Uniform proudly announce their upcoming new album American Standard, which will be released on August 23 through Sacred Bones. Along with the announcement, the band have released the first single from the album, titled “This Is Not A Prayer.”
Listen to “This Is Not A Prayer” here.
Vocalist Michael Berdan shares his thoughts:
“Although our new record is best experienced as one cohesive piece, it isn’t exactly ‘Dopesmoker.’ The songs on ‘American Standard’ feed into an overarching narrative with the goal of retaining their own individual identities.
“Existing in the netherworld between Public Image Ltd. and Butthole Surfers, ‘This Is Not A Prayer’ best exemplifies the bludgeoning percussive interplay between dual drummers Michael Sharp and Michael Blume. Similar to bands like Swans or even Meshuggah, the guitar, bass, and vocals on this track act in complete service to what’s happening on the kits. The song is as purely rhythmic as we’ve ever dared to attempt, and we hope that these beats will take you where you need to go. Drums should serve as lead instruments in extreme music more often, but I digress …
“Thematically, ‘This Is Not A Prayer’ touches on the internal paradox that I’ve experienced while in the throes of an eating disorder. It’s about how the best I’ve ever felt about my physical appearance came when the people I love have told me that I look sick. Rather than taking their concerns to heart, I internalized these sentiments as proof that I was on the right track. I was not.”
Uniform are to play a string live shows, which will commence on August 30 with the record release show at Bowery Ballroom, New York.
Uniform Live Dates:
Aug 30: New York City, NY – Bowery Ballroom (Record Release Show) !
Sep 03: Landers, CA – Giant Rock
Sep 04: Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon #
Sep 05: San Francisco, CA – Thee Parkside #
Sep 06: Eugene, OR – John Henry’s #
Sep 07: Seattle, WA – Black Lodge #
Sep 08: Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios #
Sep 09: Vancouver, BC – The Pearl #
Sep 10: Tacoma, WA – Elks Temple #
! w/ Poison Ruin and LEYA
# w/ World Peace
Guitarist Ben Greenberg shares his thoughts about the upcoming album:
“When we started this record, Berdan told me: ‘I trust you to come up with a solid foundation for this, however you envision this thing. I want you to realize it completely, because I believe in you.’ So I wanted to write something overwhelming and all-encompassing for Berdan to lead his narrative through … because I trust and believe in him.”
American Standard Track Listing:
1 – American Standard
2 – This Is Not A Prayer
3 – Clemency
4 – Permanent Embrace
Preorder American Standard here.
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Photo courtesy of Joshua Zucker-Pluda & Sean Stout
