SADNESS & COMPLETE DISAPPOINTMENT release new single ‘BARB’ - a pointed march to the grave
The track will feature on the band’s forthcoming EP -
‘GBH’ is set to be self released by the band on 3rd November 2023
“Sadness & Complete Disappointment are not afraid to be bold and make (more than) a little noise.”
- Kerrang!
“Witty, heart-wrenching and utterly compelling” - Rock Sound
“Ready to rip & tear their way to the top.” - Punktastic
“The cocktail that constitutes Sadness & Complete Disappointment is sometimes an eerily theatrical mixture, sometimes a classic, doom-filled grunge fireball, and sometimes just an otherworldly banger”
- Bittersweet Press
Sadness & Complete Disappointment have released the second instalment of their forthcoming ‘GBH’ EP. The “B” of the EP, ‘BARB’, is out now. Says drummer and lead vocalist Esmee Baker, “Everyone thinks this song is about someone called Barb. And I am happy to let them believe that. BUT alas, it is not. My grandmother’s name was Barbara though - she changed it to sound more English - yuck. BACK TO THE SONG - this one is simultaneously about wanting to fuck someone’s brains out (not grandma), but also knowing they are a terrible person. And then it’s also about how, no matter how we wile away our mortal hours, we are all on the slow march to the grave (like grandma).” As is becoming the band’s signature move, a delicate and atmospheric overture of falsetto vocals gives way to a magnificent riff-edged finale.
The first single of the collection - ‘GRIP’ - was released this summer with guitarist and vocalist Meg Mehta explaining that it’s “a track about the internal struggle of being a creative soul living in this capitalist hellscape. It’s the ol’ adage of there being two wolves inside of everyone - and yup - there are two wolves that live inside of me. One of the wolves wants to earn money and keep myself and my family fed and safe, the other wolf just wants to play music and take mushrooms. This song is about cognitive dissonance in the highest degree, and convexly the back and forth that our little primitive beings face while being affronted with a constant barrage of future shock. On the one hand I am seeing if I can find my Tesco club card to save £1.60 on my kilogram of frozen edamame beans, and on the other hand I am moved to tears by the sheer unbridled beauty of the midsummer sunset in the ancient valley I grew up in. In the end, the world is a beautiful place to be (if only we could sack off our jobs).” The riff-mother of a track has already been spun on Kerrang! Radio Fresh Blood with Alex Baker and LOUD WOMEN said “The hazy melancholy of the song accelerates into a grungy explosion and fervent guitar riff, creating a juxtaposition of solitary reflections and uncontrollable emotions.”
The EP will be completed with the release of ‘HIGH’ on 3rd November, 2023. Baker says of the EP as a whole, “We are all crushed by depression pretty much day in and day out, and this EP is apparently what happens when you put four people who are really sick of living in one room together with some instruments they can just about play. Thematically, very on brand, our main thing is sadness - but with a glimmer of hope (which will inevitably at some point lead to disappointment). The first producer we approached essentially said we were too shit to tarnish his name with, but this ended up being a blessing in disguise as Will from Goliath Sound took us on and was a total dreamboat.”
Sadness & Complete Disappointment released their debut EP, the ironically titled ‘FUN.’, in 2021, having formed through a sharing of intense self doubt and abject misery. Since then, there’s been a bit of a line-up shake-up and three have become four. This arrangement is all the better to manifest their intricate soundscapes layering dark, grooving bass riffs, melancholy-soaked guitar, hazy soprano vocals and an overall feeling of heavy. The band are an audio powerhouse to the highest degree, snatching old school aesthetics and crafting classic elements in creative, new ways.
SADNESS & COMPLETE DISAPPOINTMENT ARE:
Esmee Baker (she/her) - drums and lead vocals
Meg Mehta (she/her) - guitar and vocals
Kira Snow (she/her) - bass and vocals
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