URQ SHARES NEW SINGLE "KINGS IN BED" VIA TREBLE ZINE

Posted on March 31st, 2026

[as seen on Treble Zine]

On April 24, New Orleans psych-pop artist Urq release debut album This Dismal Village via Exploding In Sound. And today, they’ve shared a new single from the album, “Kings In Bed.” The track is a warm, crackly and otherworldly gem reminiscent of the Elephant 6 collective of bands from the late ’90s, such as Elf Power or Olivia Tremor Control, along with the warped surrealism of The Residents, and on this track, they employ some unusual instrumentation from the 1970s in crafting the sound. Hear the surreal lullaby below.

The band said in a statement, “This song is based off a few chords looped from an iPhone app which recreates a ’70s instrument called the Optigan. It works by playing back loops off of optical discs in different musical styles, and you can then press different buttons to change between a limited amount of chords.

Lyrically, this song ties in a lot of the most dire themes of the album. Pervasive bleakness, resignation and hopelessness in the face of horrors. A king assassinated in his sleep, only to resurrect in a new, contorted form. More and more people are dropping out, whether we realize it or not. But the battle against apathy and cynicism is worth fighting!”