H. Grimace have shared the new single “Land/Body” from their forthcoming album Self Architect.
The upcoming debut follows on from 2015’s sold-out I Am Material tape and the critically acclaimed Royal Hush 7”, which came out last year. Self Architect reveals a sharper and more emphatic tone to the band’s already relentless output.
Part shoegaze, part post-punk, the foundations are laid by the guitar interplay between Marcus Brown and Hannah Gledhill. Corin Johnson (bass) and Diago Gomes (drums) form a tight, powerful rhythm section. The new songs have been recorded and mixed with Rory Attwell and Ben Greenberg, formerly of The Men and currently in Sacred Bones-signed Uniform, who the band met and formed an instant connection with on last year’s US tour.
The lyrics are self-reflective and question contemporary social pressures to do with image, work, power and our connection to the land. The collaboration in the album's opening track “2.1 Woman” features poet and artist Vivienne Griffin, who critiques the constant pressure exerted on women to create better and better versions of themselves.
Says the band of the new single: "Land/Body’ is a song which took inspiration from the idea that we are living through the end of nature and what changes have occurred from the likes of mass production and standardisation. It delves into the possibilities that this has affected our sense of belonging and roots as Hannah sings ‘Nothing thrives in uniformity’, truly resonating that notion."
Listen to “Land/Body” here:
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