We're all familiar with this story: the pandemic struck, and people found themselves confined to their homes, left alone with their thoughts. Amidst various musical projects, Shelby Cinca reached out to his former bandmates with the idea of creating an instrumental album in the style of Frodus—a desire that had never materialized during the band's active years. Despite the challenges of life and logistics, the project began to take shape as Nate and Shelby brainstormed and organized their ideas. They recalled an offer from their fellow DC friend and prolific musician, Aaron DC Edge, to provide raw drum tracks. Shelby accepted Aaron's offer to kickstart a rhythmic foundation, and soon the project came to life. Some tracks remained faithful to the original demos, while others underwent substantial editing. Eventually, songs began to take form in an organic manner, despite the geographical distance between the collaborators.
Conceptually, the group aimed to craft a soundtrack for a post-human world, inspired by a cryptic phrase hidden in the artwork of Frodus's last album: "when man dies, we become wolves again." These songs conjure images of overgrown and ruined cities, the return of wildlife, and the interplay of light and darkness, peace and savagery, coexisting in the aftermath of humanity's downfall. Without the prominent narrative of anguished vocals, the vistas emerge in the mind's eye without barriers, allowing for a more subtle and profound exploration of the themes.
This is Wolves Again
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released March 1, 2024
Burke, Nate: Bass, Synths, Pre-Production Drums
Cinca, Shelby: Guitars, Synths, Art Direction
Edge, Aaron D.C.: Design, Construction, Pre-Production Drums at Myelin Studio
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Gallardo, Daniel J: Drums on Tracks 1+2 and vinyl-exclusive track
Griffith, Jeremy S.H.: Mixing at Printups Studio
Lipple, TJ: Mastering
Recorded in 2020-2022: Mostly at home in Seattle, WA, Gothenburg, Sweden, and Los Angeles, CA
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A fantastic album. I can see why they didn't continue under the name The Evens, as it's a different sound with the bass added. Coriky is the Evens + Joe Lally from Fugazi on bass. If you can imagine The Evens with a slightly more funky, aggressive sound like Fugazi... that's what you get! And there's no way that can ever go wrong. What a great debut album!! smiledozer
supported by 26 fans who also own “Ruined Cities Yield No Light”
Frodus did the reunion thing right, returning just as corrupt corporations made the band's predictions come true, and managed to knock out a killer 7" in the process. Lars Gotrich
Terrific, marauding post-punk that will thrill fans of Idles with its pairing of cutting riffs and wry spoken/sung lyrics. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 26, 2022