View basket “Out Of Exile” has been added to your basket. Blending High Vis SKU: 22.00 24.00 £22.00 - £24.00 £22.00 - £24.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Dais Released Date: 9th September 2022 Buying Format: 1LP 1LP Coloured Vinyl Buying Options Choose an option1LP1LP Coloured VinylClear Blending quantity Add to basket ReserveBack Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info High Vis were formed in 2016 from the ashes of some of the UK’s best hardcore bands. Gild-toothed frontman Graham Sayle’s anguished lyrics about life in working class Britain were familiar to fans of Tremors’ full-throttle thrash, but alongside his former bandmate Edward ‘Ski’ Harper and veterans of Dirty Money, DiE and The Smear, High Vis sought to transform that energy and intensity into something entirely new. Like scene-mates Chubby and the Gang did by pulling in unlikely source material from classic doo-wop or Micromoon have by combining everything from psychedelia and metal into their high potency mix, High Vis’ 2019 debut album, No Sense No Feeling showed the band were never going to be constrained by any sense of genre rules or regulations. Its claustrophobic rattle bore traces of Joy Division, Bauhaus, Crisis, The Cure and Gang Of Four lurking in the shadows. 2020’s synth-driven EP, Society Exists, was further evidence of the band’s restless creative MO. High Vis’ second album Blending sees them open their viewfinder wider than ever before. Alongside longstanding favourites such as Fugazi and Echo and The Bunnymen; Ride and even Flock Of Seagulls were shared reference points as the band worked on the album together. From the anthemic sweep of opener “Talk For Hours”, through the title track’s psychedelic swirl and “Fever Dream”’s baggy groove, it sees High Vis’ sound blossoming into something with an unlimited richness. The hazy drift of “Shame” or the melodic jangle of “Trauma Bonds” may take them until uncharted waters, but they still have all the power and bite that made No Sense No Feeling so remarkable. Lyrically, the album represents another leap forward too. Talking frankly about poverty, class politics, and the challenges of everyday life, Sayle’s lyrics have always addressed the downtrodden and discarded communities across Britain slipping below the waterline. This time around, Sayle’s lost not of that social consciousness, but he’s looked at himself and his own emotional landscape, and in the process created something that feels more universal, that reaches a hand-out to people and ultimately gives a message of hope. “To me, the lyrics are less selfish,” reflects Sayle. “In the past, I couldn’t see past whatever was going on with me. It’s about accepting things and being open to conversations and learning to talk to people rather than just thinking that we’re all doomed.” The song “Talk for Hours” is a prime example of that. Born out of an afternoon meeting up with an old group of mates “repeating the same thing and not actually learning anything about each other” it offers to actually break the cycle and to listen and speak frankly about shared feelings and experiences. “Trauma Bonds”, meanwhile, traces the broken lines of those living in lost communities, but ultimately realises that despite our shared scars, there’s still hope to move on to a better future. “The message of the album is you’re not who you’re told you are,” Sayle summarises. “You’re not your class background. Whatever it is, you’re not that. Don’t resign yourself to thinking you can’t be this and you can’t be that.” It’s a vitally important message right now, and one that could be the motto for not only Blending, but for High Vis themselves. Artist High Vis Genre Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label Dais Buying Options 1LP , 1LP Coloured Vinyl Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl Condition New Country UK Track Listings Talk For Hours 0151 Out Cold Blending Trauma Bonds Fever Dream Morality Test Join Hands Shame Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from High Vis and more from Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo View Product Quick View High Vis No Sense No Feeling Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Venn Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 27th January 2023 £19.00 Select options High Vis No Sense No Feeling £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Venn Records Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 27th January 2023 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Hot Snakes Jericho Sirens Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Sub Pop | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 13th March 2018 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Hot Snakes Jericho Sirens £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Sub Pop SKU: SP1224 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 13th March 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Slow Fiction Crush EP Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | So Young Records | 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album Released 24th May 2024 £18.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Slow Fiction Crush EP £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: So Young Records SKU: SOYOUNG026 Formats: 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album Released Date: 24th May 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Small Crush Small Crush Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Asian Man Records | 1LP Released 9th August 2019 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Small Crush Small Crush £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Asian Man Records SKU: AM348LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 9th August 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Part Time Signals Another Day In Paradise Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Bubblewrap Records | 1LP Released 27th October 2023 £20.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Part Time Signals Another Day In Paradise £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Bubblewrap Records SKU: BWR075 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 27th October 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Try The Pie A Widening Burst Of Forever Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Get Better | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 9th December 2022 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Try The Pie A Widening Burst Of Forever £25.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Get Better SKU: LPGBR142C Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 9th December 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Matt's picks View Product Quick View Nana Grizol South Somewhere Else Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Arrowhawk Records | 1LP Released 10th July 2020 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nana Grizol South Somewhere Else £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Arrowhawk Records SKU: LPARRO0024 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 10th July 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Psychotic Monks, The Private Meaning First Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Fat Cat | 1LP Released 20th November 2020 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Psychotic Monks, The Private Meaning First £17.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Fat Cat SKU: FATLP159 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 20th November 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Glitterer Rationale Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Anti | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 23rd February 2024 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Glitterer Rationale £25.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Anti SKU: 280453 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 23rd February 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Allah-Las Calico Review (Indies Only) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Mexican Summer | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 9th September 2016 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Allah-Las Calico Review (Indies Only) £17.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Mexican Summer SKU: MEX2250 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 9th September 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Worriers Survival Pop Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Side One Dummy | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 19th October 2017 £12.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Worriers Survival Pop £12.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Side One Dummy SKU: SD16831 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 19th October 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Start again
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