THE STRESS OF LEISURE – new album – It Goes Away With the Heat – OUT OCT 4
First single – Man Who Makes a Racist Comment – outed SEPT 13
First single off the album ‘It Goes Away With The Heat’ (Valve Records).
Featuring: Beáta Maglai, Phil Usher, Ben Snaith and The Stress of Leisure (Ian Powne, Pascalle Burton, Jane Elliott and Jessica Moore).
Camera and Creative vibes: Ben Snaith, Asia Beck and Otto; Additional camera: Ian Powne and Phil Usher; Editing: Pascalle Burton; Colourist: Michael Griffin
Meanjin-based band THE STRESS OF LEISURE announce the follow up to 2020’s Faux Wave with It Goes Away With The Heat, set for release on October 4 via Valve Records. The first offering, the fruity angst of Man Who Makes A Racist Comment, is out today – Watch Here + Download Here
On Man Who Makes A Racist Comment, singer/guitarist Ian Powne shares, ‘The Stress of Leisure has always been interested in the absurd details of life – aside from love – that often colour how we navigate the world. The band consistently writes adjacent to some form of hostility or discomfort, whether directly or indirectly. The title for us is something that’s been sitting around for at least a decade and its currency seems sadly eternal.’
It Goes Away With The Heat is a return to the embrace of the tropics for The Stress of Leisure. The title is also reflective of the age of hyper-politics we’re all living through. It’s somewhat post-punk, somewhat faux-wave, and unsurprisingly dabbles on the edges of weirdo, as you’d expect from this quartet.
Recorded at Phaedra Studios in Coburg, Melbourne by John Lee (Mod Con, Blake Scott, Laura Jean), the band opted for a rawer more live sound reminiscent of early Modern Lovers recordings: minimal takes, the right energy throughout. It’s reflective of the rawness in the Brisbane music story, the endless humidity, the sweaty passion, the cross pollination of punk and other influences.
‘The world feels like it’s moving too rapidly and, at the same time, it’s moving much too slowly.’ Pascalle Burton (keys/vocals) notes, ‘That’s one thing the album tries to capture. It reminds me of summer storms in Queensland. Full of tension, with brooding heat and simmering quiet between thunderous and dangerous outbursts. On both a human and structural level, I think the songs also probe the impacts of people’s actions on others.’
It’s been four years since the pandemic release of Faux Wave, which was a 4ZZZ Album of the Week, and received airplay on community radio stations across Australia.
THE STRESS OF LEISURE
It Goes Away With the Heat
ALBUM released FRI 4 OCT
V176 via Valve/MGM
Preorder VINYL/CD from https://www.valverecords.com.au/shop/
and https://thestressofleisure.bandcamp.com/
DIGITAL – https://ffm.to/itgoesawaywiththeheat
SINGLE – Man Who Makes a Racist Comment
is outed SEPT 13
https://ffm.to/manwhomakesracistcomment
https://consumevalve.bandcamp.com/track/the-stress-of-leisure-man-who-makes-a-racist-comment
Album launch – FRI 4 OCT at THE CAVE INN
witjh guests Locust Revival and McKisko
Tickets from https://www.thecaveinn.net
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-stress-of-leisure-it-goes-away-with-the-heat-album-launch-tickets-1010132913737
TOURING with CUSTARD and THE FAUVES:
SAT 9 NOV – sydney CROWBAR
FRI 15 NOV – hobart REPUBLIC CAFE
SAT 16 NOV – adelaide THE GOV
FRI 22 NOV – melbourne THE PRINCE
SAT 23 NOV – gippsland LIVE AT THE BUNDY
SUN 24 NOV – Castlemaine THEATRE ROYAL
FRI 20 DEC – gold coast MIAMI MARKETTA
SAT 21 DEC – brisbane THE PRINCESS
Info/tickets here https://consume.com.au/posts/custard-open-the-curtains-announce-new-double-album-and-concurrent-tour
Sites
Tha Home Run – https://thestressofleisure.com/
Farcecrack – https://www.facebook.com/TheStressOfLeisure/
Instantwhammy – https://www.instagram.com/thestressofleisure/
Bandcramp – https://thestressofleisure.bandcamp.com/
