screensaver share new single 'Future Trash' from 'Decent Shapes', due 20th October on Upset The Rhythm
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Share new single 'Future Trash'
Second album Decent Shapes
due 20th October on Upset the Rhythm
Praise for previous single 'The Guilt'
"The first single off of the upcoming Decent Shapes is wrapped around a hammered-steel pulse, twisted into a heat-warped vision of punk that sears the skin. The bass bubbles in the synapses, the keys leak an irradiated angst, and the vocals of Krystal Maynard vamp with a pinch, preen, and power that’s been passed down from Poly to Corrine Tucker to Jenny McKechnie." – Raven Sings the Blues
Today, screensaver share 'Future Trash', the third single from their forthcoming new album Decent Shapes. The track hones in on humanity's quest to produce materials to move the modern age forward and the resulting future trash we've been creating and continue to create.
For the past century, humans have been producing and touting new products, guaranteed to outperform all other competitors, which ends up as trash that goes to landfill. The track itself conveys a frantic energy that captures the speed and intensity at which we're hurtling towards global climate crisis if we don't start to do something about it now.
Of the track, screensaver's Krystal Maynard says, “The lyrical content for Future Trash was inspired by a throwaway name for the original demo. Our drummer James called the song ‘nylon’, which set me on a path thinking about the fabric created in the 1930s and in turn got me thinking about all these other materials we’ve created over the last century that are completely unsustainable. Advertising companies present these products like essential items for modern living but really it’s just trash: your new fast fashion purchase or tech gadget or cheap Kmart homeware item is just future trash.”
Listen to 'Future Trash'
On Decent Shapes - the second album from screensaver - there is bubbling tension, a low grade but growing fever, a rising rage. The frustration is so tangible you can taste it. Detachment and dissociation become survivalist coping mechanisms.
Thematically, screensaver's latest offering finds them exploring existence on an ever-growing trash heap where we’re desperate for the new, the nice and the shiny. A world where materialism reigns supreme and corporate niceties litter the public dialogue but behind closed doors the sentiment is warlike, total domination is the only answer to the bottom line. All of which is underpinned by the band's sonic sense of urgency and a commitment to creating a sound that taps into the mood and spirit of post-punk whilst also allowing space for new wave elements and electronic experiments to shine through.
Decent Shapes was recorded and mixed by Julian Cue, who was also the recording engineer for Expressions of Interest. Defined by a kinetic energy, dynamic range and brooding atmosphere, the 10-track release comprises some tracks that were mainstays within the band's live shows - featuring in their US tour set-list - alongside others which were written later in the recording process. During the creation of Decent Shapes, the band also experimented with swapping instruments, allowing for different playing styles and songwriting approaches.
screensaver was formed in 2016 as a trans-Pacific project between Krystal Maynard (Bad Vision/ex Polo) and Christopher Stephenson (Spray Paint/Exek). Their debut album Expressions of Interest received support from the likes of Brookly Vegan, Beats Per Minute, DIY and Post-Trash and last September the band played a 12-date tour across the US.
Tracklist:
01. Red Lines
02. The Guilt
03. Party Interest
04. Future Trash
05. Drainer
06. Severance Pay
07. Direct Debit
08. Cancellation Notice
09. No Vacation
10. Signals
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