THE DARLING FIRE "Distortions" LP
āThis place is a monument to my broken soul.ā
After enduring the crushing sorrow of loss and grief, The Darling Fire return with their sophomore release. āDistortionsā is a dark and pensive journey in ten compositions that transcends both beauty and pain, seamlessly combining elements of shoegaze, post-hardcore, and metal. Ghostly female vocals float above a pounding wall of sound, sewn together with vast atmospheric waves. Bleak, somber, and enchanting.
Most will find āDistortionsā to be a significant departure from their previous LP āDark Celebrationā as this recording is much more abrasive, gloomy, and broodingāmore metal influenced than indie. The band felt that this new aggressive sound more accurately portrayed the sadness, rage, and pain they felt and that it seamlessly balanced with the hypnotizing softness of Jolieās vocals. The outcome was an amalgamation of something beautiful, austere, and cathartic. It combines the haunting chills of My Bloody Valentine and the heaviness of Deftones. āIt felt like a natural evolution for us to go in this directionāto create more movementā¦ā says Jolie Lindholm, allowing the band to feel unconstrained while writing this album without having to force these songs to adhere to one genre or sound.
The vast collective experience of each member of The Darling Fire is exceptional by any measure. Members previously played with: Shai Hulud, Further Seems Forever, The Rocking Horse Winner, As Friends Rust, and Strongarm. An impressive collaboration that was only strengthened by working with Producer Jay Maas (Defeater, Title Fight, Bane) in the studio. The outcome is an impressive and ambitious album that will resonate with listeners of all underground music.
āIāve had very specific dreams and nightmares throughout my life that I still remember vividly. A dream can blur the line between what is and isnāt real. At times, we may wake from a good dream and want to fall back into it; or we tell ourselves to wake from a nightmare, only to realize whatās happening on this plane is stranger than the one we just left.ā
"The cavernous mood and feel of the harmonics infuses the tune with delicious undulating textures, souped-up yet edged by gleaming effervescence." ā RAWCKUS
Tracklist:
01. Machina
02. Heart Will Stop
03. Clean Hands
04. Downer
05. Amber
06. Hers
07. Perigee
08. Rituals
09. Samsara
10. Legless
Pressing Information:
150 x Rituals (Blue/Silver Merge w/ Magenta and Black Splatter)
150 x Samsara (Furnace Fest '22 Exclusive)
200 x Perigee (Ghostly White w/ Sea and Black Splatter)
200 x Amber (Bone White)
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THE DARLING FIRE "Distortions" LP
āThis place is a monument to my broken soul.ā
After enduring the crushing sorrow of loss and grief, The Darling Fire return with their sophomore release. āDistortionsā is a dark and pensive journey in ten compositions that transcends both beauty and pain, seamlessly combining elements of shoegaze, post-hardcore, and metal. Ghostly female vocals float above a pounding wall of sound, sewn together with vast atmospheric waves. Bleak, somber, and enchanting.
Most will find āDistortionsā to be a significant departure from their previous LP āDark Celebrationā as this recording is much more abrasive, gloomy, and broodingāmore metal influenced than indie. The band felt that this new aggressive sound more accurately portrayed the sadness, rage, and pain they felt and that it seamlessly balanced with the hypnotizing softness of Jolieās vocals. The outcome was an amalgamation of something beautiful, austere, and cathartic. It combines the haunting chills of My Bloody Valentine and the heaviness of Deftones. āIt felt like a natural evolution for us to go in this directionāto create more movementā¦ā says Jolie Lindholm, allowing the band to feel unconstrained while writing this album without having to force these songs to adhere to one genre or sound.
The vast collective experience of each member of The Darling Fire is exceptional by any measure. Members previously played with: Shai Hulud, Further Seems Forever, The Rocking Horse Winner, As Friends Rust, and Strongarm. An impressive collaboration that was only strengthened by working with Producer Jay Maas (Defeater, Title Fight, Bane) in the studio. The outcome is an impressive and ambitious album that will resonate with listeners of all underground music.
āIāve had very specific dreams and nightmares throughout my life that I still remember vividly. A dream can blur the line between what is and isnāt real. At times, we may wake from a good dream and want to fall back into it; or we tell ourselves to wake from a nightmare, only to realize whatās happening on this plane is stranger than the one we just left.ā
"The cavernous mood and feel of the harmonics infuses the tune with delicious undulating textures, souped-up yet edged by gleaming effervescence." ā RAWCKUS
Tracklist:
01. Machina
02. Heart Will Stop
03. Clean Hands
04. Downer
05. Amber
06. Hers
07. Perigee
08. Rituals
09. Samsara
10. Legless
Pressing Information:
150 x Rituals (Blue/Silver Merge w/ Magenta and Black Splatter)
150 x Samsara (Furnace Fest '22 Exclusive)
200 x Perigee (Ghostly White w/ Sea and Black Splatter)
200 x Amber (Bone White)
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āThis place is a monument to my broken soul.ā
After enduring the crushing sorrow of loss and grief, The Darling Fire return with their sophomore release. āDistortionsā is a dark and pensive journey in ten compositions that transcends both beauty and pain, seamlessly combining elements of shoegaze, post-hardcore, and metal. Ghostly female vocals float above a pounding wall of sound, sewn together with vast atmospheric waves. Bleak, somber, and enchanting.
Most will find āDistortionsā to be a significant departure from their previous LP āDark Celebrationā as this recording is much more abrasive, gloomy, and broodingāmore metal influenced than indie. The band felt that this new aggressive sound more accurately portrayed the sadness, rage, and pain they felt and that it seamlessly balanced with the hypnotizing softness of Jolieās vocals. The outcome was an amalgamation of something beautiful, austere, and cathartic. It combines the haunting chills of My Bloody Valentine and the heaviness of Deftones. āIt felt like a natural evolution for us to go in this directionāto create more movementā¦ā says Jolie Lindholm, allowing the band to feel unconstrained while writing this album without having to force these songs to adhere to one genre or sound.
The vast collective experience of each member of The Darling Fire is exceptional by any measure. Members previously played with: Shai Hulud, Further Seems Forever, The Rocking Horse Winner, As Friends Rust, and Strongarm. An impressive collaboration that was only strengthened by working with Producer Jay Maas (Defeater, Title Fight, Bane) in the studio. The outcome is an impressive and ambitious album that will resonate with listeners of all underground music.
āIāve had very specific dreams and nightmares throughout my life that I still remember vividly. A dream can blur the line between what is and isnāt real. At times, we may wake from a good dream and want to fall back into it; or we tell ourselves to wake from a nightmare, only to realize whatās happening on this plane is stranger than the one we just left.ā
"The cavernous mood and feel of the harmonics infuses the tune with delicious undulating textures, souped-up yet edged by gleaming effervescence." ā RAWCKUS
Tracklist:
01. Machina
02. Heart Will Stop
03. Clean Hands
04. Downer
05. Amber
06. Hers
07. Perigee
08. Rituals
09. Samsara
10. Legless
Pressing Information:
150 x Rituals (Blue/Silver Merge w/ Magenta and Black Splatter)
150 x Samsara (Furnace Fest '22 Exclusive)
200 x Perigee (Ghostly White w/ Sea and Black Splatter)
200 x Amber (Bone White)
