{"id":31849,"date":"2019-07-28T17:15:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-28T21:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=31849"},"modified":"2019-07-26T15:39:03","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T19:39:03","slug":"chicago-post-punk-outfit-ganser-share-frenetic-new-single-video-bad-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=31849","title":{"rendered":"Chicago post-punk outfit Ganser share frenetic new single\/video &#8216;Bad Form&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Chicago&#8217;s post-punk outfit\u00a0Ganser have shared their feverish new single\u00a0<em>Bad Form<\/em>,\u00a0which is out along with\u00a0its cerebral music video (watch it via YouTube below). The video clip was co-directed by Ganser and their frequent collaborator Kirsten Miccoli. The band shared <em>Bad Form<\/em> ahead of playing\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/transmissionpublicity.dmanalytics1.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Friotfest.org%2F2019%2F07%2F2019-daily-lineup%2F&amp;i=4&amp;d=CORvqfY1RJaDUr8CfRuQLg&amp;e=info%40cultureaddicts.com&amp;a=wJxKmC6LT92EeB7FAJbw3w&amp;s=dxghw-PN92s\" target=\"_blank\">Riot Fest<\/a>\u00a0in Chicago, who announced that they&#8217;ll be performing on Sunday, September 15th. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<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\/wA7heehKRWw?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the heels of their 2018 debut\u00a0&#8216;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/transmissionpublicity.dmanalytics1.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Ffanlink.to%2FGanser_OddTalk&amp;i=6&amp;d=CORvqfY1RJaDUr8CfRuQLg&amp;e=info%40cultureaddicts.com&amp;a=wJxKmC6LT92EeB7FAJbw3w&amp;s=6MSwgfSo4bg\" target=\"_blank\">Odd Talk<\/a>&#8216;,\u00a0Ganser has been in the studio recording material over the past six months while working towards their second album.\u00a0<em>Bad Form<\/em> is the cathartic reaction to a year-long songwriting period. <em>&#8220;When you&#8217;re in the middle of writing and recording, it&#8217;s very easy to fall into extreme feelings of guilt over procrastination, when you&#8217;re already stretched thin,&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0says bassist and vocalist Alicia Gaines. The song expresses a common yet isolating paralysis of not doing enough.\u00a0Nadia Garofalo&#8217;s agitated vocals for <em>Bad Form<\/em> represent the band&#8217;s collaborative writing process both lyrically and musically. <em>&#8220;It&#8217;s nice to operate as a team, and act as a unit that can take the burden of some really ugly inner talk.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the video, light blinds in a moment of paralysis. Quick cuts and surreal vignettes communicate the wishful thinking of being someone else, running in circles to no end, disorienting doubles and the blinding light of being seen. First as a statement, then a command, the track ends with the mantra <em>&#8220;Look at the sun,&#8221;<\/em> accompanied by visceral gnashing guitar by Charlie Landsman and punching drums from Brian Cundiff. 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