Premiere: Concrete Vehicles - “Cut Ties”
Concrete Vehicles are the most dynamic noise-rock band in Canada at the moment. They’ve taken the western provinces by storm with anyone bearing witness to their frantic and chaotic live masterpieces becoming fans for life. The band who was formerly known as Computer (a cease and desist from some American jag-off forced the named change which actually spawned a cooler name in my opinion) originated as a recording project between lifelong friends Hudson Schelesny and Ben Lock. As their recordings developed, the songs became too chaotic and nuanced to play live so reinforcements were needed. Fast forward a year and Concrete Vehicles is a fully formed seven piece including saxophone, synths, and percussion.
Today, Cups N Cakes is ecstatic to be premiering a brand-new, stand-alone single called “Cut Ties.” The track layers walls of noise with trance inducing repetition as vocalist/guitarist Ben Lock wails into abyss of cataclysmic dissonance in his unique sing-speak style which brings to mind that singer from Black Country, New Road who left the band at the height of their power. The track rips.
Regarding the theme of the track, Lock states:
“Cut Ties is a song written from the perspective of a character who is having conflicting anxieties about our dystopian reality. The character is someone who was once happily consumed by the internet and the access to constant entertainment who is starting to realize they are in too deep and feel trapped.”
We are pleased to premiere “Cut Ties” with the help of a video directed by Kit Baronas and shot entirely on Double-X 16mm Kodak Motion picture film. Surreal, tactile imagery is used to reflect the invisible threads connecting and confining people in the digital age.
Enjoy the new single below and head over to Concrete Vehicles’ Bandcamp to support the band.
(pssst… There’s only 8 of the translucent LPs and 9 of the Red LPs remaining, don’t sleep on this band)
