Bronson Arm has released "Permitted to Be Omitted," the second single from its upcoming album, Casket Schwagg.
Casket Schwagg will be released May 9th on Learning Curve Records. Pre-order the album, here: https://bronsonarm.bandcamp.com/album/casket-schwagg
Stream the official "Permitted to Be Omitted" music video, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udMgPpeopL0
"This track was the first to be written for the new album," says Bronson Arm baritone guitarist and vocalist, Blake Bickel. "It explores feelings of confusion and dread… being lost, and building up the nerve to start over on a monumental task."
Set in one location – a white room in the duo's hometown of Kalamazoo, Michigan – the "Permitted to Be Omitted" video commands attention without bells and whistles. Clean and minimal, just like the band's sound, the video captures the interplay of Bickel and drummer Garrett Yates as they pound through the song with intention and control.
Just one year ago, Bronson Arm rattled the underground with the release of their self-titled debut album on Learning Curve. Using only baritone guitar, drums, and voice, the Kalamazoo, Michigan pair boldly introduced its singular style: austere anthems that swelled with tension before bursting open into cathartic hooks. Ominous like Sonic Youth, explosive like Fugazi, Bronson Arm's songs penetrated deep and ultimately sounded like no one else's.
Recorded by Addison Eilers at Analog Time Machine in White Hall, Michigan, mixed by Brandon Eggleston (Swans, Helmet), and mastered by Bickel himself, whose mastering credits include Soft Kill and King Dude, Casket Schwagg is a glorious follow-up that sees this unique band come into full bloom. Across nine hard-rocking songs, Bickel and Yates fully mesmerize with a mix of martial rhythms, doomy tones, and euphoric melodies.
Bronson Arm, live:
April 04 - Grand Rapids, MI - Pux Cider
April 05 - Kalamazoo, MI - Papa Petes
May 15 - Kalamazoo, MI - Bell’s Back Room
May 16 - Minneapolis, MN - Cloudland Theatre
May 17 - Milwaukee, WI - MKE Ultra
June 07 - Michigan City, IN - Burn ’Em Brewing
Photo by Brady Olson
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