Chicago post punk / minimal synth / experimental / goth band Staring Problem have unleashed their new single “The Void” accompanied by a music video.
The track is taken from the upcoming seven-song album ‘Equinox‘, set to arrive on December 18 via Modern Tapes. Pre-order your copy here.
Following up 2020’s excellent debut LP ‘Eclipse’ the band returns with Equinox, recorded and mixed at Altered States Studio by Matt Russellset. Joined by the new rhythm section of Michael Erickson and Andrew Jarosh, vocalist/guitarist Lauren Owen has fashioned a familiar yet forward looking Staring Problem album. Veering their signature skeletal post punk into more melodic territory as informed by 60’s pop as it is the drearier prongs of 80’s goth.
The record comprises minimalist, melodic post-punk that swirls its way through your brain, with lyrics addressing mental health, sociopolitical issues, environmental concerns, and technology.
Watch the Eryn Walanka directed video below.
Equinox Tracklist:
- Fortitude
- The Void
- Don’t Tell A Soul
- Branches II
- Neon
- Programmed
- Waves
Lyrics:
And nothing else
In a space to fill consciousness
And nothing else
Voluntary isolation
Draining dopamine
As reality floats/drifts by
As reality just floats/drifts on by me
And nothing else
Photo by Robert Komen
