Country: USA
Genre: Post Punk, New Wave, Shoegaze, Alt. Rock
Label: Lovitt Records
Tracks: 10
Length: 44.15'
Final) Flares is the debut full-length by Committee(s). Conceived across
three cities -- Chicago, Chapel Hill, D.C. -- Committee(s) is the
brainchild of Chicago resident, Sean Husick (Milemarker, huSEQ, Static
is a City)
Formed in 2015, the project’s roots go back to a years-gone post-show
conversation between Husick and Ben Davis (Milemarker, Bats & Mice),
in which Sean asked Ben if he might want to collaborate on a “goth”
project together.
Husick took a stab at it, drafting a couple of tunes that betrayed a
heavy debt to dark eyeliner-heavies like Samhain and Siouxsie Sioux. As
songwriting progressed, the music’s influences began to turn toward
atmospheric post-punk and shoegaze. Often, Husick used a bass guitar to
form each track’s melodic foundation, freeing up room for guitars and
synths to play a textural role while Davis added vocals.
After adding Ben’s fellow Sleepytime Trio and Bats & Mice bandmate
Dave NeSmith (Maximillian Colby, Men’s Recovery Project, Rah Bras) to
the mix, the trio had generated a record’s worth of songs and recruited
friends from Chapel Hill to form a live version of the band, including
guitarists Pete Wagner (Midnight Plus One
, Challenger, Auxes), Rachel Hirsh (Bruxes, I was Totally Destroying It) and drummer John Crouch (Solar Halos, Horseback).
(Final) Flares includes 10 songs recorded over a number of sessions in
Chapel Hill, D.C., and Chicago, produced/mixed/mastered by Husick. (Press Note)
* Wow, this is a really awesome hybrid of post punk, new wave, shoegaze, and alt. rock. Committee(s) somehow makes their sound be all these things at once, but in a way that makes it none of these things at all. I know, it sounds weird to say this, but I'm at a loss for words in describing this album. Awesome stuff, none the less! Enjoy!
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