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O Monolith

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The second Squid record is a bundle of anxious energy threatening to explode - a masterpiece in creating taut, explosive atmosphere.

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Ants From Up There

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& we thought their first album was hard to describe! This is the light at the end of their debut’s gloomy tunnel.
BRIGHT GREEN FIELD

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BRIGHT GREEN FIELD

warp
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    Released: 19th Nov 2021

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    Released: 7th May 2021

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    Released: 7th May 2021

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After years of aural teasing with countless incendiary gigs & a run of thrilling singles / EPs, the once Brighton-based cephalopods finally signed a record deal with their dream label & gifted us their debut album.

It’s every bit as consistently creative, eclectic & raucous a portrayal of contemporary post-punk as any material they’ve offered previously. Interestingly, none of said material is included here, only further driving home their limitless talents & the sense that they are focused on perpetual forward motion (which they exude both on record & on stage). Produced by wizard Dan Carey (Speedy Wunderground), their ambition is expertly encapsulated in this deeply considered, perfectly paced & intricately constructed set of agitated but eloquent brainchildren.

 

Finally! After years of aural teasing, brighton’s very own Squid have gifted us with their debut lp and it’s as consistently creative, eclectic and raucous a portrayal of contemporary post-punk as anything they’ve offered thusfar. Bright Green Field, produced by Dan Carey (speedy wunderground), comes via Warp Records, of all places! It's an album of towering scope and ambition, it is deeply considered, paced and intricately constructed. With all band members playing such a vital and equal role, this album is very much the product of five heads operating as one.

Some bands might be tempted to include previous singles on their debut - and the band already released two more in 2020 via ‘Sludge’ and ‘Broadcaster’ - but instead Bright Green Field is completely new. This sense of limitlessness and perpetual forward motion is one of the key ingredients that makes Squid so loved by fans and critics alike, from BBC Radio 6 Music who have A-Listed previous singles, ‘Houseplants’, ‘The Cleaner’ and ‘Match Bet’ to publications such as, The Guardian, NME, The Face, The Quietus and countless others. The band was also on the longlist for the BBC Music Sound of 2020 poll.

Bright Green Field features field recordings of ringing church bells, tooting bees, microphones swinging from the ceiling orbiting a room of guitar amps, a distorted choir of 30 voices as well as a horn and string ensemble featuring the likes of, Emma-Jean Thackray and Lewis Evans from Black Country, New Road.

Whilst the album title conjures up imagery of pastoral England, in reality, it’s something of a decoy that captures the band’s fondness for paradox and juxtaposition. Within the geography of Bright Green Field lies monolithic concrete buildings and dystopian visions plucked from imagined cities.   

Squid’s music - be it agitated and discordant or groove-locked and flowing - has often been a reflection of the tumultuous world we live in and this continues that to some extent. “This album has created an imaginary cityscape,” says Ollie Judge, who writes the majority of the lyrics and plays drums. “The tracks illustrate the places, events and architecture that exist within it. Previous projects were playful and concerned with characters, whereas this project is darker and more concerned with place - the emotional depth of the music has deepened.”

These themes were further embedded and emphasised, almost serendipitously, as Judge began to read more. “Reading Douglas Coupland’s view that we’re living in the “Extreme Present” as well as Mark Fisher and Merlin Coverley’s writings on Hauntology and the slow cancellation of the future made me realise we’ve been living in a dystopian and futurist landscape for a long time.”

However, for all the innovative recording techniques, evolutionary leaps, lyrical themes, ideas and narratives that underpin the album, it’s also a joyous and emphatic record. One, that marries the uncertainties of the world with a curious sense of exploration, as it endlessly twists and turns down unpredictable avenues.

Formed in Brighton, Squid is the brainchild of Louis Borlase (Guitars & Vocals), Ollie Judge (Drums & Lead Vocals), Arthur Leadbetter (Keyboards, Strings, Percussion), Laurie Nankivell (Bass & Brass) and Anton Pearson (Guitars & Vocals).

“Consistently affirmed as one of the most exciting new bands around, Squid are finally unleashing Bright Green Field - their first giant step into the world - and it’s a debut for the ages” 10/10 – line of best fit