GOD ALONE have today shared a new single, titled Tinfoil In The Walls, from their forthcoming sophomore album ETC. Tinfoil In The Walls is the third track to be taken from the avant-garde mathrock group’s upcoming full-length, hot on the heels of their recent performance at ArcTanGent festival and November tour dates in Ireland – more details on those live shows below.
WATCH THE OFFICIAL VISUALIZER FOR TINFOIL IN THE WALLS BELOW.
Stream Tinfoil In The Walls via Apple Music, TIDAL, Deezer, Bandcamp and Spotify
ETC will be released via Prosthetic Records on October 28 – pre-order here.
Of the single release, Jake O’Driscoll (guitar and vocals) comments: “Tinfoil in the Walls most clearly represents the more leftfield influences on the album, with less straightforward rhythms and an emphasis on a Steve Reich inspired counterpoint and slow evolving repetition.”
The five musicians behind GOD ALONE
are quite literally students of their craft; ETC – their second full length album – was recorded at MTU Cork School of Music which they all attend. ETC
was produced by the band and Christopher Hockey, and mastered by Jaime Gomez Arellano (Witch Fever, GGGOLDDD, Ghost). The origins of the band lie in a heavier, post-metal sound, but the intervening years and an influx of new and stimulating influences has seen them broaden their palette, expand their horizons and hone a distinctive sound.
Whilst embracing all that the Irish music scene has to offer, GOD ALONE
are constantly pushing to make their way out of Ireland and further afield. Cutting their teeth in an eclectic and enthusiastic local scene helped them to refine their live chops, giving their performance increased weight and attention as they progressed. Now when they write, the live iteration of their music is always at the forefront of their minds.
GOD ALONE‘s approach traverses through mathrock, dance, avant-garde, post-punk and more on its way to its final destination. Citing the Talking Heads as a big influence, GOD ALONE embrace absurdism at every turn – in particular the absurdity of nothingness; the art of existing without meaning or context. Abstract lyrics are influenced by French dadaist poets as they seek to make heavy ideas into fun, danceable vignettes.
Minimalist album art courtesy of Ian McInerney highlights the repetition of things that have no clear beginning or end – the endless loop of everything and nothing all at once
Upcoming GOD ALONE tour dates:
November 2 – Voodoo – Belfast, UK
November 3 – The Workman’s Club – Dublin, IRE
November 4 – Áras Na Gael – Galway, IRE
November 5 – Pharmacia – Limerick, IRE
November 10 – Cyprus Avenue – Cork, IRE