Canadian Art-Punk miscreants
Crones return with “Big Head Baby” the second single & video from their
headphone rumbling new EP “Laugh Freely, Laugh Often.” Following up their 2019
album “Aghast” would be no mean feat, that album being their most successful
both artistically & on college radio charts, but following the more
sinister & heavy threads of that previous record has led to this new
blistering 4 song EP filled to the brim with hooky, throat-shredding anthems
meant to be shouted along with at full volume.
Utilizing the forced downtime they
experienced during the pandemic enabled Crones, consisting of Nathan Kelly
(guitar/vocals,) Britt Meierhofer (vocals,) Chris Dibbens (bass/vocals,) Calvin
Hilde (guitar/keys,) & Landon Hilde (drums,) to write a breadth of exciting
new material. More than enough for several albums & EPs. The first of these
songs to see the light of day appear on “Laugh Freely, Laugh Often.” This
material was grouped together with the intent of offering an intense blast of
their patented “scream-along” garage-punk ditties. These four songs in just
over 10 minuets act as a reminder of the intelligent ferocity of the group
& its primary songwriter Kelly.
"Laugh Freely, Laugh Often" was
recorded in a marathon three day session at Pulp City Music by producer Connor
Pritchard in the band's hometown of Prince George, British Columbia. In an
attempt to capture the band's live energy these four songs were recorded mainly
live off the floor with the band recording their parts together. The session
was a fun, yet intense, experience that lived up to the band's reputation as
being "gluttons for funishment."
"Laugh Freely, Laugh Often"
opens with “Big Head Baby” a catchy screed dedicated to those that refuse to
“get down with the program” & believe that “nobody is smarter than [them.]”
Followed by the angular New Wave influenced “Red Light” which poses the
question why go through life so quickly & intensely if we all ultimately
end up at the same destination? Third track, & first video, “Secular
Saints” taps into a more boogie-ish feel, offering a warning that it’s all too
easy to “become what you hate.” Final & most aggressive track “Invisible
Plot” points towards the band’s future material. Complex yet bludgeoning, the
track sets the stage for the next phase of the group’s work. Main songwriter
Kelly considers these songs to be both "the most political & yet the
most personal" songs that the band has recorded to date. With intent to
become increasingly weird & intense as they continue to mingle the
political & the personal in ways only they can, the artistic future of
Crones is looking bright. Crones’ new EP “Laugh Freely, Laugh Often” is
scheduled for release through Mystic Turnip Records on October 28th 2022.
“Laugh Freely, Laugh Often” will be released Friday October 28th on all DSPs & physically on LP & CD via Bandcamp
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