Suspended in layers of dingy guitar atmosphere, the brooding post-punk sounds of Cupid & Psyche share the yearning emotions of bands like the Cure and the Psychedelic Furs as well as later shoegaze inspirations. Formed by onetime members of Abe Vigoda, the duo made their full-length debut with Romantic Music in 2023.
Taking their name from 1985 Scritti Politti album, with all the suggestions of its mythological Greek namesakes intact, Cupid & Psyche was formed in Los Angeles by former Abe Vigoda bandmates Michael Vidal and Juan Velasquez (the latter also of Lunch Lady). The t...