DENSE are a psych-garage trio hailing from Leeds who're all about DIY music and chaotic reside exhibits. They've spent the previous few months making their manner across the North of England and have carried out alongside a bunch of bands together with Avalanche Get together, Prettiest Eyes and Slift. The band is comprised of Charlie Fossick on guitar/vocals, Dylan Metcalf on bass and Sam Heffer on drums and are days away from releasing a model new single and gave us an unique have a look at the monitor! We caught up with them to seek out out all about it…

You’re releasing your new single, ‘Displaced Face’, on the 15th of March. What are you able to inform our readers about it?

DENSE: We’ve had a couple of tracks flying round on-line the previous 12 months however we're contemplating this as our first massive single as a band, and are actually excited for everybody to listen to it. It’s positively considered one of our favorite songs to play reside and hopefully that comes throughout within the recording. We wish to point out and shout out the illustrator for the only art work Elle Penketh who did a tremendous job that completely captured our emotions for the tune.

Are you able to inform us extra about how the monitor was recorded?

DENSE: The method was an fascinating one as a result of every instrument was recorded in a unique place. We managed to get right into a studio for a couple of hours to get the drums recorded, and the bass, guitar and vocals had been recorded in Charlie’s dingy Hyde Park basement, which suited the ambiance of the monitor very well and we hope individuals can nearly really feel that coming by means of. The combination and grasp was completed by our good friend Edd Wilding of Thee MVPs, and we couldn’t suggest his work extremely sufficient based mostly on what he did for ‘Displaced Face’.

For many who haven’t seen you reside earlier than, what can they count on?

DENSE: We delight ourselves on our reside efficiency and actually try to give our viewers the whole lot in our exhibits. We love enjoying our songs and we wish individuals to really feel that, injecting excessive ranges of vitality into our set. Anticipate thick fuzz, intricate riffs and a few questionable faces pulled. We sometimes like to affix the group on the ground at instances too!

Have you ever received any plans for this 12 months you can allow us to into?

DENSE: As soon as we get this single out we're planning to launch it’s paired follow-up single which we recorded final week . We hope to have the ability to share that in Might with extra long run plans of getting an EP out by the tip of the 12 months, however we are going to see how the 12 months goes. By way of gigging, we're extraordinarily excited to be heading out on tour with Cannibal Animal from Hull on the finish of April. They're an unimaginable band and we're actually fortunate to be touring across the North with them.

What's the inspiration behind ‘Displaced Face’?

DENSE: Musically, the only represents a step ahead for us and our sound to a extra advanced writing construction, particularly in a non-traditional time signature. We prefer to take influences from varied bands on our scene however nonetheless need our sound to stay distinctive, and this has been our important inspiration for the monitor.

Total, how would you describe the track and, specifically, it’s lyrics?

DENSE: By way of instrumentation we really feel the track could be very eclectic with spacious synthy lulls created by the Eventide Pitchfactor pedal Charlie makes use of on his guitar in the beginning and later into the track which then turns 180 into manic, explosive delay-infused fuzz and there’s even some Kraut-inspired elements.

Charlie: By way of lyrics, I like to make use of a stream-of-consciousness method to jot down lyrics whereby I don’t consider a theme in thoughts and simply use no matter first involves thoughts proper when listening to the instrumental. I suppose what got here out was a haiku-esque quick story.

The WonderWhy is a lyrics-based weblog and you've got been sort sufficient to present us an unique have a look at the lyrics to your newest monitor, so I hope you don’t thoughts if we ask you a couple of questions on a few of our highlights! Are you able to inform us extra in regards to the first verse of the track and the which means behind it?

“Face altering form,

Time goes by,

Seconds too sluggish.”

Charlie: This part is an introduction to the character of the track encountering a being which modifications face always and because it decides the face to current, the character seems like time goes by too slowly in anticipation to what is going to finally be offered.

A standout part of the track for me is the next:

“You’re feeling scared,

You’re crammed with hate,

However in my place,

You see the face.”

What was the inspiration behind this?

Charlie: Within the refrain of the track the being has settled on a face and it's sung from the attitude of the being. The face the being has offered has brought about the character to really feel scared and hateful, implying that the face is acquainted however connected to detrimental feelings.

My favorite verse within the track has received to be:

“Inside you crumble,
Drown inside,
Seconds at tempo.”

Are you able to inform us extra about this part specifically?

Charlie: Throughout this verse the face that has been offered has taken a extra intense impact on the character inflicting him to really feel like he’s crumbling and drowning inside himself, however now time has felt prefer it goes by quicker attributable to being wrapped up in these feelings.

We all know that this monitor goes to do very well as a result of it’s sensible and we need to say thanks for taking the time to reply a few of our questions! Lastly, the place can individuals go to hearken to the monitor as soon as it’s launched?

DENSE: Thanks very a lot and thanks for interviewing us! Yow will discover ‘Displaced Face’ on all main streaming providers, Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp and so forth.

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