Hunger for a Way Out, by Sweeping Promises

Hunger for a Way Out

by Sweeping Promises

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Melker Stensgaard Extremely catchy, every song is a bop. Love the basslines. Favorite track: Blue.

Dя!zL So glad i stumbled across this on you tube. Great album top to bottom. Favorite track: Hunger for a Way Out.

jfpone23 This brings me back to the Souxie days and improves it by building on a hitherto largely neglected niche. Favorite track: Hunger for a Way Out.

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1.	Hunger for a Way Out 02:21	buy track
2.	Cross Me Out 03:09	buy track
3.	Blue 02:59	buy track
4.	Out Again 02:30	buy track
5.	Safe Now 03:37	buy track
6.	Falling Forward 02:27	buy track
7.	Upright 02:31	buy track
8.	Atelier 02:52	buy track
9.	An Appetite 02:27	buy track
10.	Trust 02:47	buy track

about

Straight from the depths of an unused Boston-area concrete laboratory comes the debut of Sweeping Promises. Written and recorded with a patented "single mic technique" just before quarantine, "Hunger for a Way Out", is a post-punk leaning gem of unpolished DIY sound. The title track kicks things off in absolutely classic fashion, full of spirited hooks that echo the early Rough Trade sound. Angular guitars and sharp synth notes float atop a raw rhythm section, while Lira Mondal's effervescent vocals truly define Sweeping Promises' sound. There's something simple yet otherworldly about these tracks - you have the DIY prowess of Kleenex/LiLiPUT and Girls at Our Best!, a brooding new wave-y minimal synth sound woven in, and an undeniable pop-leaning appeal captured in vibrant monaural glory. It's hard to mistake these ten tracks of naturally urgent and driving post-punk for anything other than sheer brilliance. Sweeping Promises deliver in spades on "Hunger for a Way Out".

Packaged in a full color jacket with risograph lyric insert designed by D.H. Strother.

credits

released August 14, 2020

Written, recorded, & mastered by Lira and Caufield except "Falling Forward," ft. Spenser Gralla on drums.

Fall '19-Spring '20.
Artwork by D.H. Strother.

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Sweeping Promises Boston, Massachusetts

Management: hello@mam.land

Booking:
kevin@highroadtouring.com

EU/UK
ck@powerline-agency.com

shows

Sep 22

Red Dwarf

Houston, TX
Sep 23

Gasa Gasa

New Orleans, LA
Sep 23

Railgarten

Memphis, TN
Sep 25

miniBar

Kansas City, MO
Sep 27

Hi-Dive

Denver, CO
Sep 29

Neurolux Lounge

Boise, ID
Oct 01

The Crocodile

Seattle, WA
Oct 03

Mississippi Studios

Portland, OR
Oct 05

Rickshaw Stop

San Francisco, CA
Oct 07

The Casbah

San Diego, CA
Oct 08

Zebulon

Los Angeles (LA), CA
Oct 09

Valley Bar

Phoenix, AZ
Oct 10

Club Congress

Tucson, AZ
Oct 30

Levitation

Austin, TX
Oct 30

Hotel Vegas

Austin, TX
Nov 02

The Earl

East Atlanta, GA
Nov 03

Cat's Cradle Back Room

Carrboro, NC
Nov 04

Comet Ping Pong

Washington, DC
Nov 05

Market Hotel

Brooklyn, NY
Nov 06

First Unitarian Church

Philadelphia, PA
Nov 08

Beachland Tavern

Cleveland, OH
Nov 09

Rumba Café

Columbus, OH
Nov 11

Third Man Records - Cass Corridor

Detroit, MI
Nov 12

MOTR

Cincinnati, OH
Nov 13

Hideout

Chicago, IL
Nov 15

The Bishop

Bloomington, IN
Nov 16

Third Man Records

Nashville, TN
Nov 18

Double Wide

Dallas, TX
Nov 20

Paper Tiger

San Antonio, TX

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