a new LP in 2023.

With their new single ‘Closer’, the band depicts a story of a couple enjoying their last night together on a vacation. Both parties realise that their passion is gone, but still give in to the romance one last time. Reminding us that in a worst-case scenario, we might as well go out giving it our all.

“Closer” is inspired by soft French sounds, Brazilian bossa nova singer Astrud Gilberto, and last but not least, the EDM hit ‘Stereo Love’. “We browsed a Korg 05R/W synthesiser’s presets and found a wonderful musette sound that started to guide us in the studio. Karin played the first half of the accordion riff, and Mikko figured out the rest. The end result is a perfectly symmetrical accordion riff that makes you want to listen to it forever. We realised that this is our chance to achieve the dream of a one-hit wonder. The song’s story is based on the excitement and euphoria, the crushing feeling that all experiences are transient.”

Babel’s Karin Mäkiranta and Mikko Pykäri found each other in the making of Pykäri’s solo album. The duo’s collaboration felt natural enough to spark the flame for Babel, the band that creates pop songs in English. Babel brings the best sides of both Regina and Karina; the hazily caressing dream-pop -influences, Mäkiranta’s ethereal melodies, sluggishly soft drums and flashbacks of guitar sounds from a few decades ago. The comparison to Finland’s Beach House could be a bit obvious, but like the band from Baltimore famously did, Babel creates a safe haven where the listener can escape all reality.

Order “Closer” by Babel HERE