{"id":40304,"date":"2024-04-28T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=40304"},"modified":"2024-04-14T19:12:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T23:12:59","slug":"scattered-ashes-announce-debut-ep-all-that-is-solid-melts-into-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=40304","title":{"rendered":"Scattered Ashes announce debut EP &#8216;All That Is Solid Melts Into Air&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dublin\/London post-punk quartet\u00a0Scattered Ashes\u00a0have announced their\u00a0debut EP\u00a0\u2018All That Is Solid Melts Into Air\u2019 will be released\u00a0on\u00a0June 14, 2024. The record will receive a\u00a0vinyl pressing\u00a0from Galway, Ireland independent label Blowtorch Records, and is available to preorder now\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wallofsoundpr.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cc182f17297ed09d7233d7d34&amp;id=40b0108368&amp;e=2903f12ab7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To celebrate the news, the band have shared the\u00a0lead single <em>Kingdom<\/em>, as they continue to expand their sound on this groundbreaking first taste of their new material. An exploration of sex, death and the idea of rebirth, <em>Kingdom<\/em> draws its sonic palette from\u00a0Massive Attack, Portishead\u00a0and\u00a0New Order\u00a0utilising samples, synthesisers, and sequencers. Watch the video for <em>Kingdom<\/em> via YouTube below or listen <a href=\"https:\/\/distrokid.com\/hyperfollow\/scatteredashes\/kingdom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-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\/eB_Ecc_JMtg?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><br>Commenting on the track, vocalist Rob Dalton says:\u00a0<em>\u201cKingdom is a reflection on the acute sense of loss felt at the end of an intense physical relationship and the possibility of rebirth in its aftermath. The track examines the sanctifying nature of intimacy and how we as humans find our purpose in its ultimate end.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With his deft and poetic lyricism, Dalton uses powerful biblical imagery to enclose this sense of salvation\u2014\u2018Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, is this the makings of heaven, a moment of trust\u2019\u2014and portrays the deep state of depression one finds in its wake: \u2018<em>Can\u2019t get out of my bed, a slow death underrated, just leave me one in the head, low depth soul feels weightless.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recorded at Darklands Audio, Dublin in 2023, produced by\u00a0Daniel Doherty (Fontaines D.C., Meryl Streek) and mastered by\u00a0Pete Maher\u00a0(Echo &amp; The Bunnymen, Liam Gallagher), the EP\u2019s title is taken from a Karl Marx quote: \u2018<em>All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned, and man is at last compelled to face with sober senses his real conditions of life, and his relations with his kind.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cMarx was referring to non-economic relationships and aspects of human life in the future, i.e. art, love, food, family, religious conviction or the pursuit of knowledge\u2014in short, everything that gives us true meaning and fulfilment, and how it will be co-opted by endless expansion and exploitation. This is a future the band believes we are living in,\u201d&nbsp;<\/em>explains Dalton, a truism that few would dare to argue against.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018All That is Solid Melts Into Air\u2019\u00a0encompasses these themes and the constant state of flux we find ourselves in as members of modern society due to technology, consumerism, and the fickle nature of human beings. Across the EP the band reflect on the more destructive, apathy, and greed\u2014a prime example being <em>They Can\u2019t Divide Us<\/em>, a track that was recorded during the chaos of the\u00a02023 Dublin\u00a0Riots, with the studio being located in the midst of the storm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EP also ruminates on the more positive aspects of the shared human experience such as intimacy, growth and self-redemption.&nbsp;<em>\u201cThere was a lot of serendipity on this record and at times it felt like we were expelling a lot of demons,\u201d&nbsp;<\/em>says Dalton.&nbsp;<em>\u201cThis record was special, the words and the music just flew out, it felt different.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fresh from a run of February 2024 UK tour dates supporting fellow Irish iconoclast\u00a0Meryl<strong> <\/strong>Streek, the band currently have a select handful of UK and Irish\u00a0live dates on sale now, with full listings available below and further live dates TBA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scattered Ashes\u2019 debut EP \u2018All That Is Solid Melts Into Air\u2019 is released\u00a0June 14, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scattered Ashes live dates<\/strong><br>30 May\u00a0\/\/ Whelan&#8217;s, Dublin<br>08 Jun\u00a0\/\/ The Castle Tavern, Luton<br>19 Jul\u00a0\/\/ Forest Fest, Laois<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wallofsoundpr.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cc182f17297ed09d7233d7d34&amp;id=489d47de7a&amp;e=2903f12ab7\">https:\/\/linktr.ee\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wallofsoundpr.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cc182f17297ed09d7233d7d34&amp;id=489d47de7a&amp;e=2903f12ab7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">scatteredashes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More about Scattered Ashes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently relocated from Dublin to London, Scattered Ashes are an abrasive and angular Irish post-punk four-piece defined by urgent guitars and prophetic vocals, occupying a noticeably darker lane than many of their contemporaries. After forming in early 2020, the band received immediate support and airplay from\u00a0Steve Lamacq (BBC Radio 6) and KEXP upon the release of debut single <em>Love Is Not An Option<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;Parallel Lines EP followed on blood red vinyl, which sold out in its first week in Rough Trade stores throughout the UK. 2022 opened up with the band listed as one of the Hot Press \u2018Hot for 2022\u2019 and saw the release of \u2018Feral\u2019 to much critical acclaim landing on major Spotify official playlists such as All New Punk, The Punk List and All New Rock, with the band since picking up wider support at radio from BBC 6music, Radio X, SiriusXM, Today FM, BBC Radio Ulster, Amazing Radio, RTE2FM, RT2XFM and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023 they played some of their biggest shows to date across the UK and EU supporting the likes of She Past Away, The Chameleons, She Wants Revenge and Clan Of Xymox, as well as making appearances at Ireland&#8217;s Beyond The Pale and Electric Picnic Festival.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Standalone singles <em>Battles<\/em>, <em>Homeowners<\/em> (recorded with\u00a0Gilla Band\u2019s own Daniel Fox at Sonic Studios Dublin), and <em>Take Another Piece<\/em> followed throughout the year, with the band now gearing up for the release of their first full body of work in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Dublin\/London post-punk quartet\u00a0Scattered Ashes\u00a0have announced their\u00a0debut EP\u00a0\u2018All That Is Solid Melts Into Air\u2019 will be released\u00a0on\u00a0June 14, 2024. 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