Following the release of their critically acclaimed debut album Equinox, Bristol punk /alternative / rock band The Pleasure Dome share details from their forthcoming EP Liminal Space. They have also shared the first single “The Duke Part II (Friends and Enemies)“.
A liminal space is representative of a transitional setting, a period between point A and point B, a well-suited title for a body of work to succeed the release of the band’s debut album Equinox and proceed a future project. This title however is about more than just the transition between first album and second, but captures a particularly difficult moment in time for the band. Directly after a successful tour, and a strongly received album came the departure of both the band’s drummer and the band’s bassist. Adding insult to injury, the remaining member of the band, songwriter, vocalist and guitar player Bobby Spender then had a romantic relationship come to an end, finally the nail in the coffin was getting evicted from his home, all within the space of a few months.
Instead of losing himself in thoughts of what could have been, Spender wasted no time in putting his emotions into his craft, creating a selection of songs illustrative of this particularly torturous time in life. “The songs on the EP felt like they belonged together. It didn’t feel right to save them for our next album” says Spender, and hence Liminal Space was born.
The band was reformed with a fresh line-up, recruiting Loz Fancourt (bass and backing vocals) and Harry Flowers (Drums) and hit the studio in January 2024 bringing the therapeutic creation to life.
Liminal Space EP is out May 10th via Hound Gawd! Records.
Speaking on the single, vocalist and songwriter Bobby Spender had this to say:
“I work in a pub alongside doing the band, sometimes it gets me down. You see people you like, people you don’t like and they’re all getting drunk and it’s easy to feel lost if you’re going through a hard time. The song has a message of hope, sometimes where you are is exactly where you need to be.
Get it here and watch the video below.
The Pleasure Dome ‘Liminal Space’ tracklisting:
- The Duke Part I
- The Duke Part II (Friends & Enemies)
- Your Fucking Smile
- Sugar
- Shoulder To Cry On
- Suicide
- The Duke Part I and Part II (Friends & Enemies) (Digital only)
- Your Perfect Smile (Clean Version) (Digital only)
The Pleasure Dome 2024 Live Dates
April 4th & 5th – France – God Save Clermont Festival
May 16th – London – The Victoria
May 17th Bristol – The Louisiana
Photo credit: Joshua Wood
