Scattered Ashes Examine Paranoia & Psychosis On New Single ‘Ether’ Released 9th May 2024
Scattered Ashes Examine Paranoia & Psychosis On New Single ‘Ether’ Released 9th May 2024
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Dublin/London Post-Punk Quartet’s Debut EP All That Is Solid Melts Into Air Released 14th June 2024 via Blowtorch Records
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Dublin/London post-punk quartet Scattered Ashes are pleased to reveal their new single ‘Ether’ which is released on 9th May 2024.
A meditation on paranoia, psychosis, and being haunted by the past, ‘Ether’ draws its varied sonic palette of influences from The Fall, Bauhaus and The Altered Hours to name a few.
The band create a sense of claustrophobia throughout by employing oppressive guitars and relentless tribal drumming patterns, creating a low hum which underpins the whole song. The abrasive instrumentation is offset by an irresistibly catchy call and response chorus destined for big stages, bound to become a major earworm for future listeners.
The track is the latest to be taken from their forthcoming debut EP All That Is Solid Melts Into Air released on 14th June 2024. The record will receive a vinyl pressing from Galway, Ireland independent label Blowtorch Records, and is available to preorder now HERE.
Recorded at Darklands Audio, Dublin in 2023, produced by Daniel Doherty (Fontaines D.C., Meryl Streek) and mastered by Pete Maher (Echo & The Bunnymen, Liam Gallagher), the EP’s title is taken from a Karl Marx quote: ‘All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned, and man is at last compelled to face with sober senses his real conditions of life, and his relations with his kind.’
Lead single ‘Kingdom’ was released earlier this year picking up support from Hot Press, The Thin Air, LOUDER, Post-Punk.com, God Is In The TV Zine, Golden Plec, Unclear Magazine and more.
All That is Solid Melts Into Air encompasses the constant state of flux we find ourselves in as members of modern society due to technology, consumerism, and the fickle nature of human beings. Across the EP the band reflect on the more destructive outcomes of these aspects such as racism, drug addiction, apathy, and greed—a prime example being ‘They Can’t Divide Us’, a track that was recorded during the chaos of the 2023 Dublin Riots, with the studio being located in the midst of the storm.
The EP also ruminates on the more positive aspects of the shared human experience such as intimacy, growth and self-redemption. “There was a lot of serendipity on this record and at times it felt like we were expelling a lot of demons,” says frontman Rob Dalton. “This record was special, the words and the music just flew out, it felt different.”
The band currently have a select handful of UK and Irish live dates on sale now—including support slots with Benefits, Selofan and Meryl Streek—with full listings available below and further live dates TBA.
Scattered Ashes’ debut EP All That Is Solid Melts Into Air is released 14th June 2024
Scattered Ashes Live Dates:
13 Apr // Dream Bags Jaguar Shoes, London
18 May // Marrapalooza, Newcastle (w/ Benefits)
30 May // Whelan's, Dublin (w/ Selofan)
01 June // Arcadian Nights Punk Festival, Kildare (w/ Meryl Streek)
08 Jun // The Castle Tavern, Luton
19 Jul // Forest Fest, Laois
24 Sep // Green Door Brighton (w/ Polite Bureaux)
19 Oct // Workman's Club, Dublin
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Recently relocated from Dublin to London, Scattered Ashes are an abrasive and angular Irish postpunk four-piece defined by urgent guitars and prophetic vocals, occupying a noticeably darker lane than many of their contemporaries. After forming in early 2020, the band received immediate support and airplay from Steve Lamacq (BBC Radio 6) and KEXP upon the release of debut single 'Love Is Not An Option’.
The Parallel Lines EP followed on blood red vinyl, which sold out in its first week in Rough Trade stores throughout the UK. 2022 opened up with the band listed as one of the Hot Press ‘Hot for 2022’ and saw the release of ‘Feral’ to much critical acclaim landing on major Spotify official playlists such as All New Punk, The Punk List and All New Rock, with the band since picking up wider support at radio from BBC 6music, Radio X, SiriusXM, Today FM, BBC Radio Ulster, Amazing Radio, RTE2FM, RT2XFM and more.
In 2023 they played some of their biggest shows to date across the UK and EU supporting the likes of She Past Away, The Chameleons, She Wants Revenge and Clan Of Xymox, as well as making appearances at Ireland's Beyond The Pale and Electric Picnic Festival.
Standalone singles ‘Battles’, ‘Homeowners’ (recorded with Gilla Band’s own Daniel Fox at Sonic Studios Dublin), and ‘Take Another Piece’ followed throughout the year, with the band now gearing up for the release of their first full body of work in 2024.
Scattered Ashes are:
Robert Dalton (Vocals/Guitar)
Tom Dalton (Backing Vocals/Bass)
Ben Downes (Guitar)
Cillian Sheil (Drums)
Scattered Ashes online:
https://scatteredashesdublin.com
https://www.instagram.com/scatteredashesdublin
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3dF9KsXUOgzNKS59c1eVIA?si=Xhg0lupbQiigdS48moHJbQ
https://www.youtube.com/@scatteredashesdublin/videos
Watch the video for previous single ‘Feral’ here:
https://youtu.be/--k82jJ8hUo?si=XTU_sFLmhM6n5V_g
Stream Lead Single ‘Kingdom’ Here:
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