Hear new single ‘Grow Like A Plant’ in advance.
Greg Saunier has announced the release of his debut solo album.
We Sang, Therefore We Were is scheduled for release in April and will mark the prolific American drummer’s inaugural full-length foray as a solo musician, succeeding several decades spent devoted to forging an indelible imprint on the landscape of independent rock as a member of Big Walnuts Yonder, Mystical Weapons, Nervous Cop and most notably, noise rock linchpins Deerhoof. In addition to the bombastic and inventive drumming for which he is known and revered, the newly announced album is also noted to see Saunier single-handedly helming vocal, guitar and bass guitar duties throughout its runtime.
Of his forthcoming project’s creation Saunier explains,
“When Satomi, Ed, John and I were chatting between shows in Austin in early December, they encouraged me to make a record on my own, as a way to cope with the restlessness I’ve been feeling. It came together quick. Intrigued by the announcement that the new Rolling Stones record was going to sound ‘angry,’ I thought, ‘Good, I’m angry too.’ But when Hackney Diamonds turned out more like cotton candy than punk rock, I ironically went back to Nirvana: not just the clever melodies over massive distortion, but also that dark Cobain sarcasm which still resonates in this age of phony blue-check-washing of fascism.”
Hear lead single ‘Grow Like A Plant’ and view the track list for We Sang, Therefore We Were below.
We Sang, Therefore We Were
1 ‘There Were Rebels’
2 ‘Front-load The Fun’
3 ‘Yeah You, Person’
4 ‘Don’t Design Yourself This Way’
5 ‘Furrowed Sugarloaf’
6 ‘Rip The Atmosphere From The Wind’
7 ‘Grow Like A Plant’
8 ‘No One Displayed The Vigor Necessary To Avert Disaster’s Approach’
9 ‘Blame Yourself’
10 ‘Instead Of Queen’
11 ‘Not For Mating, Not For Pleasure, Not For Territory’
12 ‘Playing Tunes Of Victory On The Instruments Of Our Defeat’
We Sang, Therefore We Were releases on April 26th via Joyful Noise Recordings. Pre-order the album on vinyl here.
Words by Sam Wilkinson.
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