UK doomgaze/post-rock outfit Outlander re-released debut album »The Valium Machine« on vinyl via Pelagic Records!

Birmingham, UK based doomgaze/post-rock outfit Outlander has re-released their 2019 debut album »The Valium Machine« via Pelagic Records, available now on vinyl for the first time.

Tracklist:
01. Sinking
02. Threadbare
03. Drown
04. Return
05. The Valium Machine

Courtesy of Pelagic Records:

Outlander – »The Valium Machine« out now!

Outlander pause to reflect on their astounding 2019 debut, »The Valium Machine«, now released on vinyl for the first time.

Written and recorded in 2018 over a handful of studio sessions in Stoke-on-Trent, »The Valium Machine« was a formative experience for Outlander in more ways than one. Prior to working on the album, the band would happily describe themselves as your standard, straight-down-the-middle post rock band but an openness to new influences from the ‘90s slowcore and shoegaze scenes, the delicate, textural introduction of vocals and the pivotal decision to track the album in sprawling, full-band takes lead Outlander to fundamentally redefine their sound and scale; adding a pointed sense of dynamic and discordant dirge that lead to the four-piece sharing stages with trailblazing genre heavyweights Bossk and Grivo as well as breathtaking performances at festivals like Dunk!festival (BE) and ArcTanGent (UK).

The beautiful artwork was produced in partnership with street photographer Richard Lambert documenting the colourful, everyday life of their beloved Birmingham. Now, five years later, Outlander owe their panoramic pace and formidable, funereal sound to those few days spent in Stoke-on-Trent and the band, along with Pelagic Records, believe this nascent recording deserves to be heard by many, many more.

Re-release of »The Valium Machine« is now available via Pelagic Records. Order here: orcd.co/outlander

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