ITHACA Announces New REcord, ‘They Fear Us’

Ithaca have announced the details of the follow-up to their 2019 debut ‘The Language Of Injury’.

It’s called ‘They Fear Us’ and will be dropping on July 29 via their new label Hassle Records.

The announcement comes with the release of the title track off their upcoming release. An unapologetic and absolutely stunning display of who the band are as people individually as well as a collective. Grooving riffs, empowering howls and powerful breakdowns, it is an absolute beast that feels like the most complete and crafted version of the band to date.

The band had this to say about it:

“We’re proud to present ‘They Fear Us’, the debut single from our second album. 

We chose this as the first single because it reflects one of the big themes of the album – discovering and harnessing inner power, strength, revenge and retribution; challenging masculine power structures both in a general but also deeply personal sense. It’s a deific statement of intent – they may have hurt us before but now they fear us and you should too. 

“These ideas are reflected in the lyrics but also in the musical choices. The vocal sample is a field recording Sam made while he was in India grieving his mother’s death, of a priest leading a Ganga Aarti ceremony next to the Ganges – this ceremony invites Mother Ganga in and asks for her blessing, reflecting the power of the divine feminine. The drum break is pitched up to create a similar sound to a dhol. 

We’re so happy to share music that we feel reflects who we truly are as a band, standing unapologetically as us.”

Check out the Cover Art, Tracklisting and the title track, ‘They Fear Us’ below.

01. In The Way
02. The Future Says Thank You
03. They Fear Us
04. Camera Eats First
05. Cremation Party
06. Number Five
07. Fluorescent
08. You Should Have Gone Back
09. Hold, Be Held

Pre-orders for the record are available via the following link.

Ithaca Sign With Hassle Records & Re-Press Debut Record

UK hardcore quintet Ithaca have announced they’ve signed to Hassle Records, becoming the latest addition to the label’s roster.

On the signing the band have said:

“We couldn’t be more excited to join the Hassle family. Their roster shows a genuine spirit of creative independence and as an organisation they’re driven by values of social and environmental justice, both of which are hugely important for us as a band. We can’t wait to unleash some unhinged sonic chaos together in 2022.”

Along with joining Hassle Records, the band have also announced a re-pressing of their 2019 debut LP, ‘The Language Of Injury’.

Pre-orders for the release are available via Bandcamp, Evil Greed and Banquet Records.

New Fundraiser Is Active Helping Underground UK Bands & Their Crews Who Have Had Tour Recently Cancelled

For the tours that never came to be, the current COVID-19 pandemic is affecting a lot of people in the music world in different ways. For bands and their crews, the inability to head out on tour has put a lot of people in difficult situations without an income.

Now, a fundraiser has been started to help artists who have had their upcoming tours cancelled.

The Tours That Never Were has been created to help independent and Underground UK-based bands and crew as well as various charities in the form of a brand new art print, t-shirt and tote bag.

Bands on the design include Lizzy Farrall, Ithaca, Palm Reader and Holding Absence and more.

All profits from the sale of the items will be split equally between the artists who’re signed up to use as they see fit with a number of them asking for their share to go to their charities of choice which includes Music Venue Trust and NHS Together to name a couple.

Here’s a look at what you’re getting.

And you can purchase the items via the following link.

 

Music Video Roundup 25/01/18

It’s that time of the week again! It’s time for another music video roundup! Those unfamiliar to the series of posts which come out every Friday, I look for ten of my favourite recently released music videos for the audience’s viewing pleasure and compose a list for everyone to enjoy! Let’s get straight into things with Puppy. Their newest record just dropped today and this track for ‘The Goat’ was their last before fans got to listen to the entire thing.

 

Cane Hill have just released a brand new EP, which is something definitely more toned down than their usual hard-hitting material but, it’s something which is just as amazing. With that, the four-piece from New Orleans has released a video for their opening track, “86d – No Escort”

 

Moving across to Oakland, those Punks in SWMRS are starting their 2019 by giving fans a sneak peek into their upcoming Third record, ‘Berkeley’s On Fire’ with their latest video, ‘Trashbag Baby’.

 

Now, something a little more alternative as we go for Follower whom have just released their new video in the form of ‘Voices’, which comes from the bands upcoming 6-track EP, ‘Against The Ropes’.

 

Ahead of this band’s upcoming record, ‘The Language Of Injury’, newcomers Ithaca have a new video for ‘Impulse Crush’.

 

I do enjoy having all sorts of videos in these lists, and I’m going to switch it up for this next video from One Ok Rock. The band were on a tour of Japan in October last year and the one thing this band does magnificently is providing the atmosphere of their shows and you can experience it for yourself in their live video for their latest single, ‘Stand Out Fit In’ below.

 

Moving on, next we have Tiny Moving Parts. The Emo/Post Hardcore trio has recently released a new limited edition two-song 7″ and now, the double single record has a video to ‘For The Sake Of Brevity’

 

Now for an artist who has been teasing for a while now! This is, of course, Yungblud and his new track for ‘Loner’. His website  http://www.idontwannabealoner.com/ had been teasing everyone all week until the release of the track.

 

For With Confidence, they went all supernatural for their latest single off their 2018 record, ‘Love & Loathing’. For the video of ‘Icarus’, the video shows a typical modern love story, ending in a boy turning into stone.

 

And for the last video, it comes from As It Is. In the last week, the band confirmed that long-time touring member Ronnie Ish would be coming aboard as a permanent member of the band and for the second announcement, they dropped a brand new live video for ‘The Fire, The Dark’ which was filmed at their biggest headlining show to date at London’s Kentish Town Forum.

And that’s it for another week of the music video roundup! Don’t forget to check back next week for another ten of the best recent music videos.