Faulty Cognitions Share New Single “Crisis Of Faith”

Faulty Cognitions are a brand new quartet from San Antonio, TX, and they announce their arrival with a chiming, subtly melancholic guitar line that is brand new yet instantly familiar, and they have now released their latest single, Crisis Of Faith.

Faulty Cognitions formed following Mason’s relocation from Portland, OR, as he hooked up with bassist and long-term buddy Yole Centeno (Nocturnal Prose / Sacred Games). Having racked up a CV including Shang-A-Lang and Low Culture, Mason was keen to get things up and running with a new band as soon as possible. Guitarist Nick Obregon (Nocturnal Prose / Eastern Condors) and Mike Nira were soon added to the lineup, and one swiftly recorded Demo later, the newly cemented foursome began work on what would become Somehow, Here We Are, their upcoming debut album that will be released via Cercle Social Records on the 12th April.

Mason originally had visions of shooting for the middle ground between the perfect jangle of early R.E.M. and the roughshod Dunedin sound of The Clean and The Bats. The end result is something totally different, but those roots of melodic inspiration still poke through; just add the scorching brilliance of the band members’ individual past glories and the end results often feel closer to the heart-on-sleeve raggedness of Tim-era Replacements. Meanwhile, Centeno’s tuneful bass lines are often foregrounded, echoing the explosive pop thrills of Senseless Things cuts.