Los Angeles post-rock/slowcore outfit Bondo has announced their self-titled third studio album, ’Bondo,’ due out July 31, 2026 via Solid Brass Records — and they’ve shared the first taste with new track Strummer.
Stream Strummer now on Bandcamp
Force, Restraint & World-Building
Bondo has always operated in their own lane. The LA four-piece has spent years honing a brand of post-rock/slowcore that’s less about grandstanding and more about atmosphere — a proprietary instrumental language built on live dynamics and dream logic. Their music doesn’t clamor for attention. It pulls you in quietly and keeps you there.
Start Track Music Blog put it well: “Bondo’s whole sound-world is foggy and deliberately obfuscatory. Music like this could easily disappear into the background — it’s not clamouring for attention. But put the headphones in, close the door, close your eyes, and listen. It’s worth taking a little time to let it all sink in.”
Aquarium Drunkard compared them to “a four-piece riffing on a vibe something like Spiderland floating in a quarry with Fugazi’s latter-era instrumental explorations.” Which, honestly, is a perfect sentence.
About the Album
Recorded live in the studio — as is their way — the self-titled LP finds Bondo moving through 11 tracks with the kind of sincerity that only comes from really knowing your songs. There’s range here: some tracks lean into verse-chorus structures that’ll catch you off guard with how hooky they are, while others do the slow burn thing Bondo does best, building quietly until they dissolve into open space.
Some days ‘Bondo’ feels like it’s always been there, warm and nostalgic in the background. Other days you’ll catch a note or a texture you swear wasn’t there before. That’s the kind of record it is.
About Strummer
“In Los Angeles, the freeway opens up to the coast. Cars going highway speed next to the water, the road meets the ocean on the horizon. Bondo plays that to a tune in ‘Strummer.’ The guitar leads like a siren through the feedback and heavy rhythm section, making a dissonant earworm.”
‘Bondo’ track list
Side A
A1: On The Cross
A2: Listen Back
A3: Strummer
A4: Brian Screams
A5: Running Back
A6: Spin Cycle
Side B
B1: While My Guitar Gently Peaks
B2: Bondo
B3: Zuma
B4: Robby’s Song
B5: Meta World Peace
‘Bondo’ releases July 31, 2026 on digital and classic black vinyl via Solid Brass Records. Pre-order it here.
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