{"id":40193,"date":"2024-04-17T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=40193"},"modified":"2024-04-07T08:43:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T12:43:16","slug":"sans-froid-announce-debut-album-hello-boil-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=40193","title":{"rendered":"SANS FROID announce debut album \u2018Hello, Boil Brain&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bristol progressive art-rock quartet\u00a0SANS FROID\u00a0have announced they will release their\u00a0debut album\u00a0\u2018Hello, Boil Brain\u2019\u00a0this\u00a0autumn 2024, with further details to be revealed over the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, the band have shared the\u00a0official video\u00a0for their\u00a0new single <em>The Still<\/em>, which is\u00a0out now\u00a0on all good digital service providers. Watch <em>The Still<\/em> via YouTube below or stream it <a href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/sansfroid\/the-still\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">here<\/a>. <\/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\/QAMAzFZ3LIw?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>Filmed at\u00a0Rough Trade Bristol\u00a0by Joe Singh, it\u2019s a thrilling look at the band\u2019s already-renowned live show, which will also be showcased at\u00a0select live dates, including a support slot with fellow experimental prog act\u00a0Poly-Math, alongside a coveted slot at this year\u2019s\u00a0ArcTanGent Festival, with further UK live dates TBA in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Produced, engineered and mixed by\u00a0Ben Green\u00a0at Circadian Studios, Exeter and mastered by\u00a0Stephen Kerrison\u00a0at Weird Jungle, the track is an enthralling first glimpse of the band\u2019s forthcoming new record\u2014a stark and disconcerting offering that lurches between piano stabs and off kilter rhythms before collapsing into an expansive, sludgy chorus skittering with insectoid electronics, all propelled along by the mighty vocal of frontwoman Aisling Rhiannon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on the track, vocalist Ais says:&nbsp;<em>\u201c<\/em><em>\u2018The Still\u2019 mirrors the narrative of our debut album Hello, Boil Brain, delving into the profound anxiety stemming from emerging out of a world-altering pandemic and the daunting prospect of reintegrating into a frenetic &#8216;normal&#8217; society. It reflects the realisation that social interaction, once second nature to many, now feels overwhelming, and the rapid pace of life no longer aligns comfortably. The yearning to linger in a state of slow existence amidst the chaos.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to their current incarnation cemented in 2024, Aisling Rhiannon (vocals\/keys) and Toby Green (drums\/vocals) from the band were previously based in Leeds and performed as a duo known as Pave, before expanding the line up with Freddie (Bass) and Charlie Barnes (Guitar) added to the family under Sang Froid, before Freddie was eventually replaced by current bassist Ben Harris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recorded at HOHM studios in Bradford with\u00a0Tom Goodall\u00a0(Cattle), their\u00a0\u2018Worms\u2019 EP and standalone single \u2018Roadworks\u2019 were released in 2020, before the band settled on the minor alteration Sans Froid to avoid clashes with a French goth rock band of the same name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Already catching comparisons to exciting contemporaries in fellow progressive heavy music boundary-pushers\u00a0Exploring Birdsong, PEACH, Chiyoda Ku, CLT DRP, Voronoi\u00a0and\u00a0Sugar Horse, their innovative and chameleonic sound also sees them citing\u00a0Radiohead\u00a0and\u00a0The Mars Volta\u00a0as key influences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New single<em> The Still <\/em>is out now<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Live dates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20.04 &#8211; Patchwork Studios &#8211; Maker (<a href=\"https:\/\/wallofsoundpr.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cc182f17297ed09d7233d7d34&amp;id=29568d2ec9&amp;e=2903f12ab7\">tickets<\/a>)<br>27.04 &#8211; Rough Trade &#8211; Bristol (<a href=\"https:\/\/wallofsoundpr.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cc182f17297ed09d7233d7d34&amp;id=6994cb0316&amp;e=2903f12ab7\">tickets<\/a>) *<br>16.08 &#8211; ArcTanGent Festival<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* w\/ Poly-Math<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wallofsoundpr.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cc182f17297ed09d7233d7d34&amp;id=85b37cb5af&amp;e=2903f12ab7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">https:\/\/linktr.ee\/sansfroid<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Bristol progressive art-rock quartet\u00a0SANS FROID\u00a0have announced they will release their\u00a0debut album\u00a0\u2018Hello, Boil Brain\u2019\u00a0this\u00a0autumn 2024, with further details to be revealed over the coming months. 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