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 14th July 2023 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Weakened Friends Common Blah £24.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Don Giovanni SKU: LPDG178C Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 14th July 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Lothar And The Hand People Come Along: The Exodus 1966 Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Sundazed | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 4th December 2020 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Lothar And The Hand People Come Along: The Exodus 1966 £26.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Sundazed SKU: LPBEAT159 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 4th December 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Silver Jews Tanglewood Numbers Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Drag City | 1LP Released 5th December 2019 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Silver Jews Tanglewood Numbers £21.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Drag City SKU: DC297 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 5th December 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Torche Admission Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Relapse | 1LP Released 12th July 2019 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Torche Admission £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Relapse SKU: RR74151 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 12th July 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Something For Kate …The Answer to Both Your Questions Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Murmur | 12", EP/Mini Album Released 6th May 2020 £60.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Something For Kate …The Answer to Both Your Questions £60.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Murmur SKU: nn202193 Formats: 12", EP/Mini Album Released Date: 6th May 2020 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Pile Green And Gray Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Exploding in Sound Records | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 9th October 2020 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Pile Green And Gray £26.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Exploding in Sound Records SKU: LPEIS093LE Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 9th October 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Matt's picks View Product Quick View Church Girls Still Blooms Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Big Scary Monsters | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 8th October 2021 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Church Girls Still Blooms £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Big Scary Monsters SKU: BSM311V Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 8th October 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Guided By Voices Scalping The Guru Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Guided By Voices, Inc. | 2LP Released 28th October 2022 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Guided By Voices Scalping The Guru £27.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Guided By Voices, Inc. 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