Scowl have shared their fierce new single ‘Particular’, marking their first launch below their new label residence Useless Oceans.
Produced by Grammy-nominated Will Yip –who additionally labored on the band’s EP Psychic Dance Routine – and combined by Wealthy Costey (Fiona Apple, Deftones, Vampire Weekend) ‘Particular’ sees frontwoman Kat Moss sing “Caught working away once more / Thought by now I’d discovered / The hell of my undoing / It’s desperation to really feel alive” over pounding drums and explosive guitar riffs, questioning what she actually needs.
Talking in regards to the observe in a press launch, Moss shared: “Initially Malachi [Greene, guitarist] despatched within the demo whereas we had been touring the UK. Cole [Glibert] added his flare on drums, Bailey [Lupo, bassist] directed the bridge, and eventually Mikey [Bifolco, bassist] cooked up his leads. ‘Particular’ is a kamikaze.
“The lyrics are about threatening the viewers by asking ‘what do you really need?’ in clear desperation to reply my very own query ‘What do I really need?’ However the reply is easy, I wish to really feel alive.”
Directed by Silken Weinberg, the track’s accompanying video sees the band play a recreation wherein Moss finally ends up selecting a brief stick which means that she would be the one hunted down. The remainder of the band proceeds to hunt her whereas she goes to cover.
The band have additionally introduced that they’ve signed to Useless Oceans label, residence to the likes of Phoebe Bridgers, Mitski, Japanese Breakfast and extra.
Scowl’s final launch was their 2023 EP ‘Psychic Dance Routine’. In a four-star evaluation of the mission, NME shared: “It could be an overstatement to name ‘Psychic Dance Routine’ a reinvention of Scowl’s sound, however there’s definitely an evolution going down. However the EP isn’t wholly in regards to the strides taken to sound in contrast to the rest in hardcore proper now; these songs radiate with the laughter, ardour and confidence of a band who know they’ve unlocked one thing particular.”
Earlier this summer time, Scowl had been amongst a gaggle of bands that boycotted Obtain Competition 2024 over its partnership with Barclays Financial institution – which has ties to Israel.
