Hardball Commence “Summer Of Ball” Canadian Tour

Vancouver’s Hardball are ready to take you on a grunge journey of dirty riffs and speedy shredding when they hit the road across Canada in support of their debut self-titled album which is now available via Spotify and Bandcamp. The ten tracks deliver a heavier, punkier version of modern grunge with huge-sounding drums and heavy layered guitars. Lyrically, vocalist and guitarist Scott Budgie (Poles) says it helps him to think of the most distressed or agitated he’s ever felt in his life and channels those feelings of utter frustration and confusion into his writing.

There’s often some absurdity in there too as he thinks laughing at things that are too terrible to face is a coping mechanism for a lot of people. Artistically, the album covers a lot of different but related themes. In Budgie’s mind, it’s a concept album, but it’s admittedly the most incoherent concept album of all time. It’s a deep dive into his own psyche, unturning all the different stones that maybe should have been left alone, all the while worrying about being too self-indulgent in the process. The band will be heading out across Canada from tomorrow, the 4th August, on the “Summer Of Ball 2023” tour.

“We are really excited to finally get this album in people’s hands. There have been terrible periods of development hell and sessions of re-tracking the same parts over and over trying to get the vibe just right. It’s been a long, and at times aggravating process to get it to where we’re truly happy with it. We’re all perfectionists, especially Jeremy (Head, also of The Motion Picture), who acted like the in-band producer throughout most of the process. I feel as though we created something innovative and contemporary while still honouring our heroes from the ’90s alternative rock and ’80s punk scenes. We’re having our cake and eating it too.” (Scott Budgie)