![]() I want to stir something in people, and I want to make music that I had to stir something in myself to make. I'm shooting for something real because I want to feel something real and I want to yell it in people's faces. It hit number one on both countries' single charts. The song was released as a single in the U.S. We're a hardcore punk band, and the most important thing, more than velocity or volume, is authenticity. The song was originally released with a comma in its title - 'Paint It, Black,' though the comma was later dropped. We put out a record when we've got something to say. We don't just put out a new record because it's time to put out a new record. It's important to make things that are real, thoughtful, and not disposable. The recording process also turned into a community experience, with Ink & Dagger's Don DeVore brings his distinct guitar work to "Dominion," Brian Stern (Planet On A Chain) providing guest vocals on "Serf City, U.S.A." and Cold World's Dan Mills lending his voice to "The Unreasonable Silence." Entering the studio with Jack Shirley at The Atomic Garden in Oakland, CA (Deafheaven, Gouge Away), the band recorded live to tape, providing the ability to just play as they saw fit. Lyrical themes navigate the narrative between myth and the truth, rebuking against religious fundamentalism, constitutional originalism, and the very concept of policing. While extremely volatile, there is also a steep richness in both the music and lyrics, projecting the honesty and authenticity Paint It Black is known for. The band is also set to perform at this year's edition of The Fest in Gainesville, FL on October 28th.Īs a band who only releases music when they have something to say, Paint It Black have packed a decade's worth of frustration into Famine. Tickets can be purchased here at 10AM ET on Friday, September 8th. Paint It Black has also announced a record release show in Philadelphia on November 4th with support from Pegboy, Radiator Hospital, and The HIRS Collective. The song is pummeling and melodic at the same time as Yemin's vocals, as charged as ever, dissect the rose-colored tellings of American history with surgical precision. The eight songs on the record are vibrant, vital, and full of unrest, as exemplified on title track "Famine" out now. On Famine, Paint It Black shows all sides of itself, returning as inspired-and inspiring-since their latest release, 2013's Invisible EP. Across three full-length albums and three seven-inch EPs, the four-piece of vocalist Dan Yemin, bassist Andy Nelson, guitarist Josh Agran, and drummer Jared Shavelson have been crafting concise, incisive statements that meld hardcore's fury with a nuanced lyrical perspective. ![]() I wasn’t a fan to know every song of theirs, but I definitely have been a fan of the Rolling Stones, but it’s just so cool when a moment like this comes along.Twenty years after their first album, Philadelphia band Paint It Black today announce Famine, set for release November 3rd on the band's new label home, the historic Revelation Records. And so our new generation of fans and people, the people that really paved the way for all of us artists, like the Rolling Stones … This is one of those cool moments where it reminds you of how great music was, how people are really experimenting right now and how it’s cool to be able to do that today. ![]() But also, I think that music is also in a very cool time where everyone’s being very expressive, and it kind of also has a retro thing happening where hints of the old school are starting to come back into today’s music. I definitely was inspired from the process, and I know that I will be working with Adrianne more. When moments like this come along, they’re the perfect opportunity because they allow me to discover something new creatively. ![]() Is that a direction you want to explore?Īs an artist, I think it’s important to always keep growing, and I definitely want to keep challenging myself. I feel like I’ve been hearing a psychedelic-rock revival in R&B and hip-hop, from A$AP Rocky’s album to Beyoncé covering the Doors at Made in America. ![]()
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