{"id":26892,"date":"2017-09-22T12:15:49","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T16:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=26892"},"modified":"2017-09-18T20:01:32","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T00:01:32","slug":"26892","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=26892","title":{"rendered":"Romantic States share new track &#8216;Barren Idol&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26894\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/RomanticStates_photo.jpg?resize=625%2C417\" alt=\"Romantic States\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/RomanticStates_photo.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/RomanticStates_photo.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/RomanticStates_photo.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/RomanticStates_photo.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/RomanticStates_photo.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/RomanticStates_photo.jpg?w=3000 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/>Romantic States have shared a new track Barren Idol, which is lifted from their album &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/romanticstates.bandcamp.com\/album\/corduroy-in-italy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Corduroy In Italy&#8217;<\/a>. You can take a listen to the track via Soundcloud below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/337838286&amp;color=929292&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>On their fifth album, Baltimore&#8217;s Romantic States light a small yet inextinguishable fire. &#8216;Corduroy In Italy&#8217; captures the minimalist rock group&#8217;s undefeatable spirit. It&#8217;s nothing new for a small duo like Romantic States to sound huge, as they often do. But it&#8217;s rare to hear a twosome like this. Drummer Ilenia Madelaire and guitarist Jim Triplett (they both sing) have a considerate collaboration that doesn&#8217;t hide the beauty of simplicity.<\/p>\n<p>Thematically, &#8216;Corduroy In Italy&#8217; is about hope, regret, the importance and struggle of self-love, acceptance, confusion, holding on, letting go, loneliness, fear, the beauty of animals, human cruelty, and self-reflection. With their clear-headed use of space, melody, noise, and subtle humor, Romantic States is nourishing in a hungry world. The album contains the darkest light, the heaviest levity, and the most cutting softness to enter your ears in any year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>&#8216;Corduroy In Italy&#8217; is released via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gentlereminderrecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gentle Reminder<\/a> in all formats, and is available now.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h4>Upcoming shows<\/h4>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>10\/01 BALTIMORE @ Anorak City w\/\u00a0<a class=\"gmail-m_5515312903191536915gmail-m_-5504792364327471083gmail-m_-1497226404286923936gmail-m_-3712443156972502792gmail-m_-4398075220137327371gmail-m_8324962630000537441gmail-profileLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bbddm\/?fref=mentions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Baby Birds Don&#8217;t Drink Milk<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"gmail-m_5515312903191536915gmail-m_-5504792364327471083gmail-m_-1497226404286923936gmail-m_-3712443156972502792gmail-m_-4398075220137327371gmail-m_8324962630000537441gmail-profileLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wipeoutbandmd\/?fref=mentions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wipeout<\/a><br \/>\n10\/09 BROOKLYN @\u00a0<a class=\"gmail-m_5515312903191536915gmail-m_-5504792364327471083gmail-m_-1497226404286923936gmail-m_-3712443156972502792gmail-m_-4398075220137327371gmail-m_8324962630000537441gmail-profileLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/silentbarn\/?fref=mentions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Silent Barn<\/a>\u00a0w\/ Agua Viva,\u00a0<a class=\"gmail-m_5515312903191536915gmail-m_-5504792364327471083gmail-m_-1497226404286923936gmail-m_-3712443156972502792gmail-m_-4398075220137327371gmail-m_8324962630000537441gmail-profileLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Air-Waves-50591783797\/?fref=mentions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Air Waves<\/a>\u00a0(solo)<br \/>\n10\/10 DC @ Songbyrd w\/\u00a0<a class=\"gmail-m_5515312903191536915gmail-m_-5504792364327471083gmail-m_-1497226404286923936gmail-m_-3712443156972502792gmail-m_-4398075220137327371gmail-m_8324962630000537441gmail-profileLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lvluptheband\/?fref=mentions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LVL UP<\/a>,\u00a0<a id=\"gmail-m_5515312903191536915gmail-m_-5504792364327471083gmail-m_-1497226404286923936gmail-m_-3712443156972502792gmail-m_-4398075220137327371gmail-m_8324962630000537441gmail-js_16v\" class=\"gmail-m_5515312903191536915gmail-m_-5504792364327471083gmail-m_-1497226404286923936gmail-m_-3712443156972502792gmail-m_-4398075220137327371gmail-m_8324962630000537441gmail-profileLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/badmovesdc\/?fref=mentions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bad Moves<\/a><\/div>\n<div>10\/14 BALTIMORE @ Loners Club w\/ Hothead, Purrer<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Romantic States have shared a new track Barren Idol, which is lifted from their album &#8216;Corduroy In Italy&#8217;. 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