Lillies and Remains - Superior

As an old, closet goth from the velvet days of post-punk Britain, this track, Superior, caught my attention with the band's name, Lillies and Remains. The name obviously references the classic Bauhaus song from their unbeatable Mask album. Interestingly, Lillies and Remains are from Tokyo, Japan and it gave me a lot of joy to hear that the band cite Bauhaus, along with Public Image Limited, Joy Division and Interpol, as influences.

Superior, the act's single, possibly dials down the hard-edges of the peers that inspired them, but it still manages to leap out of the speakers with a glistening guitar motif and general new wave spirit. The result is a superlative tune with commercial pop appeal, made even more alluring by a stabbing post-punk power source. Superior indeed!

Here's the video: