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‪@ekkoastral‬ are back with “𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖘𝖊𝖌𝖑𝖚𝖊,” the heaviest song from the band to date. The 2-minute slugfest is a baptism in fire that sees the D.C. punk band reborn as the harbingers of sludgy dystopiacore, brimming with confidence.

Over rim shots ticking like keyboard clacks, frontwoman Jael Holzman details her own slow descent into disillusion during her time as a reporter in the U.S. Congress, reporting on the national politics preceding the 2024 election. "Why am I so close to automatic rifles / I write my words down and shoot holes in your ankles," Holzman sneers. "Can’t believe I’m just a dateline to my friends" — followed by gunshot snares that lead you headlong into a concussive wall of distorted and mangled guitar, bass and drums.

As if to hold up a mirror to the short attention spans that drive corporate media, the song ends with Holzman repeating the old journalistic adage: "If it bleeds, it leads." 🗞️🩸

Jael wrote: “𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙜𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮. 𝘼𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖 𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙮. 𝙄𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 1% 𝙩𝙤𝙤. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙫𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙟𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙪𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙣.”

NEW SHOWS ANNOUNCED! ON SALE NOW:
✧ 3/25-3/29: Boise, ID at Treefort Fest
✧ 3/26: Seattle, WA at The Crocodile *
✧ 3/28: Portland, OR at Aladdin Theater *
✧ 3/30: San Francisco, CA at The Chapel *
✧ 3/31: Los Angeles, CA at The Regent Theater *
* 𝙎𝙐𝙋𝙋𝙊𝙍𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙈𝘾𝙇𝙐𝙎𝙆𝙔

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just as immediate and invigorating as the first time we heard it

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LFG!!!!!!

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new live session performance from ‪@thanyaiyer‬, performing the lead single, "Low Tides," from her upcoming album TIDE/TIED, out April 30, 2025 via topshelf records

thanks ‪@liveinconcrete‬ for producing the session!

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!!!! NEW WEATHERDAY !!!

"Angel" is the first single from the band's new album "Hornet Disaster", out March 19, 2025. You can hear another song also out today on your preferred listening service: www.topshelfrecords.com/278.

Pre-order "Hornet Disaster" on CD, cassette, or vinyl: www.topshelfrecords.com/weatherday

Pre-save "Hornet Disaster" on Spotify: www.topshelfrecords.com/wdhd

Catch Weatherday on tour this spring: www.topshelfrecords.com/tour?filter=weatherday

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!

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K N I F E P L A Y

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toe's new album "NOW I SEE THE LIGHT" is out now! www.topshelfrecords.com/281

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Fax Gang & Parannoul's collaborative album 'Scattersun' has been announced.

Watch the video for lead single "Lullaby for a Memory" now ☀

'Scattersun' is out on June 12, 2024.

www.topshelfrecords.com/263

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Ratboys on Colbert !!

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Gulfer have new music out today, from their upcoming record 'Third Wind' 3️⃣🍃

in Gulfer's words, this one's about "burnout and the desire to alleviate the pressure that comes with it." 💆🏻‍♀️

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