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Quicksand
Distant Populations
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The new album from post-hardcore legends QUICKSAND, their second since reuniting. Produced by Will Yip.
Distant Populations, just the fourth full-length album of Quicksand’s career, comes as a comparatively swift follow-up to Interiors--which itself came a full 22 years after its predecessor, 1995’s Manic Compression.
Critically lauded and deemed very much worth the wait, Interiors succeeded in reestablishing the band as the powerful and contemporary entity they had always been.
Distant Populations has a punchier, more up-tempo sound than its predecessor; its 11 songs are concise, carved sonic jewels boasting not a single wasted note; and its raw power, its gripping lyricism, leaps out from the very first listening. It is a striking step up for the band.
The songwriting itself had been no minor process: Following the release of Interiors, the band successfully toured around the world and in the process fully re-established their chemistry together.
Looking forward to making the next album, the three of them-frontman / guitarist Walter Schreifels, bassist Sergio Vega, and drummer Alan Cage - had methodically recorded various soundchecks, improvisations, and show rehearsals, and compiled the results.
“Eventually, when it came time to make a record,” Schreifels says, “we would just edit down to the ones that were most exciting to us all, and then refocus on them and see if we could recapture the magic from it.”
There may be a final irony in the title of Distant Populations. Practically speaking, that’s precisely whom Quicksand recorded it for: Listeners very far away.
Not a single one of these songs has ever been played live onstage. The band has dates on hold for the fall, notes Schreifels, and fingers are crossed Quicksandwill be out there performing very soon. They will likely be the most memorable shows of the band’s career.
Epitaph
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Night Letters
Witness To The Love
It's hard to believe that the eerie instrumentation and atmospheric undertones of Night Letters grew out of the DIY punk scene. Vocalist Tony 'TK' Klein (More Than Life) and guitarist Kai Sheldon (Landscapes) have been friends since school, both hailing from the same small town in South West England. Tours in mainland Europe with UKHC heavyweights Dead Swans brought Benny Mead into the picture and all three bonded over drums as TK, then drummer for More Than Life, fondly recalls 'I was blown away with Benny's drumming and he inspired me to be a better musician'. As with so many touring experiences, friendships formed that would last a lifetime.
In 2012 TK found himself living and working in Berlin, another local resident just so happened to be Adam Crowe from Australian hardcore crew Miles Away. 'We started hanging out and talking about our experiences playing in bands and after a quiet period with More Than Life I approached Adam and asked him if he was interested in starting a new project. He was up for it and we recorded ‘Reflect the Sky' in Berlin". To begin with, Night Letters was just a two-piece studio project but after Germany's Day By Day Records agreed to release the EP it quickly became clear that the music had no ceiling and the demand for live shows brought Benny and Kai back into the fold.
In 2018, now a four-piece, Night Letters entered British studio the Ranch to record their debut album with producer Lewis Johns (Funeral For A Friend, Rolo Tomassi). TK is aware of the band's roots and how important the punk rock scene was to them, 'We're still and always will be hardcore kids but we felt like we needed something that represented us now as adults. We took a lot of elements from hardcore, the build-up parts, the explosive energy in the guitars, the dynamic drums and brutally honest lyrics. I'm still angry but It's a different type of anger now. I'm not angry at the world so much, but I am still trying to find a connection. Trying to find out what makes us who we are, exploring our mental environments, and adapting to the changes life throws at us'.
'Witness to the Love' is a hardcore record at heart - honest, raw and passionate. But it's also far more than that. Night Letters blend elements of shoegaze, indie and dream pop to create a sonic wall of sound that leaves the listener bathing in alt-rock ecstasy.
Venn Records
LP
FIDDLEHEAD
Between The Richness
Indies exclusive LP is on 'white / blue / galaxy / swirl' coloured vinyl. The second full length album from the awesome emo-punks Fiddlehead, fans of Basement, Title Fight, Citizen and Gouge Away should check this out. Fiddlehead wasn’t supposed to make a second record. But, if we’re being totally honest, they weren’t supposed to make their first record either. Formed in what singer Pat Flynn describes as “a deeply, deeply, laughably depressing part of my life,” Fiddlehead was born with modest intentions. Flynn and his then-roommate, guitarist Alex Dow, decided to work on some songs, and with Basement having just broken up, guitarist Alex Henery entered the fold. Drummer Shawn Costa and bassist Adam Gonsalves - who has since been replaced by Casey Nealon - linked up with them and, all together, they wrote what would become the Out Of The Bloom EP. Those five songs established what Fiddlehead would be, a band that merged elements of post-hardcore, post-punk, and classic ‘80s emo into something that felt distinctly theirs.
Run For Cover
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