The hardcore band from Long Island, New York, Edgar, have shared a new single from their upcoming album, Places We Live, Places We Die. The track is titled “Count To Five.” The new album is going to be released via Sunken Temple Records, Council Records, and Small Hand Factory.
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As far as sounds go, Places We Live, Places We Die picks up where they left off in the ’90s, but now with a new member on bass. The rejection of fatalism and a reflection on the fleeting nature of life, how the choices we make (or don’t), define us, is what this album is about.
Bob English on “Count to Five”:
“’Count To Five’ came together after some of the heavier song on the album, as we started exploring more melodic soung writing. It has a great, forward-driving energy that feels cohesive and succinct, making it one of our favorite songs to perform live. Lyrically, the song is about confronting hard decision and making them without regret.”
Edgar formed in 1994 by four teenagers, and they were an active part of an important, yet often overlooked “scene within the scene.” The movement formed around Mountain Records and the collective that booked shsows at the Huntington YMCA. They played dozens of shows and released a split seven-inch via Mountain with Tetsuo (another band who shared members with Edgar). The band had quietly stopped making music in 1996 when members began to move forth with other projects such as The State Secedes, Last Days of August, RC Driver, and Baby Teeth.
Reuniting 23 years later in 2019, they played a show in support of a discography cassette co-released by Small Hand Factory and Tokyo Fist Records. Without any design or intention, Edgar returned organically to writing songs over the course of the pandemic which became the new album: Places We Live, Places We Die. It’s now being released as a collaboration between Sunken Temple Records, Council Records, and Small Hand Factory.
This album drew heavily on their core influences from the beginning, including contemporaries of local greats like Halfman, Scapegrace and Phallacy as well as titans of the genre such as Rorschach, Struggle, and Frail. The sound that Edgar creates is that of a more classic form of hardcore.
Photo courtesy of Edgar
