Abrams to Release New Album Loon April 17; “Glass House” Video Posted
You can hear heavy getting heavier in the first single from Abrams‘ new album, Loon. Dropped today along with preorders and the album announcement you’ll find below in the blue text (does anybody read this or do you just skip to the music/links? it’s okay to tell me), “Glass House” is also the opener of the record, and so its barnburning sensibilities serve double-duty, heralding what’s being positioned as Abrams‘ most aggressive work to-date — certainly the sound of the track bears that out — and being the first smack in the face when you actually get to put the thing on.
Abrams have been a good band for what feels like a long time, and it’s not a secret. I feel like especially with 2024’s Blue City (review here) and the touring around it, they’ve started to get recognized for songwriting and performance in a way that fits them, but if part of what they’re looking to do with Loon is differentiate, both from their past work and from the underground at large, then they’re no less on the right track than they’ve ever been. I’ll say further, they seem to hint toward discussion of the political in the record, and that is a voice that heavy music has sorely lacked, both in current nightmaretimes and in past eras and decades as well.
If you told me a new Abrams record was coming this year I’d say, “Well hey, cool.” Having now heard “Glass House,” I’m more excited. Take a listen/look and see if you might agree.
From the PR wire:
US heavy rock powerhouse ABRAMS to issue new album “Loon” on Blues Funeral Recordings this spring; first single “Glass House” streaming!
Denver-based heavy rock and post-hardcore goldsmiths ABRAMS blast the blistering debut single and visualizer taken from their upcoming new full-length “Loon”, to be issued on April 17th through Blues Funeral Recordings.
With American idealism and societal unity in flames, ABRAMS’ ethereal ambiance has been permeated by vibrating, hair-trigger fury. 2024’s soaring and driving Blue City was a record full of arresting, nostalgic textures. This is no longer the world of that album.
The grinding hopelessness and chaos of these times have infused ABRAMS with the shattering intensity of Converge. Urgent and abrasive, Loon is acerbic, fed up, and riddled with pulverizing fury. Wistful melodies warp into dissonance and aggression. Crystalline beauty is inhabited by bitterness and rage. The band’s instinctive hooks aren’t gone, and hopeful moments do shine intermittently through. But it’s clear that ABRAMS, like a lot of us, are pissed off. Desperate and seething, Loon is an irresistible, frenzied purge from a band refusing to give in.
⚡️ Watch new Abrams video Glass House ⚡️
+ listen to the single on all streaming services: https://lnkfi.re/glasshouse
On the album, guitarist and vocalist Zach Amster comments: “With each album, our goal is to evolve and not write the same record over and over again. There is no doubt in my mind our album “Loon” is the most unique Abrams record to date. It features some of the most aggressive and heavy Abrams tunes while also sharing some of our most poppy and melodic moments. Vocally, this is the most confident I have felt performance-wise, which sets the mood for the rather dark lyrical content, fitting for the daily bullshit and volatility we are forced to endure. The lead single and opening track, Glass House is a good precursor of what to expect with “Loon”. We hope you enjoy!”
New album “Loon”
Out April 17th on Blues Funeral Recordings
Preorder via BFR website: https://www.bluesfuneral.com/
Bandcamp: https://abramsrock.bandcamp.com/album/loon
SPKR Shop: https://en.bluesfuneral.spkr.media/
TRACKLIST:
1. Glass House
2. White Walls
3. Last Nail
4. Said & Done
5. Waves
6. How Did I Lose My Mind?
7. A State of Mind
8. Home
9. Remains
10. Sirens
ABRAMS is:
Zachary Amster – guitar, vocals
Taylor Iversen – bass, vocals
Ryan DeWitt – drums
Graham Zander – guitar
Can’t wait for this one. Probably my most anticipated album for this year so far, at least of those that I am aware of. Solace and Whores. might have something to say about that…so maybe I should stick with one of my most anticipated albums for this year.
Glad they changed things up, too. Blue City is near perfection, not sure who they could have improved upon that, and following that up with anyting similar would likely be a letdown. But introducing something a little new, but still Abrams, offers tons of promise. Looking forward to this one.