Ampline - 'Passion Relapse'
Kevin Schmidt, Rick McCarty and Mike Montgomery have been writing, recording and touring as AMPLINE since 2001. Since then, they’ve stitched their way across the United States many times and have done multiple tours in Europe and the UK. Passion Relapse(due out January 26, 2018 on SofaBurn) is the group’s fifth full-length album. It was recorded, mixed and mastered at Montgomery’s Candyland; an analog-based recording studio located in Dayton, KY (the Studio has played recent host to acts such as; The Breeders, Protomartyr, Buffalo Killers, R.Ring, Ed Crawford (fIREHOSE), Courtney Barnett, The Tillers, Jeremy Pinnell, Bat Fangs (Betsy Wright/Ex Hex) and many others.
Picking up thematically where their last album (You Will Be Buried Here /Phratry Records) left off, the lyrics explore the interrelation of man, nature, industry and theology, weaving a narrative of death, decay, invention and ‘progress,’ metering the growing gulf between corporeal and spiritual.Tracking live to tape enabled the band to capture the energy of playing together in a room, imbuing the songs with a sense of cohesion and urgency. As raw and propulsive as the tracks are, the new LP is some of the band’s most accessible writing to dat
Kevin Schmidt, Rick McCarty and Mike Montgomery have been writing, recording and touring as AMPLINE since 2001. Since then, they’ve stitched their way across the United States many times and have done multiple tours in Europe and the UK. Passion Relapse(due out January 26, 2018 on SofaBurn) is the group’s fifth full-length album. It was recorded, mixed and mastered at Montgomery’s Candyland; an analog-based recording studio located in Dayton, KY (the Studio has played recent host to acts such as; The Breeders, Protomartyr, Buffalo Killers, R.Ring, Ed Crawford (fIREHOSE), Courtney Barnett, The Tillers, Jeremy Pinnell, Bat Fangs (Betsy Wright/Ex Hex) and many others.
Picking up thematically where their last album (You Will Be Buried Here /Phratry Records) left off, the lyrics explore the interrelation of man, nature, industry and theology, weaving a narrative of death, decay, invention and ‘progress,’ metering the growing gulf between corporeal and spiritual.Tracking live to tape enabled the band to capture the energy of playing together in a room, imbuing the songs with a sense of cohesion and urgency. As raw and propulsive as the tracks are, the new LP is some of the band’s most accessible writing to dat
Kevin Schmidt, Rick McCarty and Mike Montgomery have been writing, recording and touring as AMPLINE since 2001. Since then, they’ve stitched their way across the United States many times and have done multiple tours in Europe and the UK. Passion Relapse(due out January 26, 2018 on SofaBurn) is the group’s fifth full-length album. It was recorded, mixed and mastered at Montgomery’s Candyland; an analog-based recording studio located in Dayton, KY (the Studio has played recent host to acts such as; The Breeders, Protomartyr, Buffalo Killers, R.Ring, Ed Crawford (fIREHOSE), Courtney Barnett, The Tillers, Jeremy Pinnell, Bat Fangs (Betsy Wright/Ex Hex) and many others.
Picking up thematically where their last album (You Will Be Buried Here /Phratry Records) left off, the lyrics explore the interrelation of man, nature, industry and theology, weaving a narrative of death, decay, invention and ‘progress,’ metering the growing gulf between corporeal and spiritual.Tracking live to tape enabled the band to capture the energy of playing together in a room, imbuing the songs with a sense of cohesion and urgency. As raw and propulsive as the tracks are, the new LP is some of the band’s most accessible writing to dat
SBR-029
Released: Jan. 26th, 2018
Tracklist:
Shrunken Heads
Lowlight
Captions
Rigging Snaps
Charm Offensive
Passion Relapse
It Will Evaporate
Drip
Edger Chaos
Stab