{"id":30422,"date":"2019-01-28T12:15:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T17:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=30422"},"modified":"2019-01-26T07:08:48","modified_gmt":"2019-01-26T12:08:48","slug":"absolutely-not-announce-new-album-problematic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=30422","title":{"rendered":"Absolutely Not announce new album &#8216;Problematic&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/d42bd18daf459822f057260077d4930456407721.jpeg?resize=860%2C860\" alt=\"Absolutely Not\" class=\"wp-image-30423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/d42bd18daf459822f057260077d4930456407721.jpeg?w=860&amp;ssl=1 860w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/d42bd18daf459822f057260077d4930456407721.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/d42bd18daf459822f057260077d4930456407721.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/d42bd18daf459822f057260077d4930456407721.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/d42bd18daf459822f057260077d4930456407721.jpeg?resize=144%2C144&amp;ssl=1 144w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/d42bd18daf459822f057260077d4930456407721.jpeg?resize=624%2C624&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/d42bd18daf459822f057260077d4930456407721.jpeg?resize=176%2C176&amp;ssl=1 176w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/d42bd18daf459822f057260077d4930456407721.jpeg?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Chicago&#8217;s synthy post-punk band\u00a0Absolutely Not\u00a0have\u00a0announced\u00a0their\u00a0new\u00a0album\u00a0&#8216;Problematic&#8217;. The album will be coming out March 1st via No Trend Records (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/transmissionpublicity.dmanalytics1.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fabsolutelynotmusic.bandcamp.com%2Ftrack%2Fbottom-of-the-pit&amp;i=2&amp;d=Vh7Tok7dRtKxgIhYPJUDag&amp;e=info%40cultureaddicts.com&amp;a=ePI6boVURheRW4MbkiHkqA\" target=\"_blank\">Bandcamp pre-order<\/a>) and to mark the announcement, the band has shared the video for the album&#8217;s first single\u00a0<em>Bottom of the Pit<\/em>. Watch the clip via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-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\/bLgXX2jFjAY?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>Directed by Dave Rentauskas and starring Maggie Kubley and Risa DeVinney,\u00a0the video is about the infuriating basic Becky&#8217;s of the world who have no concept of anything going on outside their little bubble. Absolutely Not is here to help shatter their bubble and expose them for who they are&#8230; in their typical half evil\/half comical fashion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Absolutely Not&#8217;s sound and lyrics have always covered bleak political and social themes, but with a comic twist and pop sensibility. Their new record\u00a0&#8216;Problematic&#8217;\u00a0(self-produced by frontman Donnie Moore and engineered by Brian Fox) is no different, though it&#8217;s a bit darker and has a heavier sci-fi horror vibe to it.\u00a0Lyrically, the album&#8217;s themes tackle issues of racism, homophobia, crime, a divided America, and how bleak it feels just trying to live in modern society.\u00a0Recorded and mixed over the span of a year, this album shows a new side of Absolutely Not.\u00a0Donnie and his sister Madison (AbNot&#8217;s keyboardist\/vocalist) also run\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/transmissionpublicity.dmanalytics1.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FGlitterCreeps%2F&amp;i=6&amp;d=Vh7Tok7dRtKxgIhYPJUDag&amp;e=info%40cultureaddicts.com&amp;a=ePI6boVURheRW4MbkiHkqA\" target=\"_blank\">Glitter Creeps<\/a>, the long-running, inclusive LGBTQ monthly event at Chicago&#8217;s famed venue, Empty Bottle. Since the band contains members of both the LGBTQ and POC communities, Glitter Creeps and the entire band&#8217;s aim, existence and motivation is to shred ignorance and ignite change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Chicago&#8217;s synthy post-punk band\u00a0Absolutely Not\u00a0have\u00a0announced\u00a0their\u00a0new\u00a0album\u00a0&#8216;Problematic&#8217;. 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