Bleed share “Enjoy Your Stay” (feat. Static Dress)
Self-titled LP out May 2nd on 20 Buck Spin
See the band on tour in North America in May + June
[CHI, CLE, DEN, SLC, SEA, PDX, LA and more]
Photo by: Dylan Shay
Bleed’s forthcoming self-titled LP maintains the melodic heaviness and tight song structures of their heralded debut Somebody’s Closer, while diving headfirst into the oceanic haze, pushing their sound into territory more immersive, relentless and hypnotically lush. Guitars surge and sway in stacked waves of gravitational angst, overdriven rhythms eccentrically pulsing beneath, and guitarist / singer Ryan Hughes’s voice floating in and out, sometimes distant and detached, sometimes cracked open with desperation. Lyrics move in fragments, alluding to themes of deep internal struggle, coping mechanisms and hurting those you love most. It’s music that doesn’t so much demand attention as seeps straight into the bloodstream, the kind of album that endlessly loops in the back of the mind at 3 a.m.
Bold strides are taken right out of the gate to make the authenticity of Bleed’s universe more expansive in its inspirations and ambitions. There’s a confidence to the way Bleed lets these songs unfold, they make their impact immediate and have no need to persist longer than necessary. The result is an album that feels massive yet intimate, brutal yet beautiful, familiar yet singular. It doesn’t simply leave an impression, it lingers, reverberating long after the final notes have faded.
The album's second single "Enjoy Your Stay" surfaces today and the song features a guest appearance from UK rockers Static Dress. The band comments: “'Enjoy Your Stay' is a prime example, in our opinion, of pushing our own envelope as a band. We want to maintain aggression while not settling for a slower pace or easy licks. It’s undoubtedly a hard rock song at the core but in our own vision. It also further proves that every song on the record is pretty different from the others. We didn’t set out to accomplish that necessarily, however it’s just how it fell. It’s a testament to where we started as a band and where we are now." They continue, "The decision to have Olli (Static Dress) on the track also came pretty naturally. We’ve maintained a lot of mutual respect for each other because we both do things our own way with no rule book. Everything they create from music to aesthetics evoke certain feelings and its intentional, and that’s how we operate."
Bleed's introductory EP was initially self-released through digital platforms in 2021. Despite no physical release at the time, the EP— invoking late 90's / early 00’s era alt rock / metal— gained the Dallas, Texas-based band a lot of buzz with its gauzy distortion balancing tension and atmosphere, and via several mutual connections came to the attention of 20 Buck Spin. The label issued vinyl and cassette editions in 2022 bringing Bleed’s music to new audiences and wider attention. Since that time the anticipation for the band’s debut full length has built to fever pitch, and at long last their new album will arrive May 2, 2025.
Pre-order Bleed here and see the band on tour in North America this May + June with One Step Closer.
May 17 Lakewood, OH – Mahall’s
May 18 Chicago, IL – Subterranean
May 20 Minneapolis, MN – Legion Hall
May 21 Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck
May 23 Denver, CO – HQ
May 25 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
May 27 Seattle, WA – The Vera Project
May 28 Portland, OR – McMenamins Mission Theater
May 30 Berkeley, CA – 924 Gilman
May 31 Los Angeles, CA – The Midnight Hour Records
Jun. 01 Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
Jun. 03 Phoenix, AZ – The Rebel Lounge
Bleed, track listing:
- Climbing Down
- Fixate
- Through The Cylinder
- Killing Time
- Marathon
- Cynical
- Enjoy Your Stay (ft. Static Dress)
- Slip
- Shallow
- Take It Out
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