Superheaven’s first album in a decade showcases the band at its ‘most confident’

After a decade of breaks different bands and TikTok virality Superheaven s new self-titled album has definitively arrived expanding the boundaries of their fuzzed-out riffs to new decibel levels About time guitarist and vocalist Jake Clarke mentioned ahead of the release Across tracks the long-awaited third studio album shows the increase Superheaven has made since starting up nearly two decades ago in the Philadelphia suburbs The band intentionally sought out a DIY process for the record with Clarke and drummer Zach Robbins handling the engineering at The Metal Shop with a little bit of help from longtime producer and collaborator Will Yip for the vocal mixes We requested to turn the knobs and make things sound a little wider and express ourselves through what s coming through the speakers Clarke mentioned We did it at the studio that we had no time restraint on so it was kind of like Let s just sit here and vibe and just listen The majority of the album was written and recorded from December to April Taylor Madison the other guitarist and vocalist in the band will admit he s not the the bulk person person and revealed waiting for Friday s release was torture The time in between making something and being able to release that something or for other people to experience the thing that you made is pretty excruciating for me Madison declared Longtime fans of the band have been waiting for a follow-up to s Ours Is Chrome After extensive touring to assistance that record the band took an extended hiatus Madison reported part of the reason for stepping away for a bit was burnout after the pressures of following up their debut album Jar issued in I think this happens to so countless bands you get a little interest on your first record and then you think that your second record is the bulk crucial thing in the world and you cannot fuck it up Madison commented I do like largest part of the second record but I think the band just felt so much pressure on ourselves to do something and be something and it just wasn t happening You can t force people to like your band it takes time Clarke mentioned Especially with our type of music You kind of need to fall in love with the record and that s how people can really relate to the songs and want to come out to the shows Superheaven s self-titled third album disclosed on Blue Grape Music provides longtime fans with the first dose of new music from the band in a decade Artwork by Simon Heller While Superheaven was in hibernation Madison and Clarke started Webbed Wing focusing on catchy rock riffs and rhythms something closer to the music that got them hooked as kids Having Webbed Wing and recording three LPs since Superheaven recorded any music it perhaps helped to keep the songwriting muscle a little exercised because I think I m better at writing songs now than I was in for sure Madison stated Those muscles are flexed throughout the self-titled album s minutes especially Cruel Times which tackles the subject of letting go of the past and embracing what the future has in store I have just felt like this is the best record in my opinion objectively Madison announced Not everyone will agree with that but I just feel like we were the majority of confident writing this one We supposedly had the the greater part fun making it and I just feel pretty strongly that we just got better Songs from this record will fill the setlist of their upcoming tour including a stop at Union Transfer on May Union Transfer is going to be awesome Clarke announced That s the best venue not only in Philadelphia but I think in the world It s such a great vibe On Sunday the band will also be hosting a listening party for the new album at Doom from to p m Copies of the record will be available The post Superheaven s first album in a decade showcases the band at its bulk confident appeared first on Billy Penn at WHYY