New Lungs is the indie/post-rock/post-punk product of five skilled Pacific Northwest musicians that put on a mean stage show. And what better way to represent the local scene than with a few guys from Seattle, Bellevue, and Bellingham.
Many bands have tried to imagine the color spectrum in the form of sonic devices. Bands have been very successful at producing different colors with multiple songs (The Dear Hunter, Between The Buried And Me), but Seattle’s own New Lungs spans a variety of moods and styles on the opening track of their newest EP, Reviver. ‘Colors’ stars off indefinite and eerie, bursting into a spastic instrumental before settling down with the first verse. The song is enhanced by the wallpapers that would swirl around the computer screen, vibrant and moody with their own colors. The way the verse dramatically swings into the chorus, the build up, the echoes that signal the end, all of the encompassing parts work together like the spectrum of a rainbow.
Key Seattle band New Lungs is ramping up for a big Summer, and it all starts tomorrow night at the Old Redmond Firehouse! New Lungs will be headlining with talented local acts Candysound, Sibling Rivalry, Super Projection, and Vacationeer, all for only $8! Show starts at 7PM. Super cool. Be sure to check out the single that will drop the same day, titled ‘No Blades OK’. More info available on Facebook.
Bellingham band Candysound is incredible. That said, they’ve got a super brief and super sweet little video for ‘now+then’, which you can watch below. If you like what you hear, head to the Old Redmond Firehouse tomorrow night for an $8 show with New Lungs and more!
Seattle rock band New Lungs have been added to this year’s May Sasquatch lineup, joining other PNW acts like Fly Moon Royalty, Hobosexual, and Sam Lachow. Head to New Lungs’ Facebook to congratulate them for the gig, check out the May ‘Squatch lineup again on the festival site, or listen to New Lungs’ latest effort, ‘Lanterns’, on Bandcamp.
Seattle rock band New Lungs announced their last summer show and a return to the studio to record a new set of songs. New Lungs will play 8/25 at Chop Suey, with Portland bands Psychic Rites and Cambrian Explosion, The Female Fiends of Kent, WA, and fellow Seattleites Postmadonna. Tickets are $8, and can be purchased through the Facebook event page.
Every once in a while, a new band comes around and reinvents the wheel in a way that hooks you in instantly. It’s not a vain attempt to start the next “big thing”, but an indicator that within the band lies a wealth of musical knowledge and influences that contribute to something fresh and exciting. New Lungs’ “Lanterns” certainly fits this description, as this is one of the most dynamic EPs I have heard from the local experimental/indie genre in years.
Every time I post a Music Monday blog I try to come up with an arbitrary theme that really has nothing to do with the content of the post. However, I know for a fact that extreme coldness is an epidemic in this country right now, as the people I follow on Instagram have been Insta-ing their weather widgets, parka pics, and a plethora of other photos that imply “my city is colder than yours” for the past week.
