Experimentalists share new song
Long-running NC experimental project HORSEBACK (helmed by Jenks Miller) have just shared a new song from their forthcoming full-length Dead Ringers (out this August 12) via Decibel Magazine! Band mastermind Jenks Miller commented on the song,
“The muse dictated a creepy, electronic sound palette this time around. Because recent Rose Cross records have been pursuing the pastoral psych-rock sound of Horseback’s 2014 record, Piedmont Apocrypha, we had an opportunity to venture into the heady regions of the ‘hidden reverse.’ This isn’t really new territory for Horseback, as Coil, Nurse With Wound, and a handful of post-punk bands have always been very influential to our sound. But it’s certainly the furthest we’ve traveled in this particular direction.”
Hear the hazy, Neil Young-esque track “Lion Killer” now at this location.
You can also hear the first new song from Dead Ringers, “Shape Of The One Thing,” now at this location.
Dead Ringers, HORSEBACK‘s newest full-length album, is a lush, heady, and singular blend of organic and synthetic textures. The new LP sees the one-man Chapel Hill, NC experimental project continuing to evolve while staying true to their distinctive sound. Written, produced, engineered, and mixed by the mastermind Jenks Miller, Dead Ringers finds HORSEBACK weaving a bright web of drone, krautrock, shoegaze, metal and psychedelic elements, driven by wispy guitars, synths, beats, and clean vocals, and bolstered by dense layers of hypnotic resonance. The music is heavy yet light, stretching across eight tracks (including one mammoth 17-minute epic). Taking influence from the doomiest grooves and the nuance of minimal electronics, Dead Ringers is the most cohesive representation of HORSEBACK‘s musical vision to date.
Dead Ringers is set for release this coming August 12 via Relapse on CD/2xLP/Digital. Physical pre-order packages are available via Relapse.com at this location; digital pre-orders can be found via the band’s Bandcamp page here.
