Chris Elliott (Cell Arts Media @Black-Angeles ) caught up with Mark Solotroff, vocalist and analog synth player for Chicago’s Anatomy of Habit, to discuss the band’s fifth full-length album, “Paired Sentinels,” self-released and available on LP, CD, cassette, and digital. Mark breaks down the album’s four expansive compositions, the themes of repetition, memory, identity, and emotional erosion that run through the record, and what it means to reach this level of internal chemistry with the band’s longest-running lineup.

“Paired Sentinels” was recorded and mixed by Sanford Parker, marking the band’s fourth collaboration with the renowned producer, and mastered by Collin Jordan. The LP version includes an exclusive bonus seven-inch featuring two instrumental tracks created by Solotroff from practice space recordings, not available on any other format. Cover art features Untitled (Sedlec Ossuary)(2022) by artist Jeff Gibson, with visual presentation by longtime collaborator Jonathan Canady.

Since its formation in 2008, Anatomy of Habit has carved out a singular space at the intersection of post-punk, doom metal, early industrial, noise rock, and shoegaze. Paired Sentinels is their most cohesive and most vulnerable record to date.

Buy the album here:
https://anatomyofhabit.bandcamp.com/album/paired-sentinels

Special thanks to Earsplit PR for setting up this interview.

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