{"title":"Melkbelly","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"nothing-valley","title":"Nothing Valley","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSadie Dupuis\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cstrong\u003eSpeedy Ortiz\u003c\/strong\u003e' new imprint via Carpark - Wax Nine. \u003cstrong\u003eMelkbelly\u003c\/strong\u003e, formed by vets of Chicago’s experimental and DIY scene champions, organized noise and thoughtful freneticism on its debut full-length, \u003cem\u003eNothing Valley\u003c\/em\u003e, fusing dreamy vocal lines and cantankerous guitar racket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIts songs clang and bang in stripped-down production that highlights the band’s sharp edges; multi-faceted slabs of sound serve harmonious, immediate songs. 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The Chicago-based foursome has made spatial dynamics central to its arrangements, reaching for weirder highs and more startling atmospherics, negative space giving way to enveloping walls of chaos. This sense of form is reflected not only in the purposeful production, but in the ceramic cover art created by Chicago artist Deborah Handler. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecording in two short sessions six months apart, the band worked with longtime collaborator Dave Vettraino, this time at Bloomington, Indiana’s Russian Recording. Alongside an arsenal of rock gear and airy synth layers coaxed from a Moog Prodigy, PITH’s multidimensionality was refined by the studio’s collection of rare Russian tube mics, which were placed in every corner to capture Melkbelly’s unabashed loudness. Frontperson Miranda Winters’ charmingly bright vocals are newly effected, delayed to a menacing, mysterious thickness. 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