Vermont’s THUS LOVE shares its first single “Inamorato,” and to commemorate the moment as hints of Peter Murphy permeate the air, the trio has released the video for the track. Vermont’s THUS LOVE shares its first single “Inamorato,” and to commemorate the moment as hints of Peter Murphy permeate the air, the trio has released the video for the track. Self-recorded at their home in Vermont, the song serves as a timely and triumphant introduction to the post-punk band: a tale of refusing to give in to dark thoughts even when facing the grimmest of circumstances. It’s a feeling the band not only relates to but has lived in full: all three members identify as trans and have spent years struggling on the margins. The single also marks the band’s first release for Captured Tracks, the label the group has signed with but no news yet as to when the band will be releasing an album.

Self-recorded at their home in Vermont, the song serves as a timely and triumphant introduction to the post-punk band: a tale of refusing to give in to dark thoughts even when facing the grimmest of circumstances. It’s a feeling the band not only relates to but has lived in full: all three members identify as trans and have spent years struggling on the margins. Says lead singer Echo Mars: “For us, THUS LOVE is much more than a band. We all came from small towns without many people like us, and it wasn’t until we arrived in Brattleboro and started playing music together that we found a community to truly call our own.” The accompanying video, directed by Eleanor Harmon and Brigid Kennison, plays off the song’s dark subject matter with a bit of sardonic humor as the band tempts fate by performing at what might be their own funeral.