{"id":5453,"date":"2016-05-25T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/already-heard-ep-premiere-modern-rituals\/"},"modified":"2016-05-25T10:00:32","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T10:00:32","slug":"already-heard-ep-premiere-modern-rituals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/already-heard-ep-premiere-modern-rituals\/","title":{"rendered":"Already Heard EP Premiere:\u00a0Modern Rituals –\u00a0Stranger Culture EP"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Meet Modern Rituals<\/b>. Today they release their debut EP, ‘Stranger Culture,’<\/i> however Already Heard<\/b> is hosting the exclusive first play of it. Recorded across two studios with Mark Jasper of Sound Savers (Slowcoaches, Witching Waves) and Lewis Johns of the Ranch (Creeper, Muncie Girls and many others) ‘Stranger Culture’<\/i> is a sturdy, raw collection of post-punk delivered with urgency and subtle intenseness.<\/p>\n

Since forming last summer from the ashes of The Long Haul, Modern Rituals<\/b> have played alongside Tangled Hair, Terrible Love, The New Tusk and will be heading out on tour with Brunch this weekend.<\/p>\n

Not only are we streaming ‘Stranger Culture’<\/i> in full, Harry Fanshawe from the band spoke to Already Heard<\/b> to give a detailed account of the EP.<\/p>\n

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Lyrically, ‘Stranger Culture’<\/i> is the result of disillusionment, paranoia, nihilism and boredom. It\u2019s a bedroom reflection on intense feelings which are often much more difficult to channel properly when they occur. On the other side, it\u2019s also a light hearted affair. These songs are open and made for fun; I\u2019m not trying to employ anything too intense and I\u2019m not talking about being depressed. I also had a lot of fun making this record.<\/p>\n

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Scrump<\/b>
\nI wrote this song a long time ago and would have dropped it but it sort of lingered around. It turned out to be a good one for layering with lots of extra parts, which was really fun to do in the studio. I also got to use a synth, which I never thought I\u2019d do.<\/p>\n

Pushing Teeth<\/b>
\nI worked in an office for a year and a half and I\u2019m never going back. This was when my body was literally morphing into my lethargy. Office work is bad for your health.<\/p>\n

Roof Life<\/b>
\n Another I thought I\u2019d drop! I had a really good time recording the guitars in the end section for this. Overall it was just another that I felt differently about once it had been recorded.<\/p>\n

White Bug<\/b>
\nThis about finding ways of motivating yourself to continue with something when you\u2019re feeling like you\u2019re at nil with it can be hard, but once you have a fresh set of self-made principles, stuff can be much easier. Overall it\u2019s about trying to stop taking things seriously.<\/p>\n

Pulpit<\/b>
\nYou know when you watch a band and their singer gets really dramatic? This is about cringing at that, sorry.<\/p>\n

One-Eye Jimmy<\/b>
\nThis is about being extremely paranoid.<\/p>\n

‘Stranger Culture’<\/i> by Modern Rituals<\/b> is out now digitally and will be released on vinyl and cassette later this summer.<\/p>\n

Modern Rituals<\/b> links: Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>|Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n

May (with Brunch)
\n27 The Wharf Chambers, Leeds
\n28 The Old England, Bristol
\n29 Fred\u2019s Ale House, Manchester
\n30 JT Soar, Nottingham
\n31 Sticky Mike\u2019s Frog Bar, Brighton<\/p>\n

June
\n04 DIY Space For London, London<\/p>\n

Have a new video or song you\u2019d like to premier on Already Heard<\/b>? If so contact S\u00eaan Reid<\/a> to find out more.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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