After a busy 2024 culminating in the release of their Radiate EP, This Bliss are already applying the finishing touches to their new full-length album. The album’s title track is a wonderfully inventive insight to the sound and concept of Grave of Sound.
This Bliss is Jess Baggia and Nick Zampiello, a wife-and-husband duo whose blend of infectious electronic pop music, studio knowhow, and singer/songwriter themes come together in melody-driven songs featuring analogue synths and impeccable vocals.
Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Jess and Nick draw their inspiration from a range of artists, including Prince, Portishead, Nick Cave and FKA twigs, creating a retro-futurist nostalgia that will endear them to fans of CHVRCHES, Au/Ra, and The Green Children.
This Bliss are always seeking out new ideas and new sounds – as well as new ways to make music. So, it may be surprising to those unfamiliar with the duo that they looked to centuries past for the initial building blocks of Grave of Sound.
Jess and Nick embrace performance and writing techniques from the late Middle Ages and Renaissance periods to create a sound that is refreshing and contemporary, as their creative processes find a common ground between current technology and the music of the past.
Says Jess about the track, “Grave of Sound introduces the full album concept by blending classical choral samples with modern elements, creating a genre-bending experience. The lyrics explore how the practice of music parallels spiritual rituals, a recurring theme throughout the album. The song explores the significance of creation and its effects on the creator.”
“We intentionally create music that doesn't fit neatly into a single genre. By incorporating traditional song forms and analogue instruments, our sound has a nostalgic quality. This is further enhanced by the classically inspired choral sampling featured in our new album.”
