by Dan Goldin (@post_trash_)
For the past two years Saddle Creek have been doing their part to support the DIY community beyond their Omaha scene with the Document Series, an ongoing collection that shines a light on the radiant pockets of indie rock throughout the country. They’ve previously featured Posse, Palehound, Hand Habits, Hovvdy, etc. and New Orleans’ Treadles are the next in line. One of our favorite new bands from the Crescent City, the quartet released Bees Are Thieves Too back in 2017, their first release as a full band. The years since have found KC Stafford (guitar, vocals) busy as a member of experimental doom metal favorites, Thou, but some point they found enough time to record a few new Treadles songs. Their return is triumphant on Cold b/w Iron, the new 7” single handpicked by Saddle Creek, due out May 24th.
“Cold,” the single’s A-Side is a procession of textures both gentle and raw, from the warm picked intro into the deep plodding bass line. Stafford and Emily Hafner offer a gorgeous harmony, their voices a perfect pairing to sink into hazy emotional atmosphere, punctuating the pull of gravity as they sing “morning comes with the sun but I can’t pick me up from off this dirty ground.” Ian Paine-Jesam casually works an entrancing floor tom and snare rhythm as the band break toward ethereal clarity in the song’s bridge, shifting toward a knotted progression, one that weaves itself tighter as it evolves. The intensity eventually boils over with the structure erupting yet remaining impeccably tight. Treadles work themselves into the oncoming chaos with grace, becoming ever so unglued as they “try not to think about it.”
Tour Dates:
05/09 - Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry's
05/10 - Memphis, TN @ Lamplighter Lounge
05/11 - Conway, AR @ House Show
05/12 - Carbondale, IL @ The Swamp
05/13 - Kansas City, MO
05/14 - Iowa City, IA @ Gabe's
05/15 - Rock Island, IL @ Rozz Tox
05/16 - Minneapolis, MN @ Hexagon
05/17 - Galesburg, IL @ Glory Days
05/18 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean Downstairs
05/19 - Kalamazoo, MI @ Shakespear's Pub
05/20 - Cincinnati, OH
05/21 - Louisville, KY @ Nach Bar
05/22 - Nashville, TN @ DRKMTTR
05/23 - Birmingham, AL @ The Firehouse
Treadles’ Cold b/w Iron is out May 24th via Saddle Creek.