Atmospheric sludge/post-metal trio Sumac recently released their new full-length album »The Healer«; out now via Thrill Jockey Records!
Vancouver, Canada based atmospheric sludge/post-metal trio Sumac presents their new full-length album, »The Healer«, which was released on June 21st, 2024 via Thrill Jockey Records.
Tracklist:
01. World Of Light
02. Yellow Dawn
03. New Rites
04. The Stone’s Turn
Courtesy of Thrill Jockey Records:
Sumac is the powerhouse trio of guitarist/vocalist Aaron Turner (Isis, Old Man Gloom, Mamiffer), drummer Nick Yacyshyn (Baptists), and bassist Brian Cook (Russian Circles, These Arms Are Snakes). Sumac invests in the recursive exercises of chaos and control, and the results are a testament to the tour-honed collective intuition and technical skills of these veteran players.
On »The Healer«, the new full-length from Northwest-based trio Sumac, the group deepens its multi-faceted exploration into the parallel experiences of creation and destruction. Over the course of 4 tracks in 76 minutes, Sumac presents a sequence of shifting movements which undergo a constant process of expansion, contraction, corruption and regrowth.
Photo by Paul Gonzales
This musical methodology reflects the thematic nature of the record – narratives of experiential wounding as gateways to empowerment and evolution, both individual and collective. The group’s interpolation of melody, drone, improvisation, and complex riffing becomes a transmogrifying act embodying the depth of human experience. In its highest aspiration it mirrors our ability to endure mortal and spiritual challenges, through which we may emerge with an increased capacity for understanding, empathy, love of self and others. Dismal though the subterranean pits of “The Healer” may at first appear, from them can be felt the unwavering determination to embrace life, acknowledge interdependence, and honor the gift of existence.
Order »The Healer« here: sumac.bandcamp.com/album/the-healer
Photo by Faith Coloccia
Engineered and mixed by Scott Evans. Recorded at Studio Litho, Seattle, WA, May 2023.
Mixed at Antisleep Audio, Oakland, CA, July 2023. Additional recording by A. Turner at HoLC, Vashon, WA, June 2023. Mastered by Matthew Barnhart at Chicago Mastering Service, Chicago, IL, August 2023. Art/design by A. Turner.
Sumac is:
Aaron Turner – Guitar, Vocals
Nick Yacyshyn – Drums, Percussion
Brian Cook – Bass
Tapes on »World Of Light« and organ on »Yellow Dawn« by Faith Coloccia.
Upcoming live dates:
12/05 – Atlanta, GA / The Earl
12/06 – Chattanooga, TN / JJ’s Bohemia
12/07 – Nashville, TN / DRKMTTR
12/08 – Fayetteville, AR / Smoke & Barrel
12/10 – New Orleans, LA / Siberia
12/11 – Pensacola, FL / Handlebar
12/12 – Winter Park, FL / Conduit
12/13 – Columbia, SC / New Brookland Tavern
12/14 – Raleigh, NC / Kings
12/15 – Asheville, NC / Eulogy
“Sumac gratefully acknowledges the support of: Electrical Guitar Company, Fryette, D’Addario, Ludwig, Sabian, Hiwatt, Ernie Ball, MASF, Fuzzrocious, and Moog.
Thank you and much love to: our families, friends, Scott, Faith, Matthew, Paulo, Bettina and Thrill Jockey crew, Tadashi/Daymare, and all.”
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well