Gouge Away announce third album Deep Sage, drop opener…

Gouge Away have announced details of their third album, Deep Sage.

The Fort Lauderdale hardcore punks’ highly-anticipated record – the long-awaited follow-up to 2018’s Burnt Sugar – is due out as soon as March 15 via Deathwish, with opener Stuck In A Dream released today (January 9).

And it’s a sign of things to come, too, with vocalist Christina Michelle explaining that you can hear the band’s recording approach clearly and intentionally: the whole thing was put to tape live and completely analogue at Atomic Garden East, with producer Jack Shirley.

“Recording live and to tape creates an intense environment where we have no choice but to feed off each other’s energy,” the singer explains. “We have to get it right in one take and if anyone messes up we all have to start over, so no-one wants to be that guy.

“It adds an element of risk and excitement. We don’t want to sound beautifully polished or perfect anyway. We want to sound like the five of us being human, and no-one is better than Jack Shirley when it comes to capturing what it feels like in the room.”

Watch the video for Stuck In A Dream below:

See the full Deep Sage tracklist:

1. Stuck In A Dream
2. Maybe Blue
3. Idealized
4. Deep Sage
5. A Welcome Change
6. Overwatering
7. No Release
8. The Sharpening
9. Spaced out
10. Newtau
11. Dallas

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