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Ants From Up There

The Place Where He Inserted the Blade

Taken from the single "Sugarcrush."
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The debut album "Weird Sister" is out now on Slumberland Records (US) & Fortuna Pop! (UK)

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Thrilling Cardiff-based noisepop five-piece Joanna Gruesome will be releasing their terrific debut album via Fortuna POP! (Europe) and Slumberland (USA) in September. Brimming with irresistible pop melodies and spiked with dissonant fuzzy jangle, their songs are shot through with loud discordant feedback and super-fast, hardcore punk drumbeats. This album sees their first foray away from recording in a living room to a proper studio under the guidance of producer MJ of the much lauded Hookworms.

Kicking it against sexism and homophobia, nothing is off-limits, drawing inspiration from DIY scenes such as Riot Grrrl/noisepop/C86 /K Records as well as post hardcore like Drive Like Jehu/Converge and the art rock of The Velvet Underground and My Bloody Valentine, Joanna Gruesome offer a staggeringly diverse album, unexpectedly quiet and surprisingly loud.

Joanna Gruesome comprise Alanna on vocals, Owen on guitar, Max on bass, George on guitar and Dave on drums. They all met in an anger management counseling group. During the course they were told that writing, making music, dancing or painting could relieve tension and help reduce feelings of anger. One initiative involved a project where they were assigned a group to compose and perform a song in front of other members. Initially they found each other infuriating but gradually acknowledged their musical chemistry and decided to continue with the band outside the therapy group.

Most of the album was written during a month long stay in a seedy west Brighton hotel (now closed down) called The Hell House. The residents were pretty strange, kept attempting occult rituals/using Ouija boards etc and many of the songs were written to distract from the weirdness. Heart-wrenching and exhilarating in equal measure, these are not cheerful songs.

Awash with nods to mental illness and the dark recesses of the mind, the record is littered with references to the devil or zombies and allusions to comic books. “Secret Surprise”, in which mental illness takes a physical form and is fought using razor blades. Or "Anti-Parent Cowboy Killers," which is about stealing a scooter and driving it into the ocean when you should be in school LEARNING. Or "Sugarcrush," about spending a summer burning knitwear.

They have built-up a phenomenal live reputation, blending obnoxiously loud guitars and the occasional band uniform, with a high energy performance dispersed with quieter reflection, boy/girl vocals and teenage angst.

“Abrasion, anger, attitude. One guitarist is in the audience, but this isn’t too much of a stretch. There are slower parts where the musicians take a second to breath. There are noisier bits where the musicians take a second to reflect. There are thumpy bits where the musicians take a second to dance and enjoy themselves. Everyone’s smiling. Everyone’s hugging themselves. What a glorious mess of a noise to be a part of. What a glorious sense of community.” Everett True, Collapse Board

"A brilliant band from Cardiff who love their fuzzy melodies and songs dripped in scuzzy reverb." Huw Stephens, Radio One.

Joanna Gruesome - Tugboat (Galaxie 500 cover)

Return Again (If I Wait)

Horsegirl Ballroom Dance Scene cover hmm not bad but not good

Instrument Soundtrack

I'm So Tired

The remastered version of the song "She Is Free" by Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas featured on the album "Songs To No One" made by me (prince.price_) 

She Is Free - Jeff Buckley, Gary Lucas Remastered (By. @prince.price_)

"Dreams" explores the melancholy found post-death of a loved one or pet (or both). The moments when you see someone and think it may be the one you have lost, and the unshakeable continuous grief that provides with every re-realisation of that not being the truth.

Musically, it comebines sombre tones with an upbeat melody as the conflicting emotions of strong love are both happy and grief ridden. Lyrically, it is written to pull in the unshakeable weight of the loss. 

East London was in mind, particularly EC3 (Bank) late morning on a busy Thursday, as this is where the most memorable version of this personal experience was felt. So many people, so alone, just walking.

Dreams

Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia

Pulling Our Weight

The Rising Storm - A Message to Pretty

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A cover of Sun Kil Moon's "Carry Me, Ohio,"

Painting used: Dan Scurtu - Wuthering Heights

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Lyrics:

A million miles ago you seem 
Star that I just don't see anymore 

Lost on journeys we walked on 
Lost her voice is heard along the way 

Never going by your door 
Never feeling love like that anymore

Heal her soul, carry her, my angel, Ohio

Sorry that 
I could never love you back 
I could never care enough 
In these last days 

Her tears 
Fell on her pages found me out 
On her words I don't know what 
To do or say 

Wading through 
Warm canals and pools clear blue
The Tuscarawas flows into 
Prairie land 

Riding back 
To where the highway met 
Dead end tracks 
The ground is now cement and glass 
And far away 

Heal her soul, carry her, my angel, Ohio 

Lingering in 
What about the sweetness we knew 
What about what's good what's true 
From those days 

Can't count to 
All the lovers I've burned through 
So why do I still burn for you 
I can't say 

Never going by your door 
Never feeling love like that anymore

Heal her soul, carry her, my angel, Ohio

Return Again (If I Wait)

Noah Yorke1

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