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Artist...... 84 Tigers
Album....... Time In The Lighthouse
Label....... Spartan Records
Genre....... Punk
Releasedate 2022-10-21
Encoder.....
Bitrate..... 320kbps
Size........ 70.44 mb
Duration.... 29:02
WWW......... http://www.deezer.com/us/album/314085347
.Tracklist .................................................................
01 Kingdom of One [ 3:36]
02 Tides Will Lead [ 2:39]
03 Great Basin [ 3:15]
04 Atlas Fractured [ 2:17]
05 En Route [ 1:52]
06 The Waves Beneath [ 3:37]
07 Waiting Season [ 3:21]
08 Unwrecked [ 2:06]
09 Calm Cloudless [ 3:03]
10 Over and Down [ 3:16]
.Releasenotes ..............................................................
84 Tigers and Spartan Records have announced an October 21 release date for
the upcoming debut album 'Time In The Lighthouse. After years of perennial
touring and releases with their previous critically-adored outfits, Small
Brown Bike and The Swellers, 84 Tigers - consisting of Mike Reed
(guitar/vocals), Ben Reed (bass), and Jono Diener (drums) - has emerged as
the three musicians' primary creative outlet in music.
ôIÆm really proud of how the record turned out," Reed adds. "Everything felt
organic and natural, from writing to recording to mixing. We just followed
our gut and didnÆt overthink it, hoping to capture some of the urgency and
intensity in the songs.ö
There are over 200 shipwrecks sitting at the bottom of Lake SuperiorÆs
Shipwreck Coast, a treacherous 80-mile stretch of shoreline at the top of
MichiganÆs Upper Peninsula. Each wreck serving as a time capsule of how
unforgiving and brutal nature can be.
84 TigersÆ debut album Time in the Lighthouse feels like a hurricane of
nature at times ù crashing, shifting, and moving with an intensity that only
Mother Nature can create, then suddenly transforming with big, open melodies,
creating a sense of the clouds parting after a massive storm on the seas.
"Since day one with this band, we wanted to keep an open mind creatively and
let the natural chemistry between the three of us take it wherever. The most
important thing was whatever song we were working on at the time, finding the
right dynamic and tone,ö said Mike Reed, 84 TigersÆ singer and guitarist.
The trio immediately bonded, having gone down a similar path of pursuing a
dream, making a splash, then exiting when the time felt right. As Diener
noted, ôThe pandemic changed the way we all looked at music. For once it
wasn't about the next tour, or the next show. We had to laser focus on the
music, so that's exactly what we did. I've been a big fan of the Reed
brothers' projects for years, so it's incredible to be a part of one. It's
also odd ù the immediate chemistry we had when it came to writing and playing
together. It's not often you find people who have a built-in shared brain for
that kind of stuff."
84 Tigers officially formed in early 2021 based on demos Mike had been
working on through 2019/2020. In October 2021, still unannounced to the
world, the band recorded with Marc Jacob Hudson (Against Me!, Taking Back
Sunday) at Rancho Recordo, deep in the woods of Michigan. The result is an
intense and driving 10-song album that blurs the lines of post-hardcore,
punk, and 90s alt-rock into the bandÆs own sound.
Time in the Lighthouse perfectly captures the juxtaposition of its point of
origin ù layers of grit and weathered textures surrounding a core that is
authentic and approachable, and thematic content that balances subtle nods
and explicit references to the enduring and industrious spirit of the
midwest. ôKingdom of One,ö the albumÆs opener, starts with a dark, electronic
rhythmic pattern, leading to Ben ReedÆs signature bass grind over DienerÆs
driving drum textures. The song builds and grows to a crushing verse/chorus,
lead by Mike ReedÆs discordant guitar and shouted, anthemic vocals. ôTides
Will Leadö smashes into a full-on, 90s AmRep-style rager, complete with a
start/stop guitar riff that would make Page Hamilton proud, then shifts into
chaotic, yet controlled choruses propelled by booming drums that end with a
fist-pumping, double-vocal shout delivered by the Reed brothers. ôGreat
Basin,ö another standout track, is a mid-tempo, melodic yet noisy ripper that
speeds along, finding a line between hardcore and punk, effortlessly blurring
the two genres into one. Both heavy and anthemic, the song directly
references the harsh and historical realities that shaped the record, while
capturing the palpable chemistry of the band without a wasted note. Then the
clouds part with the melodic and soaring ôAtlas Fractured,ö starting with a
few seconds of guitar, then bursting open, taking the album into a new
atmosphere, full of blue skies and sun. Clocking in at only 2:17, itÆs a
frantic and pulsing ride, capturing the live energy of the record. The
albumÆs closer, ôOver and Down,ö lumbers at a heavy and foot-stomping pace,
layered with a melodic hook that sticks in your head for days, punctuated by
steady and focused choruses lamenting the helplessness sometimes felt in
modern times.
For some, the challenges of the last several years have required a new level
of endurance and grounding, but for others, the durability required to
obliterate obstacles is something that has always been embedded within.
Because when you're from Michigan, you don't give up. You go until the wheels
fall off. 84 Tigers have bottled this lightning on Time in the Lighthouse,
and the album has arrived at a time when a message of resiliency could not be
needed more.
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