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Having recently completed a series of extensive tours across The UK, France, Germany, Belgium, and The Netherlands, London punks Beige Banquet share their first full band studio recording, “Acid Bath”. As the lead single from the upcoming EP of the same name, it highlights the tight-knit fervour that the band built through unrelenting live appearances.
Initially the solo bedroom project of Tom Brierley, Beige Banquet leapt out of pandemic lockdowns with a fully formed and highly beloved debut album, Beta. Having since evolved into a fierce 5-piece known for unforgettably hot-blooded live shows, including sets at Left Of The Dial, DIY Alive, and Binic Festival, the group are now sharing their first collaborative studio effort.
Recorded in Brierley’s bedroom studio, the track expands upon the sounds featured on earlier albums and EPs. Trading in unquestioning drum machines for propellant live drums, and adding agile layers of guitars and percussion over a saturated bassline, Beige Banquet display a tense and determined edge.
Speaking on the track’s themes, Brierley explains “Lyrically it's an ode to an undefined temporary solution for bitter desperation, almost to the point of nihilism”.
The track, fittingly, also sees a more frenzied vocal approach than before as Brierley matches the messaging with a frantic performance that hurtles out lyrics in an increasingly distressed manner over the course of the song. In every way, Beige Banquet are now larger, louder, and more intense.
lyrics
Acid bath I want to find
Tonic for the caustic mind
Tearing through the lines of time
Breakdown that is misaligned
I don’t have the mental strength
Acid bath I want to try
Disconnect this mind of mine
Slip so deep and consume time
Severed now and undefined
I don’t have the mental strength
Acid bath, oh acid, oh acid bath please make me clean
Bite me, scratch me, tie me up and fill my mouth gasoline
As searing seeps now from the seams and pour it down like Phosphoserine
Acid bath, oh acid bath, oh acid bath where have you been?
I don’t have the mental strength
credits
released November 9, 2022
Written and performed by Beige Banquet:
Tom Brierley (Guitar and vocals)
Ian Crafter (Drums)
Joe Munsey (Guitar and vocals)
Danny Gillies (Bass)
Blake Carlson-Joshua (Percussion, synth, vocals)
Mixed by Tom Brierley
Mastered by Mikey Young
Artwork by Joe Munsey
I second the statement of this being one of my favourite EPs ever. Kel is unbelievable and I can safely say they kick ass live too, with Kel and some super talented friends in tow. joyisresistance
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