Californian goth-doom quartet Brume release new single »New Sadder You« taken from the forthcoming album »Marten«!
San Francisco, California based goth-doom quartet Brume has released the second single »New Sadder You« taken from their upcoming full-length album, »Marten«, due out on May 3rd, 2024 via Magnetic Eye Records.
Tracklist:
01. Jimmy
02. New Sadder You
03. Faux Savior
04. Otto’s Song
05. How Rude
06. Heed Me
07. Run Your Mouth
08. The Yearn
Courtesy of All Noir PR:
Brume demonstrate the exceptional range of their songwriting with the emotional roller-coaster ride »New Sadder You«, which is taken from their forthcoming new full-length »Marten« as the next single. The Bay Area goth-doom quartet’s third album is slated for release on May 3, 2024 via Magnetic Eye Records. The album pre-sale is available at THIS LOCATION!
The video single »New Sadder You« is now premiering HERE!
“I wrote this song for Jamie after his father passed away,” vocalist and bass player Susie McMullan reveals. “When someone you love dies, you mourn the loss of that loved one, you mourn the loss of the old happier, lighter version of you, but that new sadder you only exists, because you were lucky enough to have someone unconditionally love you!”
Brume (pronounced ‘Broom’) are living proof that California is not all sunshine and easy living. The San Francisco-based quartet organically blends doom metal, goth, and indie rock into a sometimes monolithic, sometimes delicate blend of heaviness that resides firmly on the darker side.
Photo by Jamie MacCathie
After a decade of sultry sounds and hair-raising crescendos, Brume push sonic experimentation and delightful genre-bending even further on their third full-length »Marten«. The expansion into a four-piece with the addition of Jackie Perez Gratz on cello and vocals has opened a cosmos of new possibilities that the Californians determinedly explore. Weaving soaring melodies over melancholic doom pop generates songs that are equally intimate and haunting yet also massive and crushing.
Brume originally formed as a trio in 2014 when guitarist Jamie McCathie from Bristol, England began making music with bass player and vocalist Susie McMullan from Baton Rouge, Louisiana after discovering a shared passion for both trip-hop and sludge. The addition of Jordan Perkins-Lewis on drums completed the line-up with his rich and experimental style of drumming, and set the stage for the band’s recordings.
The trio quickly gained momentum with their doom metal albums »Rooster« (2017) and »Rabbits« (2019), the former being named ‘Album of the Year’ by The Ripple Effect and the latter earning the top spot on Wonderbox Metal’s ‘Best of 2019’ list. Brume also left their mark onstage, appearing at Desertfest London in 2017 and Desertfest New York and SXSW in 2019, along with many more shows on both sides of the Atlantic.
On third album »Marten«, Brume perfectly balance the melancholic power of the cello with forceful vocals and dueling guitar conversations. The complex mood swings that seamlessly move from sensuous and restrained to soaring and explosive found a perfect producer in Sonny DiPerri (Emma Ruth Rundle, Lord Huron, Portugal The Man). With the right engineer behind the board, the San Franciscans adopted a songwriting approach that emphasised poetry and lyrics rather than starting with a riff. This way of working uncovered a more vulnerable side of the band.
With »Marten«, Brume take a bold step toward their musical future by challenging first themselves and now listeners to move from comfortable spaces toward more challenging, less familiar destinations.
Line-up:
Susie McMullan – Vocals, Bass, Keys
Jordan Perkins Lewis – Drums
Jamie McCathie – Guitar, Vocals
Jackie Perez Gratz – Cello, Vocals
Guest musician:
Laurie Shanaman – Additional vocals on »How Rude« and »Heed Me«
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well