Fully Beat Aluminum SKU: FLT103LPC1 Barcode: 0792105762784 24.00 £24.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Felte Released Date: 24th May 2024 Buying Format: 1LP Coloured Vinyl Forthcoming Pre Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info The relatively short life of San Francisco’s Aluminum has so far yielded a single (Spinning Backwards, 2020) and an EP (Windowpane, 2022), but their debut LP, Fully Beat, overflows with tenured confidence and a singular style that deftly comprises shoegaze, big beat, and jangle pop. With influences ranging from Orbital, to Wipers, to The Avalanches and Sly and the Family Stone, theirs is a multifaceted take on established forms, fed through fuzz and led by honeyed, male-female vocal harmonies from Bay Area post-punk veterans Marc Leyda (of Wild Moth) and Ryann Gonsalves (of Torrey). “Smile” begins with deceptive sparseness, adding neon swirls of stacked tremolo over a mesmerizing lyrical refrain, and hinting at the dynamism to come with understated grace and grit. “Always Here, Never There” is Fully Beat’s first pure hit of melodic pop: its liquid bass groove winds beneath a melancholy-sweet synth hook and Leyda’s plaintive vocals, while drummer Chris Natividad’s deep, pillowy snare and propulsive style maintain a driving pace. Lead single, “Behind My Mouth”, shifts gears into a big beat shuffle and howl of overdriven guitars, which relent to Gonsalves’ rolling bassline and playful, snarky vocal. Composed across several weeks of experimentation, it is a prime iteration of Aluminum’s meticulous world of sound, which nevertheless carries an air of wry nonchalance. Asking, “Do you ever see behind my mouth?”, Gonsalves notes that the song “comes from a place of wanting to be understood authentically, and to communicate intentionally.” This approach speaks to the album’s broader theme of exhaustion amid the demands of the modern grind: working unfulfilling jobs to pay exorbitant rent, feeling society break at the seams, and trying to maintain a meaningful personal life with the remaining scraps of morale. The response, then, must be to find joy. These songs were crafted over a half-dozen months in basements and practice spaces, creating an abundance of authentic passion and catharsis that’s as nostalgic and comforting as a cherished, tattered band t-shirt. The closer, “Upside Down”, is a full-throttle blare of joyous release – “a straight-up love song,” according to Leyda. The deliberate choice to end it with a gradual fade, rather than a dramatic climax, smartly suggests the ambivalence of acceptance – perhaps fitting, when considering the immensity of the album’s subject matter. It also hints that there is much more to be said, and as such a rich and compelling debut, Fully Beat shows that Aluminum are only getting started. RIYL: My Bloody Valentine, Happy Mondays, 80s underground punk, Primal Scream, Mission of Burma. Artist Aluminum Genre Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label Felte Buying Options 1LP Coloured Vinyl Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl Condition New Country UK Track Listings Smile Always Here, Never There Behind My Mouth HaHa Pulp Beat Everything Call An Angel Birds Flew Here Upside Down Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo View Product Quick View Ramones, The The Ramones Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Warner Bros | 180g, 1LP Released 5th February 2018 £25.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Ramones, The The Ramones £25.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Warner Bros SKU: 0081227932756 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 5th February 2018 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Pulled Apart By Horses The Haze Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | IFL Music | 1LP Released 11th November 2022 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Pulled Apart By Horses The Haze £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: IFL Music SKU: LC03261 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 11th November 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Shellac The End of Radio Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Touch & Go | 180g, 2LP, Includes CD Released 14th June 2019 £32.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Shellac The End of Radio £32.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Touch & Go SKU: TG424LP Formats: 180g, 2LP, Includes CD Released Date: 14th June 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead XI: Bleed Here Now Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Inside Out | 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes CD Released 30th September 2022 £29.00 - £32.00 Select options And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead XI: Bleed Here Now £29.00 - £32.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Inside Out Formats: 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes CD Released Date: 30th September 2022 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Shoes, The Chemicals Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Green United Music | 1LP Released 20th November 2015 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Shoes, The Chemicals £14.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Green United Music SKU: GUM01G211 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 20th November 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Durry Suburban Legend Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Thirty Tigers | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 8th September 2023 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Durry Suburban Legend £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Thirty Tigers SKU: 59623LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 8th September 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Chats, The High Risk Behaviour Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Bargain Bin Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 27th March 2020 £ Select options Chats, The High Risk Behaviour £ Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Bargain Bin Records Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 27th March 2020 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Green Day Dookie Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Warner Bros | 1LP Released 29th September 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Green Day Dookie £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Warner Bros SKU: 0093624986959 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 29th September 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Acetone If You Only Knew Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | New West | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 17th November 2023 £38.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Acetone If You Only Knew £38.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: New West SKU: LPNW5735 Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 17th November 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Turnover Good Nature Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Run For Cover Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 25th August 2017 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Turnover Good Nature £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Run For Cover Records SKU: 0811774027502 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 25th August 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Start again
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