Daydream Plus, the aurally opposite alter ego of lauded death metal band, Tomb Mold, recently announced their debut album, Second Last Day of Summer, and today they’re back with another new single, “More Time Alone.”

Arriving 10th July via Run For Cover Records, Second Last Day of Summer is a feel-good fusion of math rock, city pop, and ’90s emo instrumentals that captures the bittersweet nostalgic fun of the waning summer months. “More Time Alone” follows lead single “Speed Limit” (which drew attention from Pitchfork, Stereogum, BrooklynVegan, and more) and offers another cut of mind-bending musicianship and sugary sweet melodicism, this time leaning into the band’s city pop influences with a saxophone solo by Joseph Shabason (Destroyer, War on Drugs), to soundtrack a warm June evening.

Led by Tomb Mold shredder Payson Power, along with the band’s drummer Max Klebanoff and bassist Kevin Sia, Daydream Plus formed in 2020 as a way of exploring melodic, catchy compositions well outside of their main band’s hyper-aggressive purview. Over the course of two EPs the group honed their bubbly blend of math rock, jazz, and city pop, along with video game soundtracks and anime scores to create their signature sound. Now with their debut album, the group have proven that the project has legs beyond its initial premise, and they’ve pushed the music and world building to even greater heights.