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Cassels Share New Single “Mr Henderson Coughs” & Announce New Album “A Gut Feeling” due via God Unknown Records + Announce UK Tour Dates

August 1, 2021

CASSELS
UK DUO ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE, NEW ALBUM & UK TOUR

NEW ALBUM A GUT FEELING DUE EARLY 2022 VIA GOD UNKNOWN RECORDS
UK TOUR ANNOUNCED FOR FEBRUARY 2022

Cassels the London-based duo and brothers, Jim and Loz Beck, have announced their upcoming new record, A Gut Feeling, alongside lead single ‘Mr Henderson Coughs’ — a janky, off-kilter, Shellac-esque head bopper with repetition at its core that details “a story of grey areas, extenuating circumstances, and misguided attempts at redemption. It could be seen as darkly comic, but that depends on how dark your sense of humour is”.
 
The track’s focus on a fictional character is a thematic style that can be found throughout the album: “I found that setting myself the brief of writing character pieces offered a nice way of sneaking quite personal things into the songs without being explicitly autobiographical” says guitarist and vocalist Jim. “I think writing can be a great way of unearthing hang ups and becoming acquainted with your own anxieties. In the case of this album, I found an additional pleasure in exploring these anxieties through the vehicle of third person narratives”.


 
Mr Henderson Coughs’ is a truly unique and innovative record that signals the quality of Cassels’ upcoming album. The single was released on 30th July and the album is due for release early 2022 via God Unknown Records alongside the band’s headline UK tour.

The single starts with the angular and scratchy guitar tone before jumping straight into the ferocious formation. A tenacious release with lasting, dramatic results. The brooding, deep low-end tone adds this industrious attribute to the creation. The razor-sharp lyrics and its story-telling abrasive nature flirt with the low-slung guitar chugs and fierce rolling rhythmic drum fills. It’s dark, brooding, and utterly ambitious capturing the exceptional musicianship whilst offering complex yet crisp textures. Cassels ramp up the hostility and heavy patterns and allow this aggression to surge, the thick distortion manipulates across the atmosphere and captivates the audience’s full attention.

8 years after our first introducing feature on this act and the pair obliterate their expectations, they’ve progressed with maturity and expressive might and have identified themselves as one of the most promising and bold artists of our time, Cassels have fully embraced who they are and the outcome is enthralling.

Catch the pair live:

 
2022 Tour dates:
03/02 – Margate, Elsewhere
04/02 – Bristol, Crofters Rights
05/02 – Liverpool, Jimmy’s
06/02 – Newcastle, Bobiks
08/02 – Glasgow, Broadcast
09/02 – Leeds, Bleach
10/02 – Cardiff, The Moon
11/02 – Oxford, Florence Park Community Centre
12/02 – Birmingham, The Victoria
19/02 – London, The Victoria

https://casselstheband.com/

https://godunknownrecords.bandcamp.com/
 

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