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Engrams

by Reader

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Adam Cain
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Adam Cain To me, this album is a breath of fresh air. I also just happened to stumble upon them. Think of all of these bands rolled into one big fatty...Alice In Chains (Jerry Cantrell’s vox), Tool, Helmet, Jawbox, Nirvana, etc. These guys are the real deal. Listen for yourself. Favorite track: Engrams.
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airplane_arms these guys are fucking good! Favorite track: Agatha.
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Nerve Salad Mathy, nasty, noisy, melodic, twisted-up, tied-up, bound-up, spastic bombastic flakes of watery, crunchy sounds. I must say, this is likely one of the most compelling albums I've heard in a while. Lots of twists and turns, gravitational pulls, stark robotic landscapes filled with tributaries of shimmering metallic lines and jagged edges, but a bunch of birds and butterflies and bees all hang out in a paisley pasture, doting on purple blooms... Noisy melodic math rock..
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Skeleton 04:53
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Agatha 04:49
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Engrams 08:41
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Lunger 03:47
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Hooks 04:34
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Gemini 06:12

about

In a time of facsimiles, replicas, and false tributes, along comes Reader — a bombastic, fearlessly unusual rock quartet from Seattle, WA. Practically speaking, this means stunning and precise vocal harmonies over shattering angular guitars, unconventional time signatures, and a driving rhythm section. Less practically speaking, the band’s debut record "Engrams" is a journey — a dynamic and unpredictable experience that challenges the listener in all the best ways. Attempting to neatly categorize Reader's sound is a fool’s errand. No clean “recommended if you like” comparisons can be made. The band could best be described as an experimental amalgamation of melodic and layered harmonies over aggressive and mathy guitar-driven rock. Think Alice In Chains meets the late-60’s vocal stylings of groups like CSNY and Simon and Garfunkel. An original juxtaposition of forces, authentic and uncompromised in any direction.

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released August 16, 2019

released February 26, 2019
Recorded & mixed by Robert Cheek at The Unknown & ExEx Audio
Mastered by Blake Bickel at Dynamic Sound Service

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Reader Seattle, Washington

Debut album "Engrams" out now on Spartan Records

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