Quitter Weakened Friends SKU: BSM305V Barcode: 5060366789372 18.00 £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Big Scary Monsters Released Date: 19th November 2021 Buying Format: 1LP Coloured Vinyl Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Portland, Maine indie rock trio Weakened Friends dive into the honest truth of being a working musician on their new LP, Quitter, reflecting on lost friendships and self-worth swallowed up by burnout. Songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist Sonia Sturino is supported by Annie Hoffman (bass/vocals) and Adam Hand (drums), filling out a mature and emotive sound. Central to the record thematically is the empty threat of quitting music and “getting a real job”. Sturino wrestles with her relationship with music on the title track, shouting “I love it, but it never really feels okay” over scorching guitars. Despite the implications of the title, quitting is not an option for the band. Even as friends settle into adulthood, Weakened Friends find themselves trapped in a fortress of their own creation, inseparably attached to the eternal youthfulness of life in music. In this liminal zone, life passes by and friendships are weakened, and Quitter takes plenty of time to mourn these losses. Chunky, distorted riffs support snarky, cutting vocals on “Everything is Better”, a tongue-in-cheek acceptance of one such broken friendship. Agile shifts between heavy fuzz guitar and softer, more introspective moments follow the vocals through tumult and triumph as Sturino envisions what’s being said about her from the other side of the conflict. Leaning into a perception of her as cold and uncaring, Sturino revels in the role of the villain, taking jabs like “everything is better when you’re not around”. Though the record acknowledges a perpetual state of arrested development that comes with being a musician, the band is anything but stagnant musically. Opening themselves up to ideas outside the constraints of their slacker rock sound, Weakened Friends puts the full force of their creative ambition into “Quitter”. Inspired by watching peers go above and beyond what is expected of them, the band sought to explore each song’s fullest potential, with their most extensive pre-production and arrangement work to date. Incorporating banjo, pedal steel, horns, extensive synth arrangement and a number of non-instrumental sounds such as ovens and camera flashes, Weakened Friends expand on their universe of sounds on their new LP.. Artist Weakened Friends Genre Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label Big Scary Monsters Buying Options 1LP Coloured Vinyl Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl Condition New Country UK Track Listings Spew Bargain Bin What You Like Quitter Haunted House Everything is Better The Last Ten 25th Tunnels Point of Interest Planes Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Weakened Friends and more from Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo View Product Quick View Weakened Friends Common Blah Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Don Giovanni | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 24th May 2024 £23.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Weakened Friends Common Blah £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Don Giovanni SKU: LPDG178C2 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 24th May 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Beach Slang Broken Thrills Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Big Scary Monsters | 1LP Released 22nd April 2015 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Beach Slang Broken Thrills £13.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Big Scary Monsters SKU: BSM160 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 22nd April 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ned's Atomic Dustbin Are You Normal Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 14th July 2023 £28.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Ned's Atomic Dustbin Are You Normal £28.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP3329C Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 14th July 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Elastica Elastica Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Rough Trade | 1LP Released 17th November 2017 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Elastica Elastica £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Rough Trade SKU: RTRADLP914 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 17th November 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Dance Gavin Dance Artificial Selection Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Rise Records | 1LP Released 8th June 2018 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Dance Gavin Dance Artificial Selection £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Rise Records SKU: 4050538391091 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 8th June 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Mono Under The Pipal Tree Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Temporary Residence | 2LP Released 19th January 2024 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mono Under The Pipal Tree £34.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Temporary Residence SKU: TRR282LP Formats: 2LP Released Date: 19th January 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Dope Body Crack a Light Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Drag City | 1LP Released 30th October 2020 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Dope Body Crack a Light £26.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Drag City SKU: DC779 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 30th October 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Russian Circles Guidance Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Sargent House | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 1st April 2022 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Russian Circles Guidance £21.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Sargent House SKU: SH159LP Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 1st April 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bootlicker 1000 yd Stare Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Static Shock Records | 1LP Released 7th June 2024 £20.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Bootlicker 1000 yd Stare £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Static Shock Records SKU: SSR114 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 7th June 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Shai Hulud Just Cant Hate Enough X 2 – Plus Other Hate Songs Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | No Sleep Records | 12", EP/Mini Album Released 11th March 2016 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Shai Hulud Just Cant Hate Enough X 2 – Plus Other Hate Songs £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: No Sleep Records SKU: NSR120V Formats: 12", EP/Mini Album Released Date: 11th March 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Tankard Chemical Invasion Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Noise Records | 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 24th November 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Tankard Chemical Invasion £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Noise Records SKU: 4050538270082 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 24th November 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Start again
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