This June, GIANT SQUID will travel to Seattle, WA to record the highly anticipated next release entitled, Cenotes. This EP will be their forth official studio album, and second release under Translation Loss Records. Prestigious heavy music producer, Matt Bayles (Mastodon, ISIS, The Sword) returns to helm the knobs and hone the band's eclectic vision. Cenotes will be released in late October/early November. Exact date to be anno...unced soon.
Though only four songs long, each lengthy track is quintessential GIANT SQUID, and takes the kinetic energy of their older, bludgeoning fan favorites like "Neonate" and "Sutter's Fort", and drenches it in all the exoticness of their 2009 critically acclaimed masterpiece, The Ichthyologist, continuing the elaborate mythos of that album's protagonist. The middle eastern esthetic that GIANT SQUID has embraced throughout its entire cannon, consumes this new material to its core, and further enhances the band's trademark, otherworldly musical storytelling.
Many bands are quoted about how their impending release is as heavy as their iconic older material. But, with the return of "Sutter's Fort" bombastic drummer, Scotty Sutton, secure and in place, coupled with founding member Aaron Gregory writing entirely in a bizarre, lower than ever, seven-string guitar tuning, and renown cellist Jackie Perez Gratz fresh of touring with her band, Grayceon, behind their landmark release earlier this year, All We Destroy, as well as recording with underground legends, Agalloch and Om, the band has been with out a doubt... affected, and poised to write the deepest, fastest, sludgiest material of their career. On Cenotes, they deliver just that. Riff worship meets gypsy jangle, progressive groove, Arabesque vocal harmonies, and adventurous song crafting.
Those eager to hear the new material can do so in early July, as GIANT SQUID will play Cenotes in its entirety at three Northern California shows, two of which are all ages. Dates are listed below, and are not to be missed, as they are the only gigs the band will be playing for the rest of the year, as Jackie and Aaron are expecting their first child in September, and will be busy with all the wonderful commitments of such!
drinkwine732Posts: 20,418destroyer of motherfuckers
Maybe we could all meet up. I'm sure the venue ain't too big.
Ive never been to Thee Parkside, but im pretty sure its small. Tix are only 8 bucks
Y'all niggas tellin me that you haven't been to the best venue in San Francisco?
I've seen a ton of shows at the Parkside and it is a fucking amazing venue. Sound is crystal clear, tiny as fuck, great food, awesome staff. Always a great attitude around the place.
This will be a great show, for sure. I need to confirm I can make it.
drinkwine732Posts: 20,418destroyer of motherfuckers
Fact. That was a really awkward show, it was the first time I've never been surrounded by people, and I had a lot of room to myself. I'm awkward in space at shows, that's for sure.
Nothing beats Asian Dancing Man. He will live forever.
Fact. That was a really awkward show, it was the first time I've never been surrounded by people, and I had a lot of room to myself. I'm awkward in space at shows, that's for sure.
Nothing beats Asian Dancing Man. He will live forever.
Yeah, I could imagine that being really weird. They deserved a bigger crowd.
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Though only four songs long, each lengthy track is quintessential GIANT SQUID, and takes the kinetic energy of their older, bludgeoning fan favorites like "Neonate" and "Sutter's Fort", and drenches it in all the exoticness of their 2009 critically acclaimed masterpiece, The Ichthyologist, continuing the elaborate mythos of that album's protagonist. The middle eastern esthetic that GIANT SQUID has embraced throughout its entire cannon, consumes this new material to its core, and further enhances the band's trademark, otherworldly musical storytelling.
Many bands are quoted about how their impending release is as heavy as their iconic older material. But, with the return of "Sutter's Fort" bombastic drummer, Scotty Sutton, secure and in place, coupled with founding member Aaron Gregory writing entirely in a bizarre, lower than ever, seven-string guitar tuning, and renown cellist Jackie Perez Gratz fresh of touring with her band, Grayceon, behind their landmark release earlier this year, All We Destroy, as well as recording with underground legends, Agalloch and Om, the band has been with out a doubt... affected, and poised to write the deepest, fastest, sludgiest material of their career. On Cenotes, they deliver just that. Riff worship meets gypsy jangle, progressive groove, Arabesque vocal harmonies, and adventurous song crafting.
Those eager to hear the new material can do so in early July, as GIANT SQUID will play Cenotes in its entirety at three Northern California shows, two of which are all ages. Dates are listed below, and are not to be missed, as they are the only gigs the band will be playing for the rest of the year, as Jackie and Aaron are expecting their first child in September, and will be busy with all the wonderful commitments of such!
I hope i can make it to one of the shows.
Absolutely nothing.
i'll be bringing my gatefold cover from my vinyl to get signed.
Tix are only 8 bucks
I've seen a ton of shows at the Parkside and it is a fucking amazing venue. Sound is crystal clear, tiny as fuck, great food, awesome staff. Always a great attitude around the place.
This will be a great show, for sure. I need to confirm I can make it.
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This is now a live Giant Squid videos thread.
Neonate is the heaviest song I've seen live. It's not even close.
So stoked for this.
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nothing beats Asian Dancing Man. He will live forever.
Asian Dancing Man wins at life.
How did I miss this <_>