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| Chicago-based band Melkbelly will release PITH, their multidimensional and strikingly textural new album, on April 3rd via Wax Nine / Carpark Records. Today, they offer a new single/video, “Sickeningly Teeth,”which follows previously released singles “Humid Heart” and “LCR.” In conjunction, they share dates for their recently rescheduled North American tour. “Sickeningly Teeth” is in step with Melkbelly’s unabashed loudness and is “a cough syrup induced self-reflection.” Miranda Winters’ bright vocals are delayed and hazy over raucous instrumentation and periodic tempo shifts. The accompanying video was directed by Marty Schousboe (Joe Pera Talks With You), who also created the videos for Melkbelly’s “Bathroom at the Beach” and “Kid Kreative.” The “Sickeningly Teeth” video completes the Melkbelly Trilogy and is an obvious homage to the greatest trilogy of all time, “The Matrix”. It stars, among others, John Reynolds (Search Party), and is tastefully laden with delightful gross-outs. WATCH MELKBELLY’S VIDEO FOR “SICKENINGLY TEETH” https://youtu.be/ghumw7Ji-P4 |
PITH was summoned from a place of mourning following the loss of a close friend. Miranda Winters drew from diverse scenes—Grimm-like children’s stories too dark for kids; thorny, mossy forests—to create stories that feel distinctly Melkbellian: philosophically strange, strikingly textural, funny and sad and open-hearted. Recording in two short sessions six months apart, the band worked with longtime collaborator Dave Vettraino, this time at Bloomington, Indiana’s Russian Recording. Alongside an arsenal of rock gear and airy synth layers coaxed from a Moog Prodigy, PITH’s was refined by the studio’s collection of rare Russian tube mics, which were placed in every corner to capture Melkbelly’s compelling intensity. WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “HUMID HEART” https://youtu.be/4hMYGDBE7sg WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “LCR” https://youtu.be/sw5IEA8ju88 PRE-ORDER PITH https://smarturl.it/melkbelly_pith MELKBELLY TOUR DATES Sat. Aug. 15 – Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village Tue. Aug. 18 – Toronto, ON @ Baby G Wed. Aug. 19 – Montreal, QC @ La Vitrola Thu. Aug. 20 – Providence, RI @ Columbus Theater Sun. Aug. 23 – Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool Wed. Aug. 26 – Washington, DC @ Comet Ping Pong Thu. Aug. 27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle Fri. Aug. 28 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Roboto PRAISE FOR MELKBELLY “’LCR,’ the album’s lead single, exhibits their chaotic finesse — it’s an intricately put-together tower of noise, filled with bleary moments of relief from leader Miranda Winters” – Stereogum “‘Humid Heart’ is adrift in a mesh of interlocking bass and guitar. The chords seem to link up and split on a whim, the aural equivalent of that push-pull of normality that comes with sudden loss. It all comes to a head in the final freakout, which ends like an abrupt snap back to reality.” – Consequence of Sound “As one of the more exciting bands in recent memory, we’ve patiently awaited their new record and ‘Humid Heart’ is a good reason to believe it’s been worth the wait.” – Post-Trash Melkbelly Online: http://melkbelly.net/ https://twitter.com/melkbelly https://melkbelly.bandcamp.com/ http://pitchperfectpr.com/melkbelly/ https://www.facebook.com/melkbelly/ https://www.instagram.com/melkbelly/ Keep your mind open. [Don’t forget to subscribe before you split.] |
