Assertion — Intermission (Europe 2021, Royal Blue/Yellow/Baby Blue Vinyl, EX/EX, In Shrink)
After years of self-described music industry PTSD and disenchantment, drummer William Goldsmith (Sunny Day Real Estate, The Fire Theft, Foo Fighters), guitarist/vocalist Justin Tamminga, bassist Bryan Gorder united through a series of serendipitous events. Best described adjectively, the band's debut LP, "Intermission," is real, propulsive, and earnest -- a cathartic experience that proudly does not nestle nicely alongside current bands -- or really many releases at all from the last couple decades. "Intermission" conjures more connections to the heady grit and soaring grind of the 90's. Driving guitars anchored by a frenetic rhythm section. A haunting vocal delivery concealing a heartfelt sentiment. Track-by-track, the record builds into a dark and heavy crescendo but unpredictably retreats into delicate and fragile moments in masterful ways.
8 LP records pressing exist:
First pressing limited to 300 copies:
• Black/Orange/Black Stripe (200)
• Transparent Orange and Black Swirl (100)
Second pressing:
• Sonics (Green/White/Yellow Stripe) (100)
• Ms (Royal Blue/Yellow/Baby Blue Stripe) (100) [THIS]
• 12 (Royal Blue/Silver/Green Stripe) (100)
Third pressing:
• Orange / Milky Clear Swirl with Ultra Clear Splatter (100)
• Orange and Black Swirl (100)
• Transparent Orange with Black & White Twist (100)
