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Undersmile Break Up

Thus ends the tale of atmospheric megadoomers Undersmile. A rather unceremonious finish, actually, but so it goes. The UK four-piece have decided to call it a day after seven years. No farewell show, no drawn out fanfare, just “hey we’re not a band anymore and that’s it.” They’ve always had something of a cold streak running through their music. I guess it would make sense they’d finish their run in similar fashion.

During their time together, Undersmile released two full-length albums. Their debut came in 2012 with Narwhal (review here), and they followed it up last year with Anhedonia (review here), released through Jon Davis of Conan‘s Black Bow Records imprint. Both records were mesmerizing in their darkness, the kind of lumbering weight that seemed at all times to be dragging you further down into some impossibly claustrophobic abyss. Needless to say, I’m glad I got to see them live, and they’ll be missed.

They’ve got a couple shows they’re pulling the plug on, and you’ll find those dates and their announcement below, as well as the Anhedonia stream, in case you’d like to climb that mountain of madness one more time. Goes without saying that I wish all the best to everyone in the band.

Here’s what they had on it:

undersmile

We’ve decided, as friends, that Undersmile has come to an end as of today. We’re all hugely proud of what we’ve achieved with the band. We’ve been honoured and humbled by the support we’ve received from fans of the band and the international doom community as a whole in the seven years that we’ve been together. With so many things going on in our lives at the moment we don’t have the time and energy necessary to move the band forward.

All outstanding merch orders will be shipped this weekend, all outstanding gigs are regrettably cancelled.

Undersmile cancelled shows:
Oct 01 O2 Academy Sheffield Sheffield, UK
Oct 15 Rebellion Manchester, UK

Undersmile:
Tom McKibbin – Drums
Olly Corona-Brown – Bass
Hel Sterne – Vocals and Lead Guitars
Taz Corona-Brown – Vocals and Guitars

http://www.facebook.com/Undersmile
https://undersmile.bandcamp.com/album/anhedonia
http://blackbowrecords.bigcartel.com/product/bbow007-undersmile-anhedonia-double-lp

Undersmile, Anhedonia (2015)

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One Response to “Undersmile Break Up”

  1. Lame. While not a huge fan of Undersmile, I really dug their acoustic alter-ego Coma Wall.

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