South London jangle pop group adults and Oxford emo trio Spank Hair have teamed up to make a split multimedia EP called …in the big league. In addition to its release on streaming platforms, the four-track EP will be released as a riso-printed zine with art, lyrics, and digital downloads.
adults and Spank Hair each have two tracks, showcasing their distinct musical personalities side-by-side. adults are upbeat, energetic, and rough around the edges, and Spank Hair is their moody, melodic counterpart. Despite their differences, though, the two groups are united by their pop sensibilities and unshakeable punk ethos. Each song’s lyrics are self-effacing and slangy, and the EP as a whole seems to deal with the unique Zillennial experience of struggling to keep up with a world that doesn’t seem to have much room for you.
two new jangly, indie pop songs about love, anxiety, sadness and lying to yrself. one
– adults
day we’ll figure out how to write songs about finding joy in the throes of late capitalism but not today! we’ve been writing a lot this year and we’re so excited to be putting out these songs on a split with our hugely talented mates spank hair. attempting poppy and slightly polished – we’ve even got some multitracking on this one! we had loads of fun recording these with Keith TOTP and our pal Rich Mandell with some expensive gear in soho and loosely timed handclaps. trouble is the best that we’ve got.
We’re really excited to have our songs Cowboy Scene and Many Phones Ago out there. We’ve been working on them for a long time and can’t thank adults enough for asking us to do this split, else I’m not sure we ever would have finished these songs. The songs both deal with regret and coming to terms with your abilities and achievements, something that’s been playing on our minds pretty heavily as our thirties relentlessly beat us over our heads with sticks.
– Spank Hair
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