Fond Han, the unpredictable New Jersey duo of Thomas Baumann and Kira McDonald, are streaming their full length debut Sham Cloud today. The band are eclectic with their musical influences, utilizing more bizarre ideas such as noise metal to the natural stylings of alternative rock to surprise listeners in every song. Sham Cloud is being released September 23rd via Exploding In Sound. To record Sham Cloud, Fond Han turned to Phil Connor at New Brunswick’s In The West and then turned the mixing and mastering to Alex Molini in Brooklyn. Blending elements of post-hardcore, indie rock, fuzz pop, and noise punk down into a pulp, Sham Cloud is an inherently strange listen crafted into something accessible and undeniably interesting.
Sham Cloud offers a look into one of the most vibrant art punk bands within New Jersey’s ever strong DIY scene. The album, comprised of eight tracks in just under twenty minutes, mixes the band’s love of bummed out indie rock, mathy emo-tinged punk, and spastic metalcore interludes for something both genuinely beautiful and unflinchingly chaotic. Full of jagged rhythms and twisted riffs, Fond Han have created an intelligent and energetic record with enough tongue-in-cheek charm to keep things light and cheery.
UPCOMING SHOWS:
09/17 – Princeton, NJ @ WPRB w/ Dälek & The Miz’ries
09/23 – New Brunswick, NJ @ In The West (Album Release Show) w/ The Media,
10/21 – Brooklyn, NY @ Alphaville w/ Warehouse, Cloud Becomes Your Hand & Sweet Baby Jesus
10/26 – New York, NY @ Bowery Electric
