Girls In Synthesis Reveal “The Rest Is Distraction” Album & “Cottage Industry” Video

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Experimental post punk outfit Girls In Synthesis have released the eagerly anticipated follow up to their incendiary debut, Now Here’s An Echo From Your FutureEntitled The Rest Is Distraction and available via the band’s own label Own It Records and Cargo Records, it’s mix of fractured guitar, crushing drums and bass, intense vocals and lyrical content creates as challenging a record as you will hear this year. Recorded last year amidst the uncertainty of continuous lockdowns as a result of the global Covid-19 pandemic, The Rest Is Distraction is far darker in content than its predecessor.

Mainly exploring internal and mental struggles as opposed to external current affairs, it focuses on the claustrophobia of emotional anguish and continues to bravely delve into previously unventured topics. Featuring frequent collaborators Funkcutter and Stanley Bad on horns and violin, respectively, two songs also see Eleni Poulou (The Fall) on keyboards. The album was mixed by long-term collaborator Max Walker and mastered in France by Ayumu Matsuo. To mark the album’s release, the band have released a new video for the track Cottage Industry that perfectly captures the visceral energy of their live show, as they head out on tour to hammer home the album’s sonic noise and message.

Girls In Synthesis Promo Sep 22

“I see this track as our version of a pop song. It probably won’t come across like that, but I actually think it’s quite accessible, there are lots of little hooks in it. I really had my heart set on it from day one, and it has a darker, more brooding energy than our previous releases. Lyrically it looks at how family dynamics shape the outlook of children growing up in a turbulent household. I wanted to project that claustrophobia that exists, that sense of being force fed a diet of irresponsible views and unbridled anger and hatred. It’s not a tale of morality, though. With the video, we wanted to capture the essence of how we are live as much as possible. I wanted people who have never seen us live to be able to experience the intensity of a GIS show. There’s no doubt that we are the best live band in Britain, so capturing that was the coup de grace, really” (bassist and vocalist John Linger)

Sonically atramentous and less one dimensional than the band’s debut, The Rest Is Distraction takes its cues from Join Hands era Siouxsie & The Banshees, Brainiac and CrassChrist The Album, among others. From the first crackle of electricity on the opening track, to the heart wrenching taped voice-recording on the final outro, this album triumphantly retains every ounce of intensity and vitality that makes Girls In Synthesis one of the most captivating post punk bands to emerge in recent years.