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melancholy punk that makes me feel seen and like things will get better soon

or is it something else? that's in between the things?? like a decimal point‽

Washer's sophomore album "All Aboard" is due out September 15th via Exploding In Sound Records. Produced and mixed by Nick Dooley. Mastered by Sarah Register.

Washer is Mike Quigley (guitar, bass, vocals) and Kieran McShane (drums).

Washer - "All Aboard"

buttrock

Stuck on Audiotree Live

Invisible Wall (Audiotree Live Version)

Ceiling (Audiotree Live Version)

Plank II (Audiotree Live Version)

Stuck's new EP "Content That Makes You Feel Good" is due out August 13th via Exploding In Sound Records.

Content That Makes You Feel Good

Stuck - City of Police

https://liluglymane.bandcamp.com/track/easy-prey

Lil Ugly Mane - easy prey


Produced, engineered and mixed by Jonathan Low at Miner Street Recordings, Philadelphia, PA 
Mastered by Ryan Schwabe at the Maniac Mansion


http://carrollmusic.net
http://facebook.com/carrollmusic1
http://carrollmusic.tumblr.com/press
twitter: @carrollMPLS


Boxing Day

Minneapolis-based Carroll, one of the most colorful, carefully honed acts in indie rock, are many things: young, vibrant, contemplative. But perhaps most interestingly, they’re a case study in how four distinct creative voices can coalesce into one balanced, relentlessly engaging sound.

The mechanics were simple enough: Near the end of 2011, Brian Hurlow’s demos (think melancholic, synth-based pop) caught the ear of his college classmate, Charlie Rudoy. The latter was a drummer who could bring to the songs a live, artful element. The pair quickly moved in together on St. Paul’s Carroll Avenue, tucked neatly in between Summit Hill and the Mississippi River. After some experimenting and tip-toeing through early gigs, Hurlow and Rudoy brought on board two more musicians to flesh out the live show. Max Kulicke and Charles McClung, talented artists in their own right, slid seamlessly into the line-up on guitar and bass, respectively. From there, Carroll—two Rs, two Ls, and now two Charlies—was set in motion.

An EP, Needs, was followed in quick succession by a host of accolades. 

Though their buzz was reaching a fever pitch, Carroll escaped to a cabin in the remote Northern wilderness. There, they recorded a handful of demos that ended up—by chance, by fate—on the desk of the renowned producer Jon Low (The War on Drugs, The National, more). Low summoned the band to Philadelphia, where they cut and mixed their self-titled debut LP in 18 marathon days. The sound could be best described as closing your eyes and submerging yourself into a bathtub of your ideal warmth--only to open your eyes and discover you're bathing in a hazardous green liquid. Even knowing this, you can't deny that you feel warm and coddled.

Despite the pace at which it was made, Carroll (due out September 18 on Entertainment One Music) is thoughtful, pointed, dense, fun, hypnotic. As for that coalescence, the band refuses to get in its own way. Carroll’s exercise in writing perfectly fucked up pop gems yielded an LP that sounds like a pop approach to writing heady, woozy, psychedelic rock. With singles (“Bad Water,” “Alligator”) already dominating radio markets, Carroll should soon test its thesis from a much wider platform. Having opened for such disparate acts as Le1f and Dr. Dog, the four components to a singular vision are sure to find a home on dials and stages near you very soon.

Alligator

Carroll "Alligator"

Everything's gone at Disturbed by the thoughts that something may have happened to my family left me in darkness and saturated in dark thoughts which lead me to do this to unwind

Washer's exceptionally catchy full length debut "Here Comes Washer" is due out January 22nd, 2016 on Exploding In Sound Records.

Washer - Do It Yourself

Washer - Mend

Washer - Porky

Download "Koi No Yokan" here: http://smarturl.it/deftemp

Lyrics - "Change (In the House of Flies)"

I've watched you change 
Into a fly
I looked away
You were on fire
I watched a change
In you
It's like you never
Had wings
Now you feel
So Alive
I've watched you change
I took you home
Set you on the glass
I pulled off your wings
Then I laughed
I watched a change
In you
It's like you never
Had wings
Now you feel
So alive
I've watched you change
It's like you never
Had wings ahhh ahh ahhh
I look at the cross
Then I look away
Give you the gun
Blow me away
I've watched a change
In you
It's like you never
Had wings
Now you feel
So Alive
I've watched you change.
Now you feel Alive
You Feel Alive 
I've watched you change
It's like you never
Had wings ahhh ahh ahhh

White Pony

Change (In the House of Flies)

Flakes

I'm Stuck in the Wrong Era (Kajmir Royale)

Washer - Shortcut To A Sore Throat

"Dog Go Bark" is the second single from Washer's "All Aboard" LP, out September 15th via EIS.

Pre-order: http://www.explodinginsoundrecords.com/products/597313-washer-all-aboard

Washer - Dog Go Bark

Washer - Tooth & Fist

Washer - Lyin'

Washer - Elbow

Washer - Forget Everything

Music by Johanneke Kranendonk, David Hoogerheide, Hellen Vissers, KW Toering
Produced  by David Hoogerheide
Lyrics by Johanneke Kranendonk and Hellen Vissers
Mixed by Thijs van der Klugt
Mastered by Pieter Kloos
Vocals by Johanneke Kranendonk
Synths by David Hoogerheide
Guitar by Gijs Coolen
Bass by Gijs Loots
Drums by Tobias Ponsioen or Nicky Hustinx

Video by Sophia Mutiara de Geus - Tiny Sob Productions https://youtu.be/MUi3XTDPU_k

Costume by Geeske de Graaff
Photography by Maria Stijger
Makeup by Fenneke Pommer

Clearing

Washer and Bethlehem Steel are releasing a split 7" together via Exploding In Sound Records on November 30th. The release contains one new single from each band as well as the band's covering each other.