PO: Rasputin's Secret Police- Comfortable (CS, Fleeting Youth)

[atxmonk]

 

NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT!! 

 

Rasputin's Secret Police- Comfortable // due out March 25th on cassette/digital formats

 

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"Kids With No Friends": https://soundcloud.com/fleetingyouthrecords/rasputins-secret-police-kids

Zoe: https://soundcloud.com/fleetingyouthrecords/rasputins-secret-police-zoe

 

Pre-order: http://fleetingyouthrecords.bandcamp.com/album/rasputins-secret-police-comfortable

 

Chances are if you live outside of Philadelphia, you have not heard of Rasputin's Secret Police. The duo, consisting of Brandon Ayres (guitar/vocals) and Josh Phillips (drums), have been making music together for over 13 years, but it seems as if their music has been locked up in the Philly basements they've set ablaze over the years, only available to those that know where to find the secret. 

 

Until now. 

 

Comfortable is considered RSP's magnum opus. It's the answer to the question of "What album do I start with if I'm going to listen to RSP." Despite it being their most DIY release, it's their most focused and accessible. Recorded on a Tascam 8-track digital recorder above a fishing and hunting retailer in Drexel Hill, PA, the album captures RSP's raw intensity as Ayres' fervid, semi-disturbed croons ride his equally ardent guitar scrapes while Phillips' impassioned drumming forces sweat beads to roll off your own head. The lo-fi, DIY quality of the recordings were left untouched, but it adds something extra to the sound they found during these sessions.

 

[atxmonk]

 

Rasputin's Secret Police- Freaks: https://soundcloud.com/fleetingyouthrecords/rasputins-secret-police

 

"Freaks" is the third single from Rasputin's Secret Police's forthcoming album, Comfortable, due out March 25th on cassette and digital formats via Fleeting Youth Records.

 

It's a song about being trapped inside of yourself while feeling overwhelmed with anxiety and hopelessness. The gated reverb on the vocals signifies that trapped feeling while the slow and sludgy guitar sweeps and traipsing drums conjure up a gloomy atmosphere.