{"id":38459,"date":"2022-09-20T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=38459"},"modified":"2022-09-18T07:15:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T11:15:20","slug":"street-sects-re-emerge-with-new-single-x-amount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=38459","title":{"rendered":"Street Sects re-emerge with new single \u2018X Amount\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Austin, TX industrial\/punk duo\u00a0Street\u00a0Sects\u00a0embrace the ethos of punk and the experimental zeal of the industrial scene and craft a rawboned, bareknuckled sound anchored in deft lyrical storytelling.\u00a0The group \u2014 featuring vocalist Leo Ashline and multi-instrumentalist Shaun Ringsmuth \u2014\u00a0have unleashed a new single that will annihilate listeners\u2019 senses.\u00a0Written shortly after the band ended their year-long hiatus, <em>X Amount<\/em> is an attempt to translate some of the visceral energy of Street Sects live show into a recording.\u00a0Listen to <em>X Amount<\/em> via YouTube below.<\/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\/0VE3Jw-tbdU?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>Street Sects\u00a0comment, \u201c<em>We\u2019ve always felt that our recordings just aren\u2019t on par with our live sound. While this song is certainly no substitute for the live experience, the movement and energy of the track puts you a bit closer to that feeling. This might be one of the first Street Sects tracks you could actually dance to.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year,\u00a0Street Sects\u00a0released the completion to their long-running\u00a0\u2018Gentrification\u2019\u00a0series, the five-part serial album that began eight years ago as a series of seven inches.\u00a0 The group has a half dozen EP releases, two full-lengths, and with this new track,\u00a0Street Sects\u00a0expand upon their abundant singles output and gives the listener a sampling of what is to come from the duo. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Street Sects\u00a0will play at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indiepublicity.cmail19.com\/t\/y-l-nsldul-itjldhidjy-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Levitation<\/a>\u00a0in Austin on Oct 27 and see them play <em>X Amount<\/em> and choice cuts from their back catalog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Austin, TX industrial\/punk duo\u00a0Street\u00a0Sects\u00a0embrace the ethos of punk and the experimental zeal of the industrial scene and craft a rawboned, bareknuckled sound anchored in deft <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=38459\" title=\"Street Sects re-emerge with new single \u2018X Amount\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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":[23,28,30,1907],"tags":[8354,10930],"class_list":["post-38459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","category-news","tag-street-sects","tag-x-amount"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/94F60FF9-5A61-4904-833A-870039DC7B7E.jpeg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-a0j","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":33186,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=33186","url_meta":{"origin":38459,"position":0},"title":"Street Sects tour western U.S. with Portrayal of Guilt","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"January 11, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Street Sects\u00a0embrace the ethos of punk and the experimental zeal of the industrial scene and craft a rawboned, bareknuckled sound anchored in deft lyrical storytelling.\u00a0 The band\u2019s pointed, dirge-ridden social commentary serial album \u2018Gentrification\u2019 is in its fourth installment;\u00a0\u2018Gentrification IV: Suspended from Gallery Rails\u2018\u00a0was released last November on The Flenser.\u00a0\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;indie&quot;","block_context":{"text":"indie","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=23"},"img":{"alt_text":"Street Sects press photo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/80ww_StreetSects2019.jpg?fit=1008%2C567&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/80ww_StreetSects2019.jpg?fit=1008%2C567&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/80ww_StreetSects2019.jpg?fit=1008%2C567&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/80ww_StreetSects2019.jpg?fit=1008%2C567&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":32967,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32967","url_meta":{"origin":38459,"position":1},"title":"Street Sects share new video for &#8216;If Life Is A Gift, It&#8217;s In Very Poor Taste&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"December 3, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Post-industrial duo Street Sects emerged with their pointed, dirge-ridden social commentary serial album \u2018Gentrification,\u2019 and the series is now nearing its close with its fourth installment. 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