{"title":"Asylums","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eASYLUMS are a Southend-On-Sea based band formed in 2014. The band consists of Luke Branch on vocals and guitar, Jazz Miell on guitar, Michael \"Mike\" Webster on bass, and Henry Tyler on drums. They have gained recognition for their unique sound and energetic live performances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne notable aspect of ASYLUMS is that they release their music through their own Cool Thing Records label. This allows them to maintain creative control over their work and connect directly with their fans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir music has been compared to other artists such as SHEAFS, Baby Strange, Estrons, Mellor, Otherkin, Baddies, VANT, Indoor Pets, BlackWaters, Spring King, Apollo Junction, Max Raptor, High Tyde,\nBeach Riot,\nKing Nun,\nINHEAVEN,\nDead!,\nPulled Apart By Horses,\nMade Violent,\nand Fangclub.\nWith a growing fanbase and an impressive discography under their belt,\u003cen\u003e\u003c\/en\u003e ASYLUMS continue to make waves in the music industry.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"signs-of-life","title":"Signs of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eAsylums have been quietly building an impressive back catalogue of albums since the release of their debut \u003ci\u003eKiller Brain Waves\u003c\/i\u003e in 2016. With three full studio albums and a stand-alone single behind them, Asylums are back with their fourth album \u003ci\u003eSigns Of Life\u003c\/i\u003e - their first since the release of 2020’s Steve Albini recorded 3rd album \u003ci\u003eGenetic Cabaret\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecorded at the legendary Rockfield Studios with genre-bending Manic Street Preachers producer Dave Eringa in the driving seat, \u003ci\u003eSigns Of Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a record that evolves the Asylums' sound once again while still staying true to their musical and lyrical DNA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsylums \u003ci\u003eSigns Of Life\u003c\/i\u003e draws inspiration from a spectrum of human emotions and examines how they intersected with technology during the accelerated change of the last few years. 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Whilst recording, the band split their time between Chicago, whose big honest soul superseded the garish horrifying pantomime of Trump’s America, Norway and Germany, where Brexit shame was temporarily suppressed like a bad nightmare. The 4 pieces are now back on the floundering isle of chaos that is home, nails bloody from picking the real from the farce and bursting at the guts with tales of runaway adventures, magpie wisdom and furious hope. Asylums have big new things to say.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally described as “Blur if they were raised in Seattle or signed to Sub-Pop\" or “the excitement you felt when you first heard Buzzcocks or Manics”, the development of Asylums has taken them into a brand new sonic space – a combination of anger and experimentalism, of whispered secrets and musical mood swings. For those that need a “for fans of...” reference - think Fontaines DC and Metz gene-spliced with The Flaming Lips and Spiritualised.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving on from the neon ride of the first album \u003ci\u003eKiller Brain Waves\u003c\/i\u003e and the bold exploration that was\u003ci\u003e Alien Human Emotions, Genetic Cabaret\u003c\/i\u003e is a seething tandem of beauty and ire. To theme it is to expect a riot to keep within the lines but look forward to political puzzling from protesting hearts, a pop-punk pop at the establishment, a demand for something else. This is a band of brothers who have realised they are not boys anymore. Gone are the days of kicking stones about their seaside town. Asylums have learned how to articulate their hearts and weaponise their conscience. The prelude to parenthood (vocalist\/guitarist Luke Branch recently became a father for the first time) brings a new vital urgency to their work. 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