SPECTRES - "The Head and the Heart"

SPECTRES: Vancouver post-punk torchbearers reveal "The Head and the Heart," the first single from upcoming Artoffact Records album "Nostalgia"


SPECTRES' new full-length, Nostalgia, will be released March 13th via Artoffact Records and today the Vancouver band has revealed the album's first single, "The Head and the Heart."

"The Head and the Heart" is an anthem of melancholy that exudes the pensive yet radiant stylings of melodic '80s post-punk heroes like The Chameleons and Modern English. Vocalist Brian Gustavson describes the song: “A portrait of the alienation and isolation inherent in modernity. A critical assessment of hope, routine and value. A triumph of pessimistic nihilism.”

Stream the single and pre-order/pre-save/pre-add the album, here:

Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/1sJUWthTV2PtqIvaCUBXzp
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/nostalgia/1493451569?ls=1
Bandcamp: https://spectresvancouver.bandcamp.com/album/nostalgia

Founded in Vancouver in 2005 by vocalist Brian Gustavson, SPECTRES is commonly cited as one of the bands responsible for kicking off the renewed interest in the post-punk sound in Canada.

Inspired initially by the original UK anarcho-punk bands of the late '70s and early '80s, SPECTRES mixes the ethics of that scene (Crass, The Mob, et al.) with the stylings of post-punk and an incredible knack for writing catchy songs. Though rooted in sounds of confrontation and ire, SPECTRES has evolved to where they make absolutely glorious songs that will convert listeners on both ends of the punk/new wave spectrum. As a review on CVLT Nation put it, the band is "firmly rooted in punk, but it weaves dreamy melodies into the angst and frustration."

Nostalgia was produced by ACTORS frontman Jason Corbett at Jacknife Sound in Vancouver. It follows three independent albums (all reissued by Artoffact Records in 2019).

SPECTRES has toured Canada, the US and Europe, and will embark on a West Coast US tour in March:

Feb 28 - Vancouver, BC @ ARC
Mar 6 - Portland, OR @ Blackwater Bar
Mar 7 - Oakland, CA @ First Church of the Buzzard
Mar 8 - Los Angeles, CA @ Part Time Punks
Mar 10 - San Diego, CA @ The Whistle Stop
Mar 11 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Rec Room
Mar 12 - San Francisco, CA @ The Eagle
Mar 13 - Chico, CA @ Naked Lounge
Mar 14 - Portland, OR @ Lovecraft

More info: 
http://thechainworld.blogspot.com/2019/12/spectres-nostalgia.html

Band photo by Lindsay Wallace