Deux Visages break down Call It Goodbye track by track and the move to Pure Noise

Deux Visages have walked through Call It Goodbye song by song, detailing how the record came together after years of setbacks. The trio — vocalist Daphney Hanono, guitarist Jack Chiu and bassist Tony Jouvin — signed to Pure Noise Records earlier this summer, following a stretch that included getting dropped by a major, relocating to Philadelphia and sitting on a stack of unreleased songs.

The album was tracked in Miami with Arquimides "Arkii" Cala, who has worked with the band since their 2023 debut single. According to the group, "Behind" was the first song recorded, cut in a cramped rap studio where smoke in the walls left them sick for days. Several other tracks were written in a Florida garage practice space, until noise complaints and the cops pushed rehearsals into Chiu's living room.

Lyrically, the record circles coming-of-age anxieties. Opener "Disengage" was built around a long-distance relationship after the move north. "Missed Calls," long nicknamed "Pop Song," deals with late nights, bathroom floors and unanswered calls from your mom. "Automatic" turned into an internal monologue about the record deal, touring and burnout, while "Fleeting Wishes" was designed to sound like a wind-up box and "Silhouette" was trimmed from a full song into an interlude about falling in love.

Chiu framed the band's current footing simply: "For a long time, we didn't know how long the ground we were standing on was going to be there." After recent runs with Sweet Pill and the Linda Lindas, Deux Visages are playing two release shows, a hometown date at Philly's Ruba Club and a New York stop at Night Club 101.