Feldspar Unleash New Single & Video “18 Karat”

Fast-rising Rome hardcore newcomers Feldspar have revealed the video for 18 Karat via digital service providers, the single is the final track to be taken from their debut album, Old City New Ruins, that is set for release on the 30th September via Time To Kill Records. 18 Karat is a high-energy ripper that plays on stereotypes of success, the fleeting pursuit of it, and the deviations tied to the ongoing quest for public visibility and personal approval, sought a hundred times a day. Essentially, it’s about designing one’s life as a fairy tale and presenting it in the public arena to gauge how much social approval and clout we receive. Musically, the track is a modern tribute to hardcore punk, it’s direct, catchy, communal, fast, and sharp, with a chorus that leaves no escape.

“We want to criticise those who resort to endless filters, both metaphorically and literally; the filters of social platforms that force unattainable standards, fanciful realities, and success. How much human misery is there in all this? But at the same time, how much unintentional comedy does it produce?” (frontman Riccardo Zamurri)

Recorded at Bloom Studio in Rome, and mixed at Black Valley Studio in Oslo, the album will be accompanied by the release of a fanzine curated by the band which visually narrates the concept of the album, the result of years of research, art, and living life literally “two blocks from the pope”. The band will also be playing a special album launch show on the 23rd October at Rome’s Largo Venue with tickets on sale now.