Today, World’s First Cinema announced their highly-anticipated debut album Something of Wonder set to be released July 11th via Fearless Records. Along with the news, they released the introspective track “End of My Rope.”
The new single is available to stream now, along with a lyric visualizer.
“End of My Rope” is a song that reflects the struggle of chasing your dreams and goals but not seeing the results. “This song means a lot to us and speaks to a feeling I think almost all musicians and creatives can relate to. Feeling like you work so hard for your craft and are constantly met with roadblocks or lack of progress can be very disheartening,” shares the Los-Angeles based duo John Sinclair and Fil Thorpe.
Driven by their perseverance and creativity, the group has created a debut album that shows unparalleled depth and innovation. Building on the momentum of their previous releases, this record continues to push cinematic boundaries and touches on all the different tones they have played with since our inception.
“We’ve done heavily cinematic songs, really dark rocky songs, and orchestral piano ballads – we wanted our debut album to encompass all of these elements into a sonic journey that is glued together by the cinematic production tone we’ve always had,” added John and Fil.
Their music remains rooted in the influences of film scores which has always been a cornerstone of World’s First Cinema’s sound and identity. Having the opportunity to work on a full album rather than an EP has allowed them to incorporate a wider range of sonic influences – from pop, EDM, and even ‘90s rock – into the sound of Something of Wonder.
The record was produced in collaboration with Fran Hall (Imagine Dragons, ZAYN) and features London-based rapper JD Cliffe. It boasts a total of 12 tracks which you can find below.
Something of Wonder Track List
- Hold My Own
- Freak Show
- The Underneath
- Paranoid
- End of My Rope
- Broken
- Holy Ghost
- Say Anything
- Into Pieces
- Sweet World
- Postcard
- Broken (feat. JD Cliffe)
Creative direction is crucial to the group and with every release they strive to reimagine themselves. Their 2023 EP, Palm Reader, was influenced by 1920’s Silver Screen era, featuring a vintage aesthetic. For this debut album, the duo sought something bigger and fresher. Drawing inspiration from avant-garde 70s cinema, particularly films like Jodorowsky’s ‘The Holy Mountain,’ they aimed to create something iconic, timeless and more impactful than anything they have done before.
This announcement and new single come just after the release of three other tracks that will be on the upcoming album. This includes the striking song “The Underneath, the anthemic baroque pop song “Freak Show” and the hypnotic track “Paranoid.”
World’s Frist Cinema will be performing all three weekends of Warped Tour this year. A full list of tour dates can be found below. To stay up to date on all of World’s First Cinema’s latest releases and announcements, please follow them at @worldsfirstcinema.
About World’s First Cinema
When you watch a movie in a crowded theater, you give your undivided attention to the experience itself. Your senses lock into the action on the screen and the sound from the speakers, and you’re completely immersed. World’s First Cinema replicate the moviegoing experience in their music. The Los Angeles-based duo—John Sinclair and Fil Thorpe—project a myriad of intimate emotions across widescreen soundscapes underpinned by scenes of alternative, indie, pop, and electronic. After amassing over 20 million streams and counting and earning widespread acclaim from WONDERLAND, EUPHORIA, Earmilk, The Line of Best Fit, and many more.
“For me, our name elicits a visual,” states Fil. “Imagine a bunch of people sit down in a room. They don’t know what they’re doing, but they’re pointed towards a screen. A film plays, and everyone’s mind is fucking blown. That’s the feeling we want to give. We want hearing our music to be similar to the sensation of going to a movie for the first time ever.”
“We really tried to capture the sensation of sitting in a theater, hearing the opening credits rumble on that bass, and viewing the story in a song,” agrees John.
The pair’s origin story is like something out of a classic flick…
A mutual friend invited John and Fil to a game night, and they naturally started chatting. A few weeks later, they met up for a session, cooking up their 2020 debut single “Can’t Feel Anything.” It eventually generated 2.2 million Spotify streams followed by “Red Run Cold” with 7.5 million Spotify streams. Both songs adorned their debut Rituals EP in 2021. They inspired tastemaker praise with “Supernatural.” Of the latter, The Line of Best Fit urged, “think Panic! at the Disco meets Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ – it’s fun, funky and spooky,” and WONDERLAND. attested, “the L.A.-based duo are redefining pop one theatrical rock melody at a time.” Carrying this momentum into 2022, “Young Beast” generated 1.7 million Spotify streams, and they teamed up with Punctual for the fan favorite “Castles.”
In the end, World’s First Cinema presents an escape worthy of the big screen, and you’ll never want the credits to roll.
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