Julia Leiby
Two Inch Astronaut Share “Can You Please Not Help” via Consequence of Sound
Can You Please Not Help is out June 2nd via Exploding In Sound Records
Two Inch Astronaut are sharing “Can You Please Not Help,” the title track to their upcoming LP today via Consequence of Sound. Due out on June 2nd via Exploding In Sound Records, the Maryland natives once again enlisted the legendary J. Robbins (Jawbox, Burning Airlines) to produce, creating a record of songs described by the band as “sometimes tricky, sometimes poppy, with a range in mood from playful to suffocatingly, uncomfortably serious.” Can You Please Not Help is the best representation of Two Inch Astronaut yet as the trio shift between sugary sweet pop hooks and tangled punk in a moments notice.
Consequence of Sound shared:
“Judging by the previous singles Two Inch Astronaut has shared so far, “Can You Please Not Help” will slot nicely into their follow-up to 2016’s Personal Life. Initially, the song might seem like it has more in common with the muscular lead single “Snitch Jacket” than the infectious power pop of “Play To No One”. Upon closer listening, though, there’s a sweetness to Rosenberg’s vocals found within the swirling guitar riffs driving the track. Somehow, the group makes self-flagellating lyrics about “the consolation of a bad thing that makes you feel just like your old self” almost sound inviting.”
UPCOMING SHOWS:
05/29 – Washington, DC @ Slash Run w/ Bad History Month & Dust From 1000 Yrs *
06/09 – Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA w/ Leapling
06/03 – Washington, DC @ Dew Drop Inn (Seventh Stanine Festiva) *
06/10 – Brooklyn, NY @ Sunnyvale (Northside Festival)
06/18 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat w/ Bad Moves & Maneka (Album Release Show)
06/19 – Baltimore, MD
07/07 – Connecticut
07/08 – Boston, MA
07/09 – New Jersey
* Slip Disco set
Can You Please Not Help
June 2, 2017
Exploding In Sound Records
Pre-Order1. Kenk
2. Can You Please Not Help
3. Play To No One
4. Lure Coursing
5. Colesville
6. Snitch Jacket
7. Not Your Birthday
8. Name Out of Mouth
9. I’ll Leave You Alone
“Can You Please Not Help continues the pop-focused mind-meld of previous efforts with monster hooks and a musicianship that only comes with a boatload of experience” – NPR Music
“surprisingly power-poppy number complete with backing vocal ahhhhs, and like everything this band does, it’s very good.” – Stereogum
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