{"id":28645,"date":"2018-03-20T17:15:05","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T21:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=28645"},"modified":"2019-05-31T15:49:18","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T19:49:18","slug":"28645","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=28645","title":{"rendered":"Ganser share second single &#8216;Avoidance&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago post-punk band Ganser has shared <em>Avoidance<\/em>, the second new single and music video lifted\u00a0from their forthcoming debut album &#8216;Odd Talk&#8217; (out 4\/20 via <a href=\"http:\/\/transmissionpublicity.dmanalytics1.com\/click?u=http%3A%2F%2Fnotrendrecords.com%2FGanser&amp;i=4&amp;d=Uwp6NABwTsOqe4EpLTRRNg&amp;e=info%40cultureaddicts.com&amp;a=U8T1eL6rRemc4Kkwi1Hpkg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">No Trend Records<\/a>). <em>Avoidance<\/em> is\u00a0a sharp pain of miscommunication, the exhaustion of trying to be understood by someone you love but your language is all wrong. Ultimately, the effort is pointless. Nadia Garofalo&#8217;s voice rises and falls with synth washes over driving bass and drums, while Charlie Landsman&#8217;s guitar punctuates with sharp flourishes. In the video, cars race in a sparse desert landscape towards an unknown end. Watch the video clip via YouTube below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nx2l1j1EtZw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Throughout\u00a0&#8216;Odd Talk,&#8217; Ganser&#8217;s amorphous sound takes on the form of their comedically grim, absurdist subject matter.\u00a0Exercising both introverted melody and extroverted noise, the band finds meaning through echolalic shouts and murmurs. Garofalo shouts and barks with an acerbic edge, while Alicia Gaines&#8217; vocals soothe and swell.\u00a0Mumbled, spit out, Ganser explores communication breakdown from beginning to end&#8230; seeking meaning in mess, they sort through syllables and signals to find the right words.\u00a0<em>Avoidance<\/em> follows the album&#8217;s first critically-acclaimed first single <em><a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/2018\/02\/22\/chicago-post-punkers-ganser-announce-debut-album-share-lead-single-psy-ops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PSY OPS<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/transmissionpublicity.dmanalytics1.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Ffanlink.to%2FGanser-PSY_OPS&amp;i=6&amp;d=Uwp6NABwTsOqe4EpLTRRNg&amp;e=info%40cultureaddicts.com&amp;a=U8T1eL6rRemc4Kkwi1Hpkg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">buy it here<\/a>), which came out last month.<\/p>\n<p>After the bands&#8217; headlining record release show @ <a href=\"http:\/\/transmissionpublicity.dmanalytics1.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fevents%2F1744572238946849%2F&amp;i=7&amp;d=Uwp6NABwTsOqe4EpLTRRNg&amp;e=info%40cultureaddicts.com&amp;a=U8T1eL6rRemc4Kkwi1Hpkg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Glitter Creeps&#8217; party at the Empty Bottle on 4\/16<\/a>, the band will also be heading out on tour in support of\u00a0&#8216;Odd Talk&#8217;\u00a0(all dates below).\u00a0They&#8217;ll be performing a string of shows with Bloody Knives before heading venturing out on their own in the Southeast.<\/p>\n<h3>Ganser tour dates<\/h3>\n<p>3\/28 &#8211; Chicago, IL &#8211; Beat Kitchen (w\/ Shopping, Tyvek)<br \/>\n4\/16 &#8211; Chicago, IL &#8211; Empty Bottle (Record Release Show)<br \/>\n4\/25 &#8211; Detroit, MI &#8211; Outer Limits Lounge %<br \/>\n4\/26 &#8211; Pittsburgh, PA &#8211; Howlers %<br \/>\n4\/27 &#8211; Brooklyn, NY &#8211; Alphaville %<br \/>\n4\/28 &#8211; Philadelphia, PA &#8211; Mothership %<br \/>\n4\/29 &#8211; Providence, RI &#8211; Alchemy %<br \/>\n5\/01 &#8211; Brooklyn, NY &#8211; St. Vitus<br \/>\n5\/02 &#8211; Baltimore, MD &#8211; Sidebar<br \/>\n5\/03 &#8211; Richmond, VA &#8211; Flora<br \/>\n5\/04 &#8211; Raleigh, NC &#8211; Slim&#8217;s<br \/>\n5\/05 &#8211; Atlanta, GA &#8211; 529<br \/>\n5\/06 &#8211; Memphis, TN &#8211; Bar DKDC<\/p>\n<p>%\u00a0&#8211; with Bloody Knives<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Ganser, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/transmissionpublicity.dmanalytics1.com\/click?u=http%3A%2F%2Fganserband.com&amp;i=10&amp;d=Uwp6NABwTsOqe4EpLTRRNg&amp;e=info%40cultureaddicts.com&amp;a=U8T1eL6rRemc4Kkwi1Hpkg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ganserband.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Chicago post-punk band Ganser has shared Avoidance, the second new single and music video lifted\u00a0from their forthcoming debut album &#8216;Odd Talk&#8217; (out 4\/20 via No <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=28645\" title=\"Ganser share second single &#8216;Avoidance&#8217;\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28646,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[23,25,28,30],"tags":[7317,7218,7318,7219,925],"class_list":["post-28645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie","category-live","category-music","category-new-release","tag-avoidance","tag-ganser","tag-no-trend-records","tag-odd-talk","tag-post-punk"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/f3cde82583e482dd18de1f5c6b87168a0776affa.jpeg?fit=695%2C718","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s2B2TV-28645","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28826,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=28826","url_meta":{"origin":28645,"position":0},"title":"Ganser share new track &#8216;Satsuma&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"April 11, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Chicago's dark post-punk\/no wave band Ganser, will be releasing their debut album 'Odd Talk' on 4\/20 via\u00a0No Trend Records. 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