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“ISTA is a rock and roll love bomb exploding In Sound To All…a power plant of psychedelic garage rock energy engineered to power every house capable of receiving the signal –
if you can hear it, you can feel it.”
– IT’S PSYCHEDELIC BABY
Brooklyn, NY-based rock collective ISTA are proud to announce the arrival of their explosive new album, In Sound To All, available everywhere now. Recorded with longtime producer Sam Cohen (Kevin Morby, Rhett Miller, Curtis Harding), In Sound To All includes such standout tracks as the synth-powered funk workout, “Crusher,” joined today by a 70’s noir-inspired official music video shot on location on California’s Catalina Island by director Erez Horovitz (Fruit Bats, Josh Ritter, Yellowbirds) and streaming now on YouTube.
“I don’t remember a ton about how this one came about other than that I became acutely focused on creating the synth sound that would become the main riff of the choruses,” says ISTA singer and guitarist Rex Costello. “I was so imbued with the moment of creating it on Moog that to this day I haven’t been able to remember how to reproduce the sound, so when it came to record with Sam, we ended up sampling those parts from the demo, then proceeded to add all the fuzzy bass and guitars on top. It sat as a funny demo idea for around three years before we actually considered turning it into an ISTA song and adding it to the new record. Lyrically, I think the mantra and message of the song is the chorus, ‘Love is the fear crusher.’”
“I don’t know if Rex watched Night Moves like I told him to,” says Erez Horovitz, “but his mustache reminds me of Gene Hackman, and the way he stalks – he’s a natural shamus. Maybe that’s why this shoot felt the way it did. To be frank, making a video on an island comes with its frustrations, but I can’t imagine doing it anywhere but Catalina. The place is a mystery in itself.”
WATCH “CRUSHER” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
STREAM/PURCHASE IN SOUND TO ALL
Born from a bicoastal clash of energies somewhere between the communal vibrations of Ken Kesey’s lysergically charged Acid Tests and the electric atmosphere of New Year’s Eve at Studio 54, ISTA fuse a timeless array of genres – from garage rock and classic funk to disco, electronic, and punk – into a riff-charged, groove-infused, harmony-bedazzled sound all their own. Founded in 2019 by West Coast transplants Rex Costello (vocals, guitar) and Oliver Hart (guitar), what began as a Brooklyn studio project soon morphed into a full-fledged band rounded out by Evan Eubanks (drums), Diona West (bass, vocals), Chloe Golding (keys, backing vocals), and Dan Rico (guitar) along with an ever-evolving cast of additional musicians. ISTA swiftly earned attention for their invigorating sonic and visual approach and ecstatic live performances. In Sound To All now sees ISTA pushing their radiant musical aesthetic further than ever before with such multi-faceted tracks as “Gods In Heat,” hailed by FLOOD in their exclusive video premiere feature as a “neo-psych blues-rock rager…built upon blown-out riffs and a backing bed of buzzing synths.” Further highlights include “Up To Chance,” “Low Fruit,” “Aim For The Heart,” “Megawatt,” and “Waves,” the latter of which was named among the ”Best of 2025” by Los Angeles’ influential KCRW. Equally inventive music videos, full-length live performances, and more can be found now on the official ISTA YouTube channel.
ISTA celebrated the arrival of In Sound To All last night with a sold-out album release event at New York City’s Night Club 101. Additional dates will be announced soon. For updates, please visit www.istasound.com/tour.
WATCH “UP TO CHANCE” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
WATCH “GODS IN HEAT” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
WATCH “LOW FRUIT” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
WATCH “WAVES” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
WATCH “AIM FOR THE HEART” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
WATCH “MEGAWATT” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
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