Southern California’s Dayseeker — Rory Rodriguez [vocals], Gino Sgambelluri [guitar], Ramone Valerio [bass], and Zac Mayfield [drums] — have returned with the first taste of new music this year. Today, they have shared the video for the brand new song “Pale Moonlight.”
Follow the band through a dark club and ever darker corners of the world in the accompanying visual.
The song was produced by Daniel Braunstein (Spiritbox, Silent Planet) and mixed by Zakk Cervini (Blink-182, Lorna Shore), while the video was directed by Jensen Noen (Black Veil Brides, Bring Me the Horizon, Falling In Reverse).
Rodriguez shares more about the song’s subject matter:
“‘Pale Moonlight’ is about giving in to your vices. It’s about the addiction to things that you know are toxic for you — but you simply can’t stop yourself.”
The song is classic Dayseeker and they’ve leveled up. It features the band’s signature contemplative lyrics (“I didn’t need help to ruin my life / Dancing with the devil in the pale moonlight“), elevated melodics, and hooks that remain as unforgettable as ever. The breakdowns clamp down with a ferocious bite, deftly demonstrating just how dynamic Dayeeker’s music is. It’s a melancholic rager that cyclones through a myriad of emotions. There’s a lot to unpack in the space of four minutes and that’s what makes “Pale Moonlight” such a rewarding listen.
Simply put, Dayseeker are a quiet killer.
Dayseeker truly became a scene standout with 2019’s Sleeptalk, a watershed moment and a harbinger of things to come for the band. It was 2022’s Dark Sun that catapulted Dayseeker to inevitable game-changer status, with the band’s cumulative global streams totaling over 600 million worldwide, a cover appearance on Outburn, and key press love from Artist Friendly, Peer Pleasure, idobi, and more. A global, sold-out headline tour in theater-sized venues followed, and the band enjoyed support treks with Pierce the Veil and Bad Omens. Their eagerly awaited new full-length release is due out later this year.
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