Graywave “Rebirth”

LP - $14.65 / CD - $6.50
LP UPC: 5060852561086
CD UPC: 5060852561093
STREET DATE: 6/24/22
CAT #: CRR122
LABEL: Church Road

Surfacing from ethereal and dreamier planes, UK shoegaze and dreampop act GRAYWAVE are one of the latest additions to the Church Road Records roster. Following on from their 2021 debut EP proper, Planetary Shift, GRAYWAVE is set to release their second extended play, Rebirth, on June 24. Formed in Birmingham, UK in 2019 as a solo venture and creative outlet for Jess Webberley, GRAYWAVE has already amassed a steady stream of singles and qualitative short form releases - drip feeding fans a highly ambitious and modern take on dreampop and shoegaze’s storied sonic spectrum. Returning in 2022, Rebirth is the most revealing and entrancing look into GRAYWAVE’s evolution as an artist. Trading in some of the lo-fi tendencies of her earlier output, Rebirth sees Webberley embrace darker soundscapes and sonic weight across the release’s five tracks. GRAYWAVE’s latest effort is a confident seizing of identity and assured meeting point for the project’s initial potential and newfound blossoming. Opener, Build, and Rebirth’s title track rattle with rhythmic unease and confrontation, as Webberley’s voice drifts between somnolent hypnosis and arresting command. Elsewhere, Closer and Exoplanet effortlessly tie together 90s influence in the vein of Cocteau Twins and Drop Nineteens with a modern touch similar to US contemporaries Citizen. Following their recent union with Church Road Records, 2022 will see GRAYWAVE continue to shine across the UK live circuit. Having already sold out hometown shows, as well as getting through to the latter stages of the Isle of Wight Festival’s ongoing musical showcase that offers a spot on the festival’s New Blood stage, and performing with UK hardcore upstarts Cruelty. Living up to its name, Rebirth is already proving to be a fruitful time of growth for Webberley and GRAYWAVE’s creative self-actualisation - offering fans new and old the most conceptually realised iteration of the project’s limitless avenues of artistic promise yet.

TRACK LISTING:

  1. Build
  2. Rebirth
  3. Exoplanet
  4. Red
  5. Closer

FOR FANS OF:
Emma Ruth Rundle, Citizen, Drab Majesty

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Leaving Time "II"

CASSETTE - $7.00
STREET DATE: 6/24/22
CAT#: SDR079
LABEL: Sunday Drive

For many years, the music from Florida has been known across America, thanks to the thriving hardcore scene throughout the state, plenty of bands and projects, and previous & contemporary labels like IOU Records, From Within Records + more who have supported and given the bands a platform. Leaving Time is a current band whose name seems to be a gem to locals and to others who have discovered their 2021 self-titled EP released on Tiger Records, a local record store in Jacksonville.

Formed in 2020 while members Joel Cedeno, Nick Dilts, Jarod Whalen, and Reed Cothren previously & simultaneously played in bands True Form, Method of Doubt, and more—Leaving Time sonically stands out from the aforementioned. Taking inspiration from the notable '90s alternative-rock and shoegaze sound, Leaving Time adds much of their own to the sound. Subtle nuances like the whirling guitar leads and hardcore-inspired drums give each song a driving punch, taking the singular "shoegaze" descriptor out of the picture. On EP II, the band again connected with Gainesville producer, John Howard to write some of their best songs to date. Pushing the sound heard on their S/T, EP II finds the band coming to form.

TRACK LISTING:

  1. End
  2. RDO
  3. Part II
  4. Slip

MARKETING POINTS:

  • Featuring members of True Form, Method of Doubt

FOR FANS OF:
Smashing Pumpkins, The Cure, Swervedriver, Slowdive, Title Fight

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Speed "Gang Called Speed"

12"EP - $14.00 / CD - $10.70
12"EP UPC: 603111751115
CD UPC: 603111751122
STREET DATE: 6/24/22
CAT#: FSR61
LABEL: Flatspot

With a mission in mind, SPEED are setting out to put Australian hardcore on the map. Formed in 2019, the Sydney-based band have a no holds barred approach and enticing sound that make them standouts in the genre. Composed of vocalist Jem, bassist Aaron Siow, guitarist Josh Clayton and Dennis Vichidvongsa and drummer Kane Vardon, SPEED showcase a tough exterior, but amplify their sense of identity and community in everything they do. Following the release of their demo in 2019, the band teamed up with U.S. label Flatspot Records for a two song EP in 2020 and they’ll join forces again for Gang Called Speed, set for release later this year. Recorded with Elliott Gallart at Chameleon Studios, the six songs on the EP are centered around recognizing who you are in this world, taking ownership of that identity and not letting anyone tell you otherwise. Drawing influence from old school acts like Biohazard and Merauder just as much as bands like Trapped Under Ice, the band are putting forth pit-ready music that make it surprising they’ve only been able to play a handful of shows since their formation. That won’t last for long though as they have more performances planned, and with a new EP on the way, SPEED are positioned to make 2022 their biggest year yet.

TRACK LISTING:

  1. Not That Nice
  2. Another Toy
  3. Move
  4. Big Bite
  5. Every Man For Themself
  6. Know Your Foe
  7. We See U *
  8. A Dumb Dog Gets Flogged *
  9. Devil U Know *
  10. Shut It Down *
  11. Burn Straight Thru U *
  12. Real Sick *
  13. Everybody Bleeds *

  14. Die In The Dark *

  15. CD Bonus Track

MARKETING POINTS:

  • 12” from one of the most promising new hardcore/punk bands
  • Can appeal to not only the Hardcore crowd but also Punk and Metal demographics too
  • Has shared the stage with Terror, No Apologies, Regulate, Malevolence, and many more.
  • Recorded and mixed by Elliot Gallart at Chameleon Studios (Primitive Blast, Justice For The Damned, Death Bells)
  • Will be playing the US for the first time at this years Sound & Fury Festival
  • First LP Vinyl release for the band

FOR FANS OF:
Madball, Biohazard, Trapped Under Ice

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