Man, that EP just rules. Montréal’s sans-guitar trio Seum issued their Blueberry Cash three-songer earlier this Spring, and if you ever wanted proof that sludge can bounce and wreck shit, there it is. I hope their production collaboration with Greg Dawson continues after this, because my goodness it’s vicious.

And hey, they’re going to Europe! For four shows, no less. And all in France. I’m not sure what connection there is, other than greater Quebec’s francophone tendencies, but cheers to Seum for DIY’ing their way across the Atlantic Ocean without even a first full-length out — not that they don’t pack an LP’s worth of tonal weight into “Hairy Muff” and “John Flag” and the title-track of Blueberry Cash, mind you. Two basses will help do that, but even so, there’s an extra impulse here to crush.

Safe and happy trails, Seum. Go forth and lay waste:

SEUM, the Montreal bass-only sludge band, will travel to Europe for the first time to promote their newly released EP Blueberry Cash during the Blueberry tour from June 16th to June 20th. Catch them in France:

June 16th: Paris at the Backstage by the Mill with ASG
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June 17th: Orléans at Le Dropkick Bar Orléans with Ariel Tombale and Patent
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June 18th: Lyon at Le Farmer with Oddball Creatures and Bile.
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June 19th: TBC

The EP is made of 2 songs written during the Winterized writing sessions (Blueberry Cash and John Flag) and a cover of Gaspard’s former band Lord Humungus (Hairy Muff). The band took this EP as an opportunity to collaborate for the first time with someone from the outside (the band used to produce all its releases): Greg Dawson from BWC Studios (Sons of Otis, Panzerfaust) did an amazing job on the mix and mastering while the Malaysian Grindcore artist Fadzee Tussock took care of the artwork.

Seum is:
Fred – Drums
Gaspard – Vocals
Piotr – Bass

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Seum, Blueberry Cash (2022)

Despite some recent dabbling in concentrates — super fun — and a longtime association with underground heavy music, I’ll readily admit I know precious, precious little about cannabis culture. I even missed the point when everyone stopped calling it “weed.” I only recently found out what a “temple ball” is. But I still look at the title of Seum’s upcoming EP, Blueberry Cash, and say to myself, “golly that sounds like the name of a strain.” No confirmation on that, but I’m also not sure it’s really necessary. Call it a safe bet and let’s roll with it.

Alas, the sans-guitar, bass-in-your-face Montreal trio will issue Blueberry Cash on April 20, digitally, on hand-painted vinyl, and alongside a special ‘Blueberry Box’ that, yes, you can put your weed in. Or your cannabis. Or your temple balls, I guess. Whatever you got. Also important documents probably, if you fold them just right. Either way, it looks pretty sweet, as you can see below.

From the PR wire:

Seum: New EP Blueberry Cash on April 20th

While we are working on our next full length album we have decided to take a quick smoke break and release a new EP on April 20th, Blueberry Cash.

The EP is made of 2 songs written during our debut album Winterized writing sessions (Blueberry Cash and John Flag) and a cover of our singer Gaspard’s former band Lord Humungus (Hairy Muff).

Mixed and Mastered by Greg Dawson (BWC Studios – Sons of Otis, Panzerfaust) and illustrated by Burmese Grindcore artist Fadzee Tussock, the EP will be released on Wednesday April 20th while we will drop a 1st single, John Flag, on April 2nd 2022.

To make this release even more special we will also drop 10 hand painted 10″ vinyls in collaboration with Meumeu Music along with the “Blueberry Box”, an ultra limited wooden stash box branded with the EP Artwork and band logo.

Seum is:
Fred – Drums
Gaspard – Vocals
Piotr – Bass

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https://seumtheband.bandcamp.com/
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Seum, Live From the Seum-Cave (2021)