{"id":38637,"date":"2023-03-14T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=38637"},"modified":"2023-03-11T08:18:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T13:18:54","slug":"facs-spiral-and-soar-on-new-single-slogan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=38637","title":{"rendered":"FACS spiral and soar on new single \u2018Slogan\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On their forthcoming album&nbsp;\u2018Still Life in Decay,\u2019 Chicago&#8217;s&nbsp;FACS&nbsp;have never been more solid.&nbsp;The trio has&nbsp;been perfecting their brand of intense, cathartic art rock over their four ever-evolving albums, and&nbsp;\u2018Still Life in Decay\u2019&nbsp;is their most focused effort. The apocalyptic chaos that once defined them is waved away in favour of an examination of events with cumbrous clarity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They have shared&nbsp;the album&#8217;s second single, <em>Slogan<\/em>; the song&#8217;s&nbsp;meditative guitar and ruminating rhythm section show the band at their peak. Bassist Alianna Kalaba, who stepped in for founding member Jonathan Van Herik in 2018, makes her amicable last stand on this album. Alongside drummer Noah Leger, they dance and twist around each other like a double helix, forming the DNA of what makes&nbsp;FACS<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>so<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>special. Watch the lyric video for <em>Slogan<\/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\/cRGSF-ylo_U?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>Recorded by Sanford Parker at Chicago&#8217;s esteemed Electrical Audio,&nbsp;\u2018Still Life In Decay\u2019&nbsp;will be available&nbsp;April 7, 2023&nbsp;via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/anotherside.cmail20.com\/t\/y-l-pltdudy-itjldhidjy-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trouble In Mind Records<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i5.cmail20.com\/ei\/y\/02\/38F\/3CB\/102122\/csfinal\/TIM177-FACS-SLID_1600copy-9900000000079e3c.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2018Still Life In Decay\u2019 track listing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Constellation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When You Say<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Slogan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Class Spectre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Still Life<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Flag<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Pre-order the record&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/anotherside.cmail20.com\/t\/y-l-pltdudy-itjldhidjy-h\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See&nbsp;FACS&nbsp;on tour throughout the year, including the newly announced west coast tour dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tour dates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i4.cmail20.com\/ei\/y\/02\/38F\/3CB\/102122\/csfinal\/FACS_DATES_20232-9900000000079e3c.jpg\" alt=\"FACS tour poster \"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>April 6&nbsp; Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>April 7&nbsp; Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>April 8&nbsp; Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May 15&nbsp; Pittsburgh, PA @ Government Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May 16&nbsp; Washington, DC @ DC9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May 17&nbsp; Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May 19&nbsp; Providence, RI @ Fete Lounge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May 20&nbsp; Montreal, QC @ La Sotterenea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May 21&nbsp; Toronto, ON @ The Garrison<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>June 12&nbsp; St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>June 13&nbsp; Moorhead, MN @ Harold\u2019s on Main<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>June 16&nbsp; Seattle, WA @ Vera Project<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>June 17&nbsp; Portland, OR @ Doug Fir<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>June 19&nbsp; Sacramento, CA @ Starlet Room<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>June 20&nbsp; San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>June 21&nbsp; Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>June 22&nbsp; San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>June 24&nbsp; Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>June 25&nbsp; Kansas City, MO @ miniBar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>June 26&nbsp; Davenport, IA @ Raccoon Motel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>July 28&nbsp; Indianapolis, IN @ Post. Festival<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> Constellation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When You Say<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/anotherside.cmail20.com\/t\/y-l-pltdudy-itjldhidjy-u\/\">Slogan<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Class Spectre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Still Life<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Flag<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>On their forthcoming album&nbsp;\u2018Still Life in Decay,\u2019 Chicago&#8217;s&nbsp;FACS&nbsp;have never been more solid.&nbsp;The trio has&nbsp;been perfecting their brand of intense, cathartic art rock over their four <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=38637\" title=\"FACS spiral and soar on new single \u2018Slogan\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_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},"categories":[22,23,25,28,30,1907],"tags":[11000,925,10999,11001,1245],"class_list":["post-38637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-live","category-music","category-new-release","category-news","tag-facs","tag-post-punk","tag-slogan","tag-still-life-in-decay","tag-tour-dates"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2D054568-1586-44C4-8837-38181DE23296.jpeg?fit=900%2C1125&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-a3b","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39175,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=39175","url_meta":{"origin":38637,"position":0},"title":"FACS share \u2018Constellation\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"April 8, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Chicago art-rock band\u00a0FACS\u00a0will release their monolithic new album\u00a0\u2018Still Life In Decay\u2019\u00a0via Trouble In Mind Records.\u00a0The album's opening track, Constellation, kicks things off with a squall of white noise before collapsing into the songs lumbering groove.\u00a0Guitarist Brian Case's guitar bares a ghostly presence, appearing and disappearing in washes of gauzy feedback\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;guitar rock&quot;","block_context":{"text":"guitar rock","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=22"},"img":{"alt_text":"FACS press photo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EA717542-87FB-480D-83CD-CA2DFF2C3B30.jpeg?fit=900%2C583&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EA717542-87FB-480D-83CD-CA2DFF2C3B30.jpeg?fit=900%2C583&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EA717542-87FB-480D-83CD-CA2DFF2C3B30.jpeg?fit=900%2C583&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EA717542-87FB-480D-83CD-CA2DFF2C3B30.jpeg?fit=900%2C583&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":41256,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=41256","url_meta":{"origin":38637,"position":1},"title":"FACS unleash \u2018Wish Defense\u2019\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 The Final Album Engineered by Steve Albini","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"February 20, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Chicago trio\u00a0FACS\u00a0return with their\u00a0sixth studio album, \u2018Wish Defense\u2019\u2014out now via Trouble In Mind Records\u2014a raw and unflinching exploration of duality, identity, and self-confrontation. 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