Biography
Suspended in murky strata of guitar haze, Cupid & Psyche’s introspective post-punk echoes the wistful spirit of the Cure and the Psychedelic Furs while nodding toward subsequent shoegaze influences. The pair, both former members of Abe Vigoda, issued their first full-length album, Romantic Music, in 2023.
Drawing the moniker from Scritti Politti’s 1985 release and retaining every mythological resonance implied by its Greek counterparts, Cupid & Psyche originated in Los Angeles when ex-Abe Vigoda colleagues Michael Vidal and Juan Velasquez—the latter also known from Lunch Lady—reunited. During the initial COVID-19 pandemic period, lacking motivation, they began casual rehearsals in a practice space without any fixed objective. Velasquez described navigating Vidal’s extended chord sequences amid the resulting noisy dissonance, emotion, and eventual catharsis; those qualities prompted additional sessions that shaped the material for Romantic Music, which Felte issued toward the end of 2023.
Drawing the moniker from Scritti Politti’s 1985 release and retaining every mythological resonance implied by its Greek counterparts, Cupid & Psyche originated in Los Angeles when ex-Abe Vigoda colleagues Michael Vidal and Juan Velasquez—the latter also known from Lunch Lady—reunited. During the initial COVID-19 pandemic period, lacking motivation, they began casual rehearsals in a practice space without any fixed objective. Velasquez described navigating Vidal’s extended chord sequences amid the resulting noisy dissonance, emotion, and eventual catharsis; those qualities prompted additional sessions that shaped the material for Romantic Music, which Felte issued toward the end of 2023.
Albums