Anklebiter / Prevention "Split"

7"EP - $7.50 / CASSETTE - $7.00
STREET DATE: 6/28/24
CAT#: SDR-121
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Northeast and Midwest hardcore join on this split 7" with the perfect pairing of Anklebiter & Prevention. Anklebiter continues to deliver short and fast hardcore, and seems to do it better and better with each release; nailing the influences from LOC affiliates, Righteous Jams, and Rampage, and executed with a fresh take on the sound. Prevention, another band that shines in straight-forward hardcore, packs a rhythmic-punch on their side, with a harder tone, similar to the likes of 00s hardcore bands No Warning, Guns Up! and Down To Nothing. This split is presented by Delayed Gratification & Sunday Drive Records--another collaboration that's been meaning to happen.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Tempest
02. Paradise
03. Internalized
04. Don't You Want to Be Free?

MARKETING POINTS:

• Anklebiter supporting Have Heart this summer
• Both bands appearing Tied Down Fest

FOR FANS OF:
Righteous Jams, No Warning

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All Under Heaven "What Lies Ahead Of Me"

LP - $17.50 / CD - $7.00
STREET DATE: 6/7/24
CAT#: SDR-119
LABEL: Sunday Drive

"What Lies Ahead Of Me", as the title suggests, is a look toward the future. Years after their formation, multiple EPs and plenty of touring, All Under Heaven seem to have come to fruition on their debut LP. The band has greatly evolved upon their sound--previously content in the "shoegaze" sphere--now pulling in a mix of influences from alternative bands like The Cure, Pinback or The Smiths, while embracing new instruments such as synthesizers and electronic drum beats. The added instruments, a focus on melodicism and DeFabritus' vocals more upfront and stronger than ever create a beautiful record, exploring themes of love, loss and friendship. "What Lies Ahead Of Me" marks a shift for the band and further carves out their space in contemporary, alternative music.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Alone As Ever
02. Receiving Certain Answers
03. Rolling
04. Always
05. Demon Time
06. Believing
07. September
08. Right Here

MARKETING POINTS:

• Debut album
• Over 100k monthly listeners on Spotify

FOR FANS OF:
Starflyer 59, The Cure, Pinback

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Bliss Fields “Bliss Fields”

CD - $7.00
STREET DATE: 5/17/24
CAT#: SDR-123
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Toronto’s Bliss Fields has existed in various forms over the past eleven years. Formerly known as Iris, the band started as an indie/shoegaze band writing music in the early wave of the ‘shoegaze revival’ sound. Things fizzled out shortly after, and in the late 2010s, the group reformed under the new name, Bliss Fields, now with a restructured lineup. 2022’s LP, “Slowly, Forever” pushed the band the furthest they’ve come in their sound, incorporating more indie and alt-rock leaning elements onto their already established shoegaze sound. And now in 2024, the band continues to evolve further on their self titled EP, and their first on Sunday Drive Records. Influences from emo and alternative rock bands like Jimmy Eat World and The Smashing Pumpkins begin to flood into the songwriting; bringing more anthemic & catchy hooks, with heavier, distorted riffs to each song. Bliss Fields is in the process of once again reinventing themselves and continues to push their sound, which is sure to be heard on their next follow up on SDR.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Strange Ways
02. When It Meant Something
03. Daydream
04. Summer

FOR FANS OF:
Smashing Pumpkins, Jimmy Eat World

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alovesopure "You'll Be a Memory"

LP - $17.25
STREET DATE: 5/3/24
CAT#: SDR-120
LABEL: Sunday Drive

alovesopure is from the creative mind of Tobby Davilmar (Collateral, Be All End All), an active participant in South Florida’s consistently vibrant hardcore scene. alovesopure is a very different project from Davilmar’s discography; focused on electronic music, pulling in various sounds ranging from drum ‘n’ bass, dance, hip-hop, and r&b. The ambient, electronic landscapes evoke energy and nostalgia from the early digital age of the 90s to the early 00’s, largely influenced by the likes of Björk, Aphex Twin and Goldie. “You’ll Be A Memory” has been in the works for years, and is the third full-length from Davilmar. It’s some of the most realized work from alovesopure that easily captivates the ear.

TRACK LISTING: 01. celestial
02. until it's my reality
03. where you are
04. castle in spain
05. blossomed pt. II
06. dream dancer
07. diary
08. vanguard award
09. crepuscular light
10. blanket

MARKETING POINTS:

• Feat. member of Be All End All, Collateral

FOR FANS OF:
Björk, Aphex Twin, Goldie

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Holydanger "The Ethereal Beauty"

LP - $17.25
STREET DATE: 3/22/24
CAT#: SDR-116
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Somewhere along an intersection between new-wave, post-punk, and indie rock, lies Holydanger. The band formed in Paris, France in 2021, and in little time, already formed their full-length, debut LP, "The Ethereal Beauty". They recorded with UK producer, Jim Spencer (New Order, Electronic, The Charlatans) and the songs were mastered at the legendary Abbey Road Studios by engineer, Frank Arkwright (Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura). After a year or so, the LP came to fruition and resulted in a refreshing take on this sound. Approaching new-wave/post-punk from the members' hardcore perspective gives even the softer songs a bit of edge, and ensures that each track has a catchy hook. Tracks like the opener, "Nowhere Near Prepared" or "Radiant You" showcase this the best, showing the range of an anthemic pop song to an emo-inspired ballad song. "The Ethereal Beauty" was released in the fall of 2023 independently, and is now being reissued on Sunday Drive Records, and available for the first time on 12" vinyl.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Nowhere Near Prepared
02. Acting Real Nice
03. 700m²
04. Satin Fields
05. Zeinot
06. Radiant You
07. Mausoleo
08. Vacation From Ourselves

MARKETING POINTS:

• Produced by Jim Spencer (New Order, Electronic, The Charlatans)
• Abbey Road Studios by engineer, Frank Arkwright (Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura)
• Reissue of the LP, available on vinyl for first time

FOR FANS OF:
New Order, The Cure, Blitz

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Hollow Suns "Free Fall"

12"EP - $15.30
STREET DATE: 3/8/24
CAT#: SDR-115
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Following their debut 2022 LP, "Otherside", Hollow Suns returns with the EP, "Free Fall". Tokyo band, Hollow Suns are no strangers to U.S. hardcore/punk and have always had elements of it in their music. For the most part, Hollow Suns pulled more from 90's alternative rock bands like Foo Fighters or Jimmy Eat World; creating catchy guitar-hook-driven music. On "Free Fall" which is still present, however, Hollow Suns are diving more into the post-hardcore mix of things, pulling inspiration more from bands like Quicksand, Jawbox, and Helmet. This is a natural evolution in sound for Hollow Suns, which primarily shines on the title track, 'Free Fall'; while a track like, 'No Progression' displays their talent for writing a perfect guitar alt-rock song. Like their previous LP, "Free Fall" is also mixed and mastered by Will Yip, which adds his signature touch on each of these songs, with artwork from Kyle Niland (Scheme Records) to present these songs with a nod to 90's post-hardcore artwork. "Free Fall" is available in the USA from Sunday Drive Records and on Ice Grill$ in Japan.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Free Fall
2. Fear
3. No Progression
4. All You Got

MARKETING POINTS:

• Mixed and mastered by Will Yip
• Upcoming Japan tours with Koyo, Superheaven and Citizen in the winter and spring

FOR FANS OF:
Quicksand, Foo Fighters, Jawbox

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Kairo "After Forever"

12"EP - $17.25
STREET DATE: 2/23/24
CAT#: SDR-113
LABEL: Sunday Drive

"After Forever" is the second EP from Pensacola, Florida's alternative rock band, Kairo. This EP follows their 2022 debut, "Wither" released on From Within Records, which established their sound somewhere between emo and alternative rock with a mix of grunge and shoegaze. Sharing members of Statement of Pride and Glazed Eyes, Kairo is a very different band than the aforementioned, however, similarities exist with the attention to melody focused in alt/indie rock, and heaviness shared in hardcore and alt-rock from the sound of Les Pauls. "After Forever" is over in just about 14 minutes; each track hits and delivers with tons of melody--something that is difficult to attend to within the huge wave of sound. Kairo has crafted these four tracks to flow seamlessly into each other, making it catchy and easy to leave on repeat.

TRACK LISTING:

1. How Nice
2. Bliss Bliss
3. Bittersweet
4. In Time

MARKETING POINTS:

• Featuring members of Statement of Pride and Glazed Eyes

FOR FANS OF:
Smashing Pumpkins, Sunny Day Real Estate

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Generation "Satellites & Suns"

7"EP - $7.50
STREET DATE: 2/16/24
CAT#: SDR-108
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Expressive thoughts & feelings, delivered with melody and hardcore is a quick way to sum up Generation's sound. Formed in 2019 in Manchester, England by a group of friends who've played together and in separate hardcore bands (Insist, Standpoint, Reflect, etc.), one of the goals of the band was to have an everlasting band to write for, for years to come--and in a different approach, stylistically. Generation was introduced through their 2019 LP, "Call It A Life" on IOU Records, which showcased their talent of excellent writing of rev-summer era hardcore. A couple of EPs later, you can begin to hear more progression--still very much inspired by DC Hardcore, but with more melody and leaning into more structured alternative-rock songs--think Hüsker Du or The Replacements mixed with One Last Wish and Dag Nasty. On their first EP since 2021, "Satellites & Suns" greatly showcases the skill and progression that Generation has crafted over the years--three songs, full of catchy hooks and melodies to sing along to or stage dive to.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Satellites & Suns
2. I Hear They Say
3. Disheartened

MARKETING POINTS:

• Featuring members of Insist (React! Records)

FOR FANS OF:
Rites of Spring, Hüsker Du, Fiddlehead

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Prim "I'll Drive + Golden Tooth"

FLEXI 7"EP - $4.75
STREET DATE: 2/16/24
CAT#: SDR-114
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Prim is an alternative-rock band, originally started in Houston, Texas and now located in Seattle, WA. The band self-released an EP in 2021, followed by "As I'll Ever Be" on Coreruption Records, and now, the new single, "I'll Drive + Golden Tooth" as their debut on Sunday Drive Records. Prim combines influences from 80--90's alternative and indie-rock from the likes of Yo La Tengo, Dinosaur Jr and Sonic Youth. "I'll Drive + Golden Tooth" is self-produced by Prim, and features vocals from guitarist, Evelyn for the first time. With a duo of vocals and fuzzy guitars, the band leans heavily on melody creating insanely catchy songs to drive to. Prim's debut LP is out in 2024 on Sunday Drive Records.

TRACK LISTING:

1. I'll Drive
2. Golden Tooth

MARKETING POINTS:

• Features members of Apex Predator and Worn

FOR FANS OF:
Yo La Tengo, Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth

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Glazed Eyes “Holding Out On A Dream”

LP - $17.25
STREET DATE: 1/5/24
CAT#: SDR-110
LABEL: Sunday Drive

"Holding Out On a Dream" keeps heartfelt memories in focus, while attempting to move forward at the same time. This juxtaposition brings many emotions--felt across long drives, nights and days. The music from Pensacola's, Glazed Eyes portrays these feelings in a way many people relate to--the nostalgic sound of late 90s alternative rock, mixed with emo sing-alongs ranging from Jimmy Eat World to Third Eye Blind or Teenage Fanclub. On their debut LP, Glazed Eyes is able to perfectly craft these infectious melodies that are suitable for singing along on a roadtrip with friends or quietly alone in a bedroom.

TRACK LISTING:

1. (Garden)
2. Indian Summer
3. See You There
4. Holding Out on a Dream
5. Take My Hand
6. Tried
7. Way Down
8. Eddie's Song
9. Wonder
10. Fault
11. Hardened Heart
12. Don't

MARKETING POINTS:

• Featuring members of Malice at the Palice, Burning Strong

FOR FANS OF:
Jimmy Eat World, Third Eye Blind, Goo Goo Dolls

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Juan Cordero "Songs About Ghosts"

LP - $17.25
STREET DATE: 12/1/23
CAT#: SDR-101
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Wandering, distance and sleeplessness creep through each song on the debut LP, "Songs About Ghosts" from Texas, indie-rock artist, Juan Cordero. Born over the years from songwriter, Jonathan Perez (Trauma Ray) as an output of solo expression, Juan Cordero succeeds in this; while drenched in fuzzy guitars and noisy melodies. With the help of friends & bandmates, Mario Cernadas and Uriel Avilia, with mixing/master engineer, Corey Coffman, "Songs About Ghosts" is crafted exactly as envisioned from Perez. Welding influences from Dinosaur Jr to Red House Painters and Duster, Juan Cordero creates these haunting, yet beautiful songs that manage to get stuck in your head from their catchy melodies and mysterious-like lyrics. The words, "I'll come around--I'll come around for you" are the last sung on "Songs About Ghosts"; perfectly ending and summarize the feeling of the record as a whole.

TRACK LISTING:

1. SWAT
2. Casiorock
3. Halfstep90
4. Blink
5. Trouble
6. DRIP
7. Transient Memories
8. Blood on the Afternoon
9. Pink Cloud

MARKETING POINTS:

• Written and performed by members of Trauma Ray
• Mixed and mastered by Corey Coffman

FOR FANS OF:
Dinosaur Jr, Red House Painter, Duster

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Still "Doomed"

12"EP - Black
STREET DATE: 11/24/23
CAT#: SDR-109
LABEL: Sunday Drive

While still retaining the heaviness and waves of noise heard on their debut, "Faint", the St. Louis shoegaze band, Still returns on "Doomed" with a focus on melody--constantly drifting through the guitars and vocals. Reunited with longtime producer, Gabe Usery and mastered again with Zac Montez, they have clearly all approached "Doomed" a little differently. Vocals are more upfront, paired with the leading guitars and a background of fuzzy bass and crashing drums. Still seemed to have fully realized in these songs--dealing with dullness and yearning, yet delivered with abrasiveness and whispering vocals.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Crushed
2. Drift
3. Phases
4. Doomed
5. Movements

MARKETING POINTS:

• Follow up EP to the sold out record, "Faint"
• Featuring members of Squint, Time and Pressure

FOR FANS OF:
My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Ride

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Strange Joy "Power Pop"

7"EP - $7.50
STREET DATE: 11/17/23
CAT#: SDR-103
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Right when Strange Joy came out of the gates in Houston in 2021, it was obvious there was something unique and special about the band. A raw energy was always present at their live shows, always paired with a sense of melody, and sticking out from the lineup--in the best way possible. Over the past year, with continuous shows and newcomers, Strange Joy have naturally evolved and adapted into what we hear today. Their new record, Power Pop is their strongest display yet; showing a much more straight-forward, fast and angry hardcore sound. Not to say the band has abandoned their melody, but have incorporated it into these songs with a new approach. Ringing guitar strings are heard throughout the tracks, while other guitars have a fuzzy and driving sound, along with Castillo's vocal patterns that never fail to make Strange Joy's songs as catchy as they are. Power Pop is titled appropriately--this is Strange Joy at their most powerful sounding yet.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Heatwave
2. Power Pop
3. Brickwork
4. Fiending (Blank Out)

MARKETING POINTS:

• East coast tour planned for the winter
• First new music since their debut EP

FOR FANS OF:
Fucked Up, Deep Wound, My Luck, Jawbreaker

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Dan Darrah & The Rain "Rivers Bridges Trains"

LP - $17.25
STREET DATE: 11/17/23
CAT#: SDR-107
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Dan Darrah is a twenty-something Toronto-based songwriter and guitar player whose compositions embed themselves in listeners' memories via off-kilter Beatles-esque melodicism and impressionistic lyrics that come by their romanticism obliquely, ironically, almost aphoristically. Whereas Darrah has for years been recording songs off the cuff by himself in his bedroom, his new album, Rivers Bridges Trains, was recorded in a proper studio, over several months, with the help of players and singers he's known and collaborated with since his adolescence on Greater Toronto's eastern outskirts. The album, which collates and repurposes many of those old bedroom songs, is protean and rangy in the tradition of songcraft-oriented acts like Teenage Fanclub, Mojave 3, and Jets to Brazil. British Invasion harmony melds with country-rock languor as a somewhat bemused kitchen-sink realism emerges out of a swirl of half-recovered memories.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Charade
2. Look Away
3. Rule of Three
4. C.A.L. Jam
5. Blue
6. May Moon Interlude
7. I'll Be Surprised
8. Thorn
9. Rivers Without Swimmers
10. High Note

MARKETING POINTS:

• Featuring members of Mil-Spec
• Debut LP from Dan Darrah & The Rain

FOR FANS OF:
Mojave 3, Teenage Fanclub, Jets to Brazil

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Feverchild "Altering a Memory"

Feverchild "Altering a Memory"

LP - $16.60
STREET DATE: 11/3/23
CAT#: SDR104
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Feverchild seemed to have mastered their sound of late 90's post-hardcore/emo on their latest and most thorough release yet, "Altering a Memory". Following a self-titled EP and two-song single (the latter appearing on this album) in addition to their first tour, the band is at their strongest yet. "Altering a Memory" is primarily driven by melody--something the band has always incorporated, but now more attentive to. The intro track and "Eva" show the band stripping away some of the abrasiveness of their sound, and pull back to incorporate more quiet and atmospheric elements; ultimately creating a more diverse album where both the quiet and louder moments are more noticeable. "Altering a Memory" may be a stepping stone--not just for Feverchild--but perhaps for a new wave of emo to come.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Intro
2. City of Flowers
3. Altering a Memory
4. Coming Down
5. See Through Wedding Gown
6. Eva
7. Witching Hour
8. You Know I Can't

MARKETING POINTS:

• Released on Re-Ignition Records in EU and Sunday Drive Records in USA
• First 12" Vinyl from Feverchild

FOR FANS OF:
Texas is the Reason, Get Up Kids, Sunny Day Real Estate

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Leaving Time "I + II"

LP - $17.25
STREET DATE: 10/27/23
CAT#: SDR-100
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Leaving Time recorded and self-released their debut EP, “I” in 2021. The record was titled “I” with the intention to release a follow up titled, “II” to connect the two EPs. “II” was the bands’ debut on Sunday Drive Records, and was available on a limited cassette.

While most of the tracks on these EPs remain in the bands’ live set, they haven’t been easily accessible on a physical format until now, connecting the two EPs for the first time on 12” vinyl. “I + II” features new artwork from Joel Cedeno and properly documents these tracks as the band focuses on the future with a new LP to come.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Stay
2. Bloom
3. Yellow
4. Still
5. Drag
6. End
7. RDO
8. Pt. II
9. Slip

MARKETING POINTS:

• Compiles both EPs from Leaving Time and available on vinyl for the first time

FOR FANS OF: Smashing Pumpkins, Hum, Slowdive

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Glazed Eyes "Promo"

CASSETTE - $7.00
STREET DATE: 10/20/23
CAT#: SDR-102
LABEL: Sunday Drive

As the end of summer approaches, a shift in music hits our stereos and headphones. Glazed Eyes creates music along the lines of a summer road trip with the windows down and a cold fall night. Inspired by their love of 90s alternative music, the Pensacola, Florida band aims to write music that is sonically much different than their members' previous projects, Malice at the Palace, and Burning Strong, amongst others. In their first promo release on Sunday Drive Records, these three tracks offer an exciting mix of alternative music and hints of emo and power-pop--melding the Teenage Fanclub-like pop melody with the distortion heard from Jimmy Eat World guitars. Glazed Eyes is the perfect band for this season, with an LP to follow soon.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Way Down
2. Tried
3. Fault

MARKETING POINTS:

• Featuring members of Burning Strong and Malice at the Palace

FOR FANS OF:
The Goo Goo Dolls, The Lemonheads, Teenage Fanclub

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Wrong Man "Big Plans"

12"EP - $15.30
STREET DATE: 10/6/23
CAT#: SDR-106
LABEL: Sunday Drive

"Big Plans" is the second release from Belgium's, Wrong Man. Having played together in previous bands, Partisan, Rise and Fall + more, Wrong Man formed to do something different than previous projects. Following the debut, "Who Are You?" Wrong Man continue on the path of noisy, melodic, post-hardcore. Hints of Fugazi, Quicksand, Swiz and Jesus Lizard are sprinkled throughout the band's songs. On "Big Plans", the band sounds the most confident yet. Sonic pushes and pulls, along with the bands' ability to play with quietness, and with Bjorn's yelling of introspective, separative lyrics, the band creates a very dynamic and unique record.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Don't Remind Me
2. Big Plans
3. Wait
4. Lights Out

MARKETING POINTS:

• Featuring members of Oathbreaker, Rise and Fall
• Upcoming fall tour with Superbloom in EU
• UK tour with Fiddlehead in Winter 2024

FOR FANS OF:
Swiz, Fugazi, Jesus Lizard

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Painful Choice / Sugar Coat / The Arrival Note "Split"

7"EP - $7.00
STREET DATE: 9/29/23
CAT#: SDR-099
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Florida emo/indie rock and Atlanta hardcore merge on this three-way split from Painful Choice, Sugar Coat, and The Arrival Note. Painful Choice expands further into the rev-summer sound heard in their demo; it is now much more honed in with the same passion and melody. Sugar Coat, a new Florida band, adds a jangly, indie-rock sound to the mix, with the Built to Spill/Pavement melodic influence. Finally, The Arrival Note closes out the split with their best songs yet. Over the years, the band has taken the late 90's emo sound and modernized it to be their own. Now with a solid lineup, the band explores a more heavy, anthemic sound; channeling the Texas is the Reason LP or the more fast-paced Hey Mercedes songs.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Painful Choice -- Azul Profundó
2. SUGAR COAT -- Mask
3. The Arrival Note -- Falling Down

MARKETING POINTS:

• The Arrival Note and Sugar Coat Texas tour this July
• All three bands playing Armageddon Fest this summer in Florida

FOR FANS OF:
Texas is the Reason, Rites of Spring, Farside

Instagram - Painful Choice | Instagram - Sugar Coat | Instagram - The Arrival Note

Strange Joy "5 Tracks"

12"EP - $15.30
STREET DATE: 9/29/23
CAT#: SDR-093
LABEL: Sunday Drive

While titled, "5 Tracks", the debut EP from Houston's hardcore band, Strange Joy deals with many emotions and themes throughout the span of 11 minutes--struggle, betrayal, a search for purpose, and most notably, new love. While the constant struggle exists in these hardcore songs, Strange Joy do not stray away from the sense of love and hope--" under all the trees and my heart's in tune". Strange Joy portrays all of this in a unique way; played fast and angrily, but with a sense of melody from the likes of Seaweed or Sugar. This EP will remain a staple in the bands' discography as they gear up for new music.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Leaves
2. Lung
3. Deny You
4. Tarantula
5. Black Hole Love

MARKETING POINTS:

• Available for the first time on vinyl

FOR FANS OF:
Seaweed, Title Fight, Fiddlehead

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