Body Stuff's new single "Transmission," from the upcoming full-length album, Body Stuff 4, is now streaming.
Stream the track and pre-order the album, here: https://bodystuff.bandcamp.com/album/body-stuff-4
Following three EPs released in the past ten years, Body Stuff 4 is the New York City band's first full-length album. It will be released June 2nd via The Chain.
Body Stuff is the duo of vocalist/songwriter Curran Reynolds and producer Ryan Jones. Prior to launching the project in 2013, the two friends served together as the rhythm section for cult hero Steve Austin's band, Today Is The Day, playing on the Kurt Ballou-produced Pain Is A Warning album and touring the world in support of it. Even earlier still, they were both members of Wetnurse, the left-field metal outfit whose acclaimed vocalist, Gene Fowler, died of unknown causes last year.
Across three EPs – Body Stuff (2013), Body Stuff 2 (2016), and Body Stuff 3 (2020) – a singular sound was established. Passionate vocals and wistful hooks, nodding to the songs that filled late-‘80s Top 40 charts, were bolstered by a bellicose drum machine and thick guitars conjuring industrial-metal power, while a ghostly fog blanketed the whole affair.
A Metal Injection article in 2020 stated: "If Godflesh ever teamed up with Billy Idol, they'd still be trying to collect the formula that makes Body Stuff infectiously entertaining." A review in The Wire Magazine in that same year hailed the band's "doomed romanticism and synth-assisted stadium rock" and concluded: "It's hugely evocative stuff."
Reynolds states: "The intention is to channel my experiences into a universal message of love."
With Reynolds' songwriting at the heart of the project, he and Jones work closely together to track and mix the songs; Jones, also a live audio engineer for Grammy winners Portugal. The Man, owns and operates NYC recording studio Growlhouse, where Body Stuff 4 was realized.
Recorded between 2020 and 2022, Body Stuff 4 sees Body Stuff reach its most fully fleshed-out state thus far. From the raw minimalism of the earlier work, the sound has progressed into a more ornate form while still retaining its rough edges and bleeding heart. The album was mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (Torche, Code Orange).
New single "Transmission" is an anthemic rocker that trades Body Stuff's metallic impulses for something jangly and driving. "This is the first song I wrote for the new album," says Reynolds. "It's about cause and effect. There is no right or wrong, just consequence. It's dedicated to my friend who left this world last year, Gene Fowler."
Other highlights include "Fame," featuring guest vocals by pop icon Tiffany, and a remix of Body Stuff 3's standout single, "New York in the Rain," created by Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart.
The band plays April 19th at Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn, NY: https://dice.fm/event/rw8v5-djunah-rid-of-me-body-stuff-the-triceratops-19th-apr-saint-vitus-bar-new-york-tickets
Photo by Paul Roura
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