Simple Forms Post New Single “And Only Days”
Back in the day, you’d be at the merch table at a show and a band would have a clipboard for you to write your email address on, and then — maybe — you’d be added to their email list for updates and whatnot, if any were ever actually sent out. Social media took care of that, but I kind of feel like following a band on Bandcamp is something similar. Yeah, you get people pushing merch and such — which is appropriate — but you also get notified of new stuff, or of preorders going up, album announcements and so on. Those Bandcamp updates are how I get a fair amount of news these days, including from Oregon’s Simple Forms, who put up a new single called “And Only Days” on Tuesday.
The new song follows January’s head-spinner “Unprecedented Uncertainty” (discussed here) and brings together bright and progressive synth with aspects of hard grunge and heavygaze atmospherics. It is modern in the sense of sounding like the future, it costs a buck, and I don’t know if it’s heralding a debut LP or an EP to follow their early 2023 self-titled (review here), but every song this band has released so far sounds different and I’m incredibly curious to hear it all in the context of an album and see where the various points come together. “And Only Days” only further piques interest. Basically, it’s pretty friggin’ rad, and I wanted to give you a heads up in case you don’t already follow their Bandcamp.
So, here this from their Bandcamp:
“Hi friends! We’re very excited to release our newest single “And Only Days”! Please check it out! Enjoy and take care. -Simple Forms”
Music recorded at Red Rockets Glare in Portland, OR
Engineered and Mixed by Dominic Armstrong
Mastered by Adam Gonsalves at Telegraph
Simple Forms:
Jason Oswald – Vocals, Synth
Ben Stoller – Drums
Aaron Rieseberg – Bass
Dustin Rieseberg – Guitar
Rob Shaffer – Guitar
https://www.facebook.com/Simple-Forms-2159388204175112
https://www.instagram.com/simpleformsnw/
https://simpleformsnw.bandcamp.com/
