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Beige Banquet
Beige Banquet
country: UK
genre: Rock
styles: Post-Punk, Diy, Art Punk, Krautrock, Industrial, No Wave
Acid Bath
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Having recently completed a series of extensive tours across The UK, France, Germany, Belgium, and The Netherlands, London punks Beige Banquet share their first full band studio recording, “Acid Bath”. As the lead single from the upcoming EP of the same name, it highlights the tight-knit fervour that the band built through unrelenting live appearances.
Initially the solo bedroom project of Tom Brierley, Beige Banquet leapt out of pandemic lockdowns with a fully formed and highly beloved debut album, Beta. Having since evolved into a fierce 5-piece known for unforgettably hot-blooded live shows, including sets at Left Of The Dial, DIY Alive, and Binic Festival, the group are now sharing their first collaborative studio effort.
Recorded in Brierley’s bedroom studio, the track expands upon the sounds featured on earlier albums and EPs. Trading in unquestioning drum machines for propellant live drums, and adding agile layers of guitars and percussion over a saturated bassline, Beige Banquet display a tense and determined edge.
Speaking on the track’s themes, Brierley explains “Lyrically it's an ode to an undefined temporary solution for bitter desperation, almost to the point of nihilism”.
The track, fittingly, also sees a more frenzied vocal approach than before as Brierley matches the messaging with a frantic performance that hurtles out lyrics in an increasingly distressed manner over the course of the song. In every way, Beige Banquet are now larger, louder, and more intense.
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