Remember Sports Share New Song Materialistic
New album ‘Like a Stone’ out April 23rd
Pre-order now from Father/Daughter Records (US) & Big Scary Monsters (UK/EU)
‘Like a Stone’, the new album from Philadelphia’s Remember Sports, is all about breaking away from old versions of yourself. Vocalist Carmen Perry (she/her) rummages through feelings of doubt and spins them into an imperative to treat herself more kindly; her experiences growing up with Catholicism and later studying religion, as well as living with an eating disorder, provide a visceral lens for the literal blood-and-guts self-scrutiny she writes through.
A gorgeously anxious ballad about avoidance, their latest single, ‘Materialistic’, finds Perry working her way through forgiveness. It provides a plaintive centrepiece for the record, as well as an astonishing outlet for guitarist Jack Washburn’s time-bending, scale-redefining solos.
“It’s about the feedback loop of me caring about my possessions because they hold special memories, and alternately thinking I’m a bad person for caring about a mostly meaningless pile of junk,” Carmen explains.
“This song is special to us because we left a lot of room for Jack to do what he does best, and Nadia Hulett of Nadine made us all cry when she laid down her unimaginably angelic vocals in one take.”
A dynamic change is welcomed with the second track that Remember Sports have shared from their forthcoming album. This time the outfit embraces this slower more brooding atmosphere. The building structures showcase the distinct tone, the moving tempo, and the infectious melodies, this becomes the essential bed for the stunning vocal harmonies to lay themselves upon.
From the second verse the outfit brings in these enriched elements to the sound, reverb-soaked notes fill the aura before multiple harmonies layer the creation and provide this compelling depth and assist in driving the intensity of this powerful creation. Remember Sports capture this nostalgic affection against this melancholic backdrop and emotive lyrics. The powerful vocal notes consume your attention and provide a deep connection to the importance of this ensemble.
As with their previous single “Pinky Ring“, Remember Sports once again perfect the ability to build complex soundscapes fuelled on angular attributes and powerful melodies. Another innovative creation that delivers honesty through the lyrical journey infusing this raw fragility into the importance of this vision.
The songs on ‘Like a Stone’ are about insecurity, but they’re also about optimism—emerging from an intrusive thought with a new way to perceive and care for yourself, represented in spectacular denouements made possible by the closeness between the band members. “We’ve grown up together and grown to trust each other,” says Carmen. In recording, Jack felt drawn to music that’s “communal and loud and cathartic, but also kinda confidential and private. I hope we achieved something similar, where you can hear the influence of each of us in the album.” Carmen seconds that; “It feels seamless. To me, Jack and Catherine’s writing feels like an extension of my own.”
https://remembersports.bandcamp.com/album/like-a-stone
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