Recorded and produced by Jeff Lucci, mixed by Nicholas Vernhes (Animal Collective, Deerhunter, Wild Nothing, The War on Drugs) and mastered by Grammy award-winning engineer Joe LaPorta (David Bowie, The Weeknd, Foo Fighters, Vampire Weekend), the EP acts as a crucial bridge to the band’s upcoming full-length album, ‘Dandy Variances’, slated for release next spring.
This project gives audiences a thrilling taste of the band’s signature sound—an electrifying fusion of technical brilliance and unbridled creativity. The ‘Backroom Sessions’ are the ideal introduction to the band’s unique artistry as they prepare for their next major release.
Ecce Shnak (pronounced Eh-kay sh-knock) is David Roush (composer, bassist and one of two singers), Bella Komodromos (vocals), Chris Krasnow (guitar), Gannon Ferrell (guitar), and Henry Buchanan-Vaughn (drums). The group is known for its high-wire sonic performance, where intense musicality and a touch of madness exist in perfect, precarious balance.
Not surprising given the wide range of genres they’ve managed to mesh into their unique sonic palate, the band counts among their influences The Dillinger Escape Plan, Deerhoof, Gogol Bordello, Harry Partch, The Roots, The Clash, Queen, Blackstar, Buzzcocks and Bjork.
Between its title track, web-mocking ‘The Internet’, sensual ‘Prayer on Love’, folk ballad ‘Stroll With Me’, and 150-second hammering lead track ‘Jeremy, Utilitarian Sadboy’, Ecce Shnak’s powerful debut effort is intricately constructed, methodically fashioned, undeniably offbeat and truly entertaining.
Recorded at Backroom Studios in Rockaway, NJ, the ‘Backroom Sessions’ EP is a 4-song live set that also includes the raucous
‘Fight Song’ (Live), a hard-hitting track that offers an ironic take on violence and addressing today’s rampant spread of hate-filled vitriol, their groove-inducing opus ‘Prayer On Love’ (Live), the mind-blowing rock-opera ‘Jeremy, Utilitarian Sadboy’ and ‘Craig’s List Jawn: ¡Nay! / ¡Yay! (Live)’, which casts aside daily drudgery and the need to impress, finding joy in a messy, defiant love and the simple pleasure of shared domesticity.Rejecting conventional aesthetics, Ecce Shnak whimsically incorporates diverse artistic expressions, tackling profound subjects and intriguing minutiae with remarkable clarity. Building on their recently-released debut ‘Shadows Grow Fangs’ EP, which showcases incomparable ingenuity and limitless invention, the band continue to blend art-rock and punk energy with some unexpected twists.
The ‘Backroom Sessions’ EP is out now, available from fine digital music platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and Bandcamp.
TRACK LIST
1. Fight Song (Live)
2. Jeremy, Utilitarian Sadboy (Live)
3. Craig’s List Jawn: ¡Nay! / ¡Yay! (Live)
4. Prayer on Love (Live)
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