by Dan Goldin (@post_trash_)
Sometimes you get a press release that has the need to mention “the band, not the shitty juice” and while we think calling Tang “juice” is a bit generous (it’s “orange drink”), we’re always eager to hear new music from Tang, the Toronto based band. Following last year’s somber and ironically named Super Happy LP, the band return with the equally heartbreaking Finding Peace, Isn’t The Point, due out December 5th via Art of the Uncarved Block (Fond, PAX, Low Sun).
Arriving after a great deal of personal turmoil that included death, divorce, and depression, the album finds Tang in pursuit of finding beauty in impermanence and sadness. There’s a nastier bite this time around, the band’s melancholy sprawling out with a tightened grasp and sludgier force. The record’s first single “Real Dark” sets that tone, roaring with distorted guitars and waves of fuzz, bolstering their shaky feelings into something more palatable, something that can be reshaped toward a better existence.
Speaking about the song, the band shared:
“‘Real Dark’ was a strange memory I had in my head for over ten years. I often wondered why it stuck there. It meant very little to me, but felt so vivid every time I would revisit it in my mind. I think that more than anything it was the feeling. I am a nostalgic person, and correspond much of nostalgia with melancholy. But it was another beautiful sort of sadness. In this moment I truly felt alone. I felt at peace. It was a still winter night. Snow covered the earth. It was silent. I had my whole life ahead of me.”
Finding Peace, Isn’t The Point is due out December 5th via Art of the Uncarved Block. The band will celebrate with a release show that night at Toronto’s Handlebar with guests Steve Lambke and Holiday Pictures.