Washington, D.C., post-hardcore quintet Shudder to Think have shared their first new music in nearly 30 years. Their comeback arrives in the shape of two new songs, “Thirst Walk” and “Playback,” which will get a vinyl release as a 7″ single on Dischord Records. Give those songs a listen below.
“The new songs are the first of a trove of new songs we’re working on together, all of which feel very much like Shudder to Think,” said lead vocalist Craig Wedren in a press statement. “To keep things playful and raw-ish, we have been doing almost everything ourselves in my backyard studio (Pink Ape Studios, Los Angeles) with some remote overdubbing from our various home studios. What you hear is us, together, hard at play!”
Shudder to Think’s most recent album, 50,000 B.C., came out in 1997. They followed it with a handful of original scores for the movies High Art, First Love, Last Rites, and Velvet Goldmine, as well as a live album.
Shudder to Think are in the midst of their first tour in 17 years, featuring the band’s same lineup as their Pony Express Record era, which was their fifth album and major label debut; Wedren is on lead vocals and guitar; Jherek Bischoff is on bass; Nathan Larson and Clint Walsh play guitar; and Adam Wade is on drums. There are four more shows left to go on this live run, including stops in Portland, Oregon; Seattle; San Francisco; and Los Angeles.
Read the Sunday Review of Sudder to Think’s Pony Express Record.
