Parlour Magic Drops Synth-Pop Rager Shot Across Five Nights in Japan

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Parlour Magic is pivoting hard. The NYC synth-pop project just announced “Japanese Bonus Track,” a disco-laced club anthem that ditches the guitar sound of its recent album The Embassy and leans into full electronic mode. It drops September 25.

Producer and composer Luc Bokor-Smith wrote the track with Bailey Kislak, bringing in Fab Dupont to mix and Brian Lucey to master. The result is lush strings, a massive singalong chorus, and a sound clearly aimed at the dancefloor.

The music video, directed by NYC filmmaker Lloyd Lenox, was shot over five nights across Tokyo, from Shimbashi to Nakano Broadway. Lenox pulled heavy inspiration from ’80s and ’90s Japanese variety TV, anime opening sequences, bold typography, and the chaotic energy of that era. The concept started as an attempt to recreate Human Tetris, then got weirder.

Lenox made a point to avoid the typical Western gaze when filming in Japan, steering clear of tourist traps and working with a local crew to keep things culturally grounded.

Parlour Magic has racked up over six million streams and grown from Bokor-Smith’s solo project into a full live band. The group plays a hometown show at Berlin in New York on September 25, then heads to Germany.

This one’s a bridge track, and a loud signal of what’s next.

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