California’s Brume recently unveiled their latest single, “New Sadder You.” It is taken from their forthcoming new full-length Marten, following the album’s previous single. “Jimmy.” The third album from the Bay Area goth-doom quartet, Marten is slated for release on May 03rd, via Magnetic Eye Records. Check out the new track in the article below and find out more from the band.
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“I wrote this song for Jamie after his father passed away“, vocalist and bass player Susie McMullan reveals. “When someone you love dies, you mourn the loss of that loved one, you mourn the loss of the old happier, lighter version of you, but that new sadder you only exists, because you were lucky enough to have someone unconditionally love you!”
Marten tracklisting:
01 Jimmy
02 New Sadder You
03 Faux Savior
04 Otto’s Song
05 How Rude
06 Heed Me
07 Run Your Mouth
08 The Yearn
Marten is available as 36-page CD artbook, as a transparent red vinyl LP, and as a cloudy clear & black marbled vinyl LP.
Produced by Brume and Sonny DiPerri
Mixed by Sonny DiPerri and Brume at Octopus Beak, Los Angeles, CA
Engineered & recorded by Sonny DiPerri at Tiny Telephone Studios, Oakland CA
Recording assistance by Chris Palowitch
Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Howie Weinberg Mastering, Los Angeles, CA
Cover Photography & Art Direction by General LLC
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Brume (pronounced ‘Broom’) are living proof that California is not all sunshine and easy living. The San Francisco-based quartet organically blends doom metal, goth, and indie rock into a sometimes monolithic, and at other times delicate blend of heaviness that resides firmly on the darker side. After a decade of sultry sounds and hair-raising crescendos, Brume push sonic experimentation and delightful genre-bending even further on their third full-length Marten. The expansion into a four-piece with the addition of Jackie Perez Gratz on cello and vocals has opened a cosmos of new possibilities that the Californians determinedly explore. Weaving soaring melodies over melancholic doom pop generates songs that are equally intimate and haunting yet also massive and crushing.
Brume originally formed as a trio in 2014 when guitarist Jamie McCathie from Bristol, England began making music with bass player and vocalist Susie McMullan from Baton Rouge, Louisiana after discovering a shared passion for both trip-hop and sludge. The addition of Jordan Perkins-Lewis on drums completed the line-up with his rich and experimental style of drumming, and set the stage for the band’s recordings. The trio quickly gained momentum with their doom metal albums Rooster (2017) and Rabbits (2019). Brume also left their mark onstage, appearing at Desertfest London in 2017 and Desertfest New York and SXSW in 2019, along with many more shows on both sides of the Atlantic.
On their third album, Marten, Brume perfectly balance the melancholic power of the cello with forceful vocals and duelling guitar conversations. The complex mood swings that seamlessly move from sensuous and restrained to soaring and explosive found a perfect producer in Sonny DiPerri (Emma Ruth Rundle, Lord Huron, Portugal The Man). With the right engineer behind the board, the San Franciscans adopted a songwriting approach that emphasised poetry and lyrics rather than starting with a riff. This way of working uncovered a more vulnerable side of the band. With Marten, Brume take a bold step toward their musical future by challenging first themselves and now listeners to move from comfortable spaces toward more challenging, less familiar destinations.
Line-up
Susie McMullan – vocals, bass, keys
Jordan Perkins Lewis – drums
Jamie McCathie guitar, vocals
Jackie Perez Gratz – cello, vocals
Guest musician Laurie Shanaman – additional vocals on “How Rude” and “Heed Me”
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