{"id":40770,"date":"2024-09-08T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=40770"},"modified":"2024-08-27T22:20:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T02:20:33","slug":"seafoam-walls-announce-new-lp-standing-too-close-to-the-elephant-in-the-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=40770","title":{"rendered":"Seafoam Walls announce new LP &#8216;Standing Too Close To The Elephant In The Room&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Miami-based band\u00a0Seafoam Walls\u00a0have announced their sophomore album,\u00a0\u2018Standing Too Close To The Elephant In The Room\u2019\u00a0out\u00a0October 18\u00a0via\u00a0Don Dia. Offering the LP\u2019s first preview is the lead single <em>Cabin Fever<\/em>. With a massive riff that\u2019ll stick in your head like duct tape, the track is a thrilling reintroduction of the band\u2019s knotty mix of jazz, shoegaze, rock, hip-hop, and Afro-Caribbean rhythms \u2014 self-dubbed \u2018Caribbean jazzgaze\u2019.<br>\u00a0<br><em>\u201c\u2018Cabin Fever\u2019 describes a time where I was on tour with a band I used to play with and the community they introduced me to, it felt strange how homogenized they were,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0lead singer\u00a0Jayan Bertrand\u00a0says.\u00a0<em>\u201cThe second verse is critical of the world\u2019s mass consumption and being willfully ignorant to maintain happiness.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to <em>Cabin Fever<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/diondia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">here<\/a> or watch the video via YouTube below. <br><\/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\/iZbE15azwoc?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>\u2018Standing Too Close To The Elephant In The Room\u2019 represents an exciting new chapter for the band. Not only does it showcase Seafoam Walls&#8217; evolution as musicians, but it also solidifies their reputation as boundary-pushing artists, inviting the listener to experience their music through a Technicolor mist of experimental influences and instrumentation. Demonstrating their commitment to full artistic autonomy, the band \u2014 rounded out by\u00a0Dion Kerr,\u00a0Josh Ewers, and\u00a0Josue Vargas\u00a0\u2014\u00a0 took on the role of self-producers once again, shaping an album that rewards those who revel in its sweeping soundscapes as it delves deeper into questioning the trappings of modern society and all of the contradictions it entails.\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>The album\u2019s title is a metaphor for the often overlooked but significant challenges and complexities that people face in their lives, and a warning about getting caught up in the details at the risk of missing the bigger picture. As Jayan explains,<em>\u00a0&#8220;Everyone has an elephant in the room; an obvious problem in their life that everyone, including the person affected, knowingly looks past. BUT, I say that one is standing too close because the problem is more complex and their vision is too obstructed to see the bigger picture. So viewers are providing skewed perspectives of the same problem. It\u2019s an illustration of the areas in which intersectionality fails to meet.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><br>\u00a0<br>Heady music for heady times. A moment that Seafoam Walls is all too ready to meet.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/91F7AA3C-0077-4BA2-BE5C-CCFDC6D02E88.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/91F7AA3C-0077-4BA2-BE5C-CCFDC6D02E88.jpeg?resize=584%2C582\" alt=\"Standing Too Close To The Elephant In The Room Cover artwork\" class=\"wp-image-40771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/91F7AA3C-0077-4BA2-BE5C-CCFDC6D02E88.jpeg?w=584 584w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/91F7AA3C-0077-4BA2-BE5C-CCFDC6D02E88.jpeg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/91F7AA3C-0077-4BA2-BE5C-CCFDC6D02E88.jpeg?resize=150%2C150 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018<strong><u>Standing Too Close To The Elephant In The Room\u2019\u00a0track list<\/u><\/strong><br>1. Humanitarian pt. I<br>2. Humanitarian pt. II<br>3. Stretch Marks<br>4. Rapids<br>5. Hurricane Humble<br>6. Cabin Fever<br>7. Sad Bop<br>8. Ex-Rey<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Miami-based band\u00a0Seafoam Walls\u00a0have announced their sophomore album,\u00a0\u2018Standing Too Close To The Elephant In The Room\u2019\u00a0out\u00a0October 18\u00a0via\u00a0Don Dia. 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