{"id":28244,"date":"2018-02-13T12:15:13","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T17:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=28244"},"modified":"2020-03-09T09:38:13","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T13:38:13","slug":"28244","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=28244","title":{"rendered":"Russian Baths share new single &#8216;Poolhouse&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brooklyn-based noise-rockers Russian Baths have shared <em>Poolhouse<\/em>, the third and final single off of their debut EP, &#8216;<i>Penance&#8217;<\/i>, which will be out&nbsp;February 23rd via Good Eye Records&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/penance-ep\/1331936058\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pre-order<\/a>). Take a listen via Soundcloud below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/398457330&amp;color=%23969595&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Russian Baths&#8217; Jess Rees (vox, guitar) explained, <em>&#8220;This song was inspired by a friend&#8217;s tumultuous breakup. The idea can apply to any situation where you wake up and say &#8216;how the fuck did I get here, I don&#8217;t want to be here and I don&#8217;t even know who I am&#8217;. It&#8217;s about an existential crisis.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/naE5dn_muqDUNJdICwVII3PDH4M4OQ5_xD8bqQEnMMAsyFeJjTuQXXst84b6rjwuZO6ZaCvWlUH-lYxhAfuQw6hMN2n5hrw86C_qEgn2Uo38uv15fgnv6ADLyQHRSCh6Miv2fbjc\" width=\"243\" height=\"243\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;Penance&#8217; tracklist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>01: <a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/2018\/01\/19\/russian-baths-share-new-single-slenderman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Slenderman<\/a><br \/>\n02: <a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/2018\/01\/30\/russian-baths-share-new-single-whats-basement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What&#8217;s Your Basement<\/a><br \/>\n03: Poolhouse<br \/>\n04: Black Cross<\/p>\n<p>Intertwining feedback and harmony with equal significance, Russian Baths paint in searing strokes finding beauty in towering, looming, incendiary noise-rock. Comprised of Luke Koz (guitar, vox), Jess Rees (guitar, keys, vox) and joined by Evan Gill Smith (bass) and Jeff Widner (drums), the band has been honing their craft and chemistry since initially storming listeners with their split single, &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/russianbaths.bandcamp.com\/album\/ambulance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ambulance \/ Ghost<\/a>.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Incorporating dissonance into traditional song structures, Penance&#8217;s aesthetic recalls Big Black&#8217;s caustic fits, &#8217;70s space rock, Chapel Hill&#8217;s noise pop, Big Muff driven grunge, and the angular arrangements of British post-punk. The breadth of Russian Bath&#8217;s scope in sound is marked by the distance and cohesion between singles in the furious, driving <em><a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/2018\/01\/19\/russian-baths-share-new-single-slenderman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Slenderman<\/a><\/em> and the elegant thunderstorm that is <em>Poolhouse<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Russian Baths tour dates<\/h3>\n<p>2\/22: The Saint &#8211; Asbury Park, NJ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Brooklyn-based noise-rockers Russian Baths have shared Poolhouse, the third and final single off of their debut EP, &#8216;Penance&#8217;, which will be out&nbsp;February 23rd via Good <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=28244\" title=\"Russian Baths share new single &#8216;Poolhouse&#8217;\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28247,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_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":"","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,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23,28,30],"tags":[7089,7197,7087],"class_list":["post-28244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","tag-penance","tag-poolhouse","tag-russian-baths"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/RussianBaths-e1583761020798.jpg?fit=800%2C474&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s2B2TV-28244","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":29407,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=29407","url_meta":{"origin":28244,"position":0},"title":"Russian Baths share arresting new video for &#8216;Poolhouse&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"July 5, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Brooklyn-based rockers\u00a0Russian Baths\u00a0have\u00a0shared a new video for their single Poolhouse. 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