HousePlants ponder life in a simulation in groovy new single

HousePlants are back with the latest single from their forthcoming sophomore album out later this year.

Following the success of previous singles ‘No Pushover’ and ‘Every Flower is a Field’, HousePlants continue to explore new sonic territories with ‘Someone Throws a Brick’, threaded through a thick groove and loose-jointed bassline. The track showcases the duo's signature electronic soundscapes combined with lyrics that invite listeners to reflect on the world around them, namely life in a simulation.

“It seems that from sneering at Elon Musk talking with his bros in the bath about The Simulation Argument, I too became interested in the idea that we are living a simulation, and am now a wannabe bro in Elon’s bath," Paul Noonan of HousePlants says. "What if, many millennia hence, there are lifeforms controlling what we are now experiencing as life, in some sort of evolution of a computer simulation? Pushing us around, in a Petri dish? That we really have no agency - that the joys and devastation, cruelty and triumphs are at the whims of and for the entertainment of these beings?

"My head hurts a little when I try to understand how this might be the case, or even that we’re living a simulation within a simulation, but sometimes I can touch it. Ultimately I don’t think it’s the case, but a fun one to think on… And as always, is window-dressing for making people move. We hope it does so.”

As the creative force of Bell X1 frontman Paul Noonan and the ground-breaking producer Daithí, HousePlants continue to captivate audiences with their distinct brand of electric music. After the critical acclaim of their 2021 Choice Prize-nominated album Dry Goods and the subsequent 2022 EP Seaglass, the duo has had a whirlwind summer playing to enthusiastic crowds. With three singles out from their highly-anticipated LP, the duo continue to offer tantalising previews of their sophomore follow-up.