Through A Wall

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Cat No: BSM240V

Release Date: 26 October 2018

Label: Big Scary Monsters

Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 5060366786760

Genres: Rock

Description
Southern Ontario post-hardcore heavyweights Single Mothers return with the surprise release of their new album, Through A Wall, from Big Scary Monsters. Recorded with the core duo of frontman Drew Thomson, producer/percussionist Ian Romano (Attack In Black, Career Suicide, City & Colour) and a rotating cast of musicians, these 14 songs revive the raging sound of the band's earliest output. While Single Mothers' 2017 LP, Our Pleasure, acclaimed by outlets such as NOISEY, BrooklynVegan, Allmusic, and CLRVYNT, showcased poppier sides of Thomson's songwriting, he has since found a separate outlet for those inclinations in his solo project The Drew Thomson Foundation. As a result, Through A Wall is packed top to bottom with blistering riffs, breakneck tempo shifts, and mosh-ready breakdowns, channeling the intensity of the group's live performances.Starting in the van while Single Mothers toured across North America in 2017 with Touche Amore, Gouge Away, and Little Junior, Thomson traded demos with Romano over email and recorded vocal takes on a USB microphone. After returning to his home in Hamilton, he completed the writing of the album while powering through its songs in a series of fiery studio sessions. Pitchfork has highlighted the band's combination of "scab-peeling punk with speak-shout vocals reminiscent of The Hold Steady," yet few may be prepared for Through A Wall's volcanic eruptions of vocal cord shredding. Thomson's lyrics remain as candid as always, while infused with introspection from a newfound form of clarity in his personal life. "This was definitely the hardest album I've ever written lyrically, but also the quickest," he explains. "It's the first Single Mothers record I've made since getting sober and not having booze as a crutch to lean on for inspiration. I feel like I've hit a turning point in my life, so it's a lot more of a personal album." This reflection begins on opener "Marathon", as Thomson sings, "the messes I've made became your favourite stains." First single "Switch Off" cont
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