{"id":33158,"date":"2020-01-05T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-05T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=33158"},"modified":"2020-01-05T07:41:50","modified_gmt":"2020-01-05T12:41:50","slug":"engine-summer-release-back-street-boys-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=33158","title":{"rendered":"Engine Summer release \u2018Back-Street Boys\u2019 EP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Engine Summer have released their \u2018Back-Street Boys\u2019 EP, which is a collection of indie thrillers, ballads, psych freak-outs and krautrock jams. Recorded to tape at Treehouse Records and piggybacking off their 2019 \u2018Indiana\u2019 EP, Engine Summer continues their tradition of no-limits psych-punk songwriting. Listen to <em>Carol\u2019s Dead<\/em> Via YouTube below to get a taste of the EP. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 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\/t4cHQTbXvak?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>The three members of the band do more than groups double their size. Everyone writes, and everyone\u2019s the lead singer. After meeting in high school shop class and seven various DIY bands later, the three landed together in late 2016 in pursuit of an irreverent style of dancey-yet-krauty psych pop &amp; punk. The rules they ride by are: only make music that excites them; every show leaves an impression; every song different from the last; no social media post too social.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Engine Summer have become a regular in Chicago\u2019s indie clubs, and have also branched out nationally with two East Coast tours, a recent trip to Denver, a Paste Magazine\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pastemagazine.com\/articles\/2018\/06\/engine-summer-full-session.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daytrotter session<\/a>, and opening slots for\u00a0Ra Ra Riot, Bodega, Acquaintances (members of Don Caballero) and Baked (members of\u00a0Titus Andronicus).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Engine Summer create their own flyers, album artwork, and music videos, exhibiting an innate care for aesthetic beyond just music (it also helps that their drummer is a founding member of Weird Life Films). They also post a lo-fi video series called Mal\u00f6rt Time, chronicling their DIY tours, trials and tribulations, hailed by critics as \u201cpeculiar.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/E7B2E06F-1E02-4A00-8AF7-106D7EACFB87.jpeg?resize=591%2C591\" alt=\"Engine Summer Back-street Boys cover artwork\" class=\"wp-image-33162\" width=\"591\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/E7B2E06F-1E02-4A00-8AF7-106D7EACFB87.jpeg?w=425 425w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/E7B2E06F-1E02-4A00-8AF7-106D7EACFB87.jpeg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/E7B2E06F-1E02-4A00-8AF7-106D7EACFB87.jpeg?resize=150%2C150 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Their brand new \u2018Back-Street Boys\u2019 EP is out now and features singles\u00a0<em>Carol&#8217;s Dead<\/em>, and\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4nQCYjw1s_I\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Night School<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Engine Summer have released their \u2018Back-Street Boys\u2019 EP, which is a collection of indie thrillers, ballads, psych freak-outs and krautrock jams. Recorded to tape at <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=33158\" title=\"Engine Summer release \u2018Back-Street Boys\u2019 EP\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33159,"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":"On Culture Addicts: Engine Summer release \u2018Back-Street Boys\u2019 EP","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":[22,23,28,30],"tags":[8803,8805,8804],"class_list":["post-33158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","tag-back-street-boys","tag-carols-dead","tag-engine-summer"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/F5C6ED27-BF77-4235-96C8-11479CC6ABBE.jpeg?fit=800%2C519","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-8CO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":33508,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=33508","url_meta":{"origin":33158,"position":0},"title":"Engine Summer share video for \u2018Under The Sea\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"March 2, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Chicago's Engine Summer have shared a\u00a0video for Under The Sea, which is the new single from their EP \u2018Back-Street Boys\u2019 that was recorded at Treehouse Records (White Reaper, Twin Peaks, Modern Vices etc.). 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