Formed in Chicago, IL and now based out of various eastern Midwest US cities, Distants will soon release their first full-length LP, out May 31 via Salinas Records.
Salinas head honcho Marco Reosti says:
The kinds of complications that prompted [relocation] feel like the same things that fuel Alex Angus’s songwriting on this LP. Angus, who sings and plays guitar, described the record as being about “loss/grief, ego, shit jobs, and self-awareness” and there’s a cathartic quality to songs like “Belly Up” and “Jolly Good.” But the record, which weaves between punk, emo and indie-rock, is anything but a downer. The opener “Great Lakes Paving Company” soars with dueling guitars from Angus and Mynor Gonzalez while backed by Steve Brewer on drums and Zach Leipham on bass. DISTANTS' LP has a classic Midwestern quality of sounding shiny and bright and gruff and dark all at the same time.
The first single is "Belly Up," shared below.
Distants will be touring the US East Coast this summer as well.
