Meet Mass Text, a psychedlic pop project fronted by Chris Sutter (Meat Wave) and produced by Jason Balla (Dehd). The collective will release Perfect New Knife on Jan. 29 via Solid Brass Records. Overall there are 9 tracks on the album, which also includes guest appearances from Jason Gagovski (Sweet Cobra), Lula Asplund, and Jake Levinson (Truman & His Trophy).
The first single is "Pink Slips."
“While it doesn’t really sound like any other song on the album, it gave us the freedom to produce whatever felt right for the record, depending on the song and energy we wanted to convey. We built on top of the home demo in the studio, so many of the original takes and much of the feeling of the song were retained. The feedback on the track is from two really old walkie-talkies that I recorded on my phone while on tour. The term ‘pink slips’ refers to a time when my gums wouldn’t stop bleeding, so all my teeth looked like little pink slips in my mouth," Sutter says in a press release.
“Making this record was the greatest creative experience I’ve ever had,” he adds. “We did it in the dead of winter and would have to turn off the heat during takes. We put the drums in his living room but most of the record was made in this closet where he had a desk and an upright piano and there was just enough room for two bodies. We spent many, many hours together in that extremely tiny room.”
Upcoming Mass Text Shows
November 18 – Hideout, Chicago, IL (w/ Brent Penny)
February 12 – Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL (album release)
February 13 - Cloudland - Minneapolis, MN
February 14 - Cactus Club - Milwaukee, WI
Perfect New Knife
1. Nice Dream 2
2. I Look For Your Face
3. Pink Slips
4. Eight Candles
5. Sunglasses on Christmas
6. New Orleans
7. How an Atom Fell
8. $300
9. Weightlifting
