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Sunday Music

by Sunbloc

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spildprodukt Such a welcome burst of grungy and catchy energy from start to finish.

The album's slower track, "Alice", gives you a much needed breather before the final track, the crazy catchy "Shove" leaves you wanting so. much. more. Favorite track: Shove.
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J A masterpiece in grunge, sunbloc mixes emotion with the thrashing sound that the genre has come to be. Favorite track: Shove.
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1.
Spoolhead 02:31
How long, Can it take to pull this thread? Will I wake up with my eyes sewn shut? Frayed down, wound up the wrong way Unraveling Can I quilt to memory? Am I lost in pleasantries? Is this pattern traced to me? Spoolhead’s missing everything Is there an outline I forgot? Pulse the needle clear the knots Is this pattern traced to me? Spoolhead’s missing everything How long, Can it take to cut this thread? Will I wake up with my mouth sewn shut? I’m stitching out of place Unraveling Can I quilt to memory? Am I lost in pleasantries? Is this pattern traced to me? Spoolhead’s missing everything Is there an outline I forgot? Pulse the needle clear the knots Is this pattern traced to me? Spoolhead’s missing everything
2.
Circling around, last ounce of sanity work more, buy it back
 Circling the A just so juvenile, Move from this place Circling away, remove that uniform Place it in the boss’s hands Circling the A just so juvenile, Suggest they… Keep on laughing with your mind Keep on laughing with your mind Seems cool, no laws, no rules Circling appearances can be deceptive More then some corporate shill Circling the A just so juvenile, Why don’t you… Keep on laughing with your mind Keep on laughing with your mind Seems cool, no laws, no rules FUCK YOU
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4.
Gummy 03:07
Gummy Dream of the way things could be. Poster centered on the wall She asks me Does it speak to you? Bold type is so adverse I try to relax it away Gummed up Chewed out Between your teeth Spit it out “Please hear me” I have tried Just hang me out to dry Gummy Grip to the arm chair, Her words pass by Proclaim something inspirational What’s it bring to mind? Does it speak to you? The sound is so adverse I try to relax it away Gummed up Chewed out Between your teeth Spit it out “Please hear me” I have tried Just hang me out to dry Something in the way I'm feeling It closely follows Gummed up Chewed out Between your teeth Spit it out I try to relax it away Gummed up Chewed out Between your teeth Spit it out “Please hear me” I have tried Just hang me out to dry
5.
Do what ya gotta do it don’t really bother me Can’t you see there’s a GUN TO YOUR HEAD Pressure building gotta make it fast, Hammer back with this GUN TO YOUR HEAD Spitting on…Spitting on your face Every single day gives no warning Always in your face No peace with this Gun to your head…gun Sorry, what’s that? Gotta make it fast, there’s no talking when there’s… GUN TO YOUR HEAD Finger flip, got the safety off can’t beat the heat with a GUN TO YOUR HEAD What would you do when you find out your own hands are forcing that GUN TO YOUR HEAD Spitting on…Spitting on your face GUN Every single day Gives no warning Always in your face No peace with this Gun to your head…gun
6.
Alice 02:38
Hey You Come back down Floating on a prayer in your eyes right now Hey You Hear me now Lived on the wind as it carried me down Hey You x3 Hey You Always on My Mind, Willy sing that song, Bring some peace of mind Hey You Ease that pain somehow Died as the wind carries me out of town Hey You
7.
Shove 03:29
Lovingly, on your arm, how you handle me Wannabe, missed the mark, on who you thought I’d be Thought we found a way passed this crossed fingers behind your back honestly it's wishful losing balance on your behalf Shove me down Pardon me now How do I know how do I grow Shove me down Thumb over hole blank out the world Pardon me now Shove me down Grudgingly Accepting my apologies For a while Maliciously Excluding my apologies With a smile Thought we found a way passed this crossed fingers behind your back honestly it wishful losing balance on your behalf Shove me down Pardon me now How do I know how do I grow Shove me down Thumb over hole blank out the world Pardon me now Honestly wishful thinking Thumb over hole Honestly wishful thinking Blank out the world Honestly wishful thinking Thumb over hole Shove me

about

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As in most creative disciplines, familiarity and novelty each possess
considerable but limited value within the rock music format. Derivative
earworms create shortcuts to sonic success but quickly lose their luster, and it’s easy to innovate your way beyond the threshold of listenability. The precarious ledge between those two extremes is where genuine greatness lies, and Sunbloc occupies that space with enviable effortlessness.

Formed in the summer of 2020, the Albany, NY five piece features
members of the criminally short-lived and similarly genre-blending hardcore punk act Spell Runner. But whereas Spell Runner aimed to inject surf-infused psychedelia into traditional American hardcore, Sunbloc strives to merge 90s post-hardcore’s knack for anthemic aggression with classic college rock’s charmingly disaffected pop hooks.

On their 2021 debut, Wither World, the band delivered a promising “punk era Lemonheads playing pop-era Lemonheads” approach that has been both delivered on and expanded upon on their follow up, Sunday Music. As the inaugural release on the band’s own cassette label SMD Records, Sunday Music feels perfectly timed to tap into the current alt rock and hardcore zeitgeist. Songs like “Gun To Your Head” evoke the energetic DC hardcore of Give mixed with the indie-pop songcraft of Guided By Voices, while other tracks such as “Alice” deftly maneuver through lilting, swirling guitar melodies that bring to mind the trippiest and best parts of early 90s Flaming Lips.

As much Fugazi as they are Superchunk, the band’s propensity for high- energy post-hardcore wrapped in approachable alt rock sensibilities is a can’t-miss proposition. And with likeminded contemporaries such as Militarie Gun, Drug Church, and Fiddlehead setting the standard for thoughtful experimentation that doesn’t skimp on aggression or volume, Sunbloc is well-positioned to take their place among the current canon.

-Grey Gordon

credits

released February 23, 2023

Written and performed by Sunbloc

Engineered by Dan Carr and Joe Taurone

Mixed by Dan Carr, excluding Circling the A, mixed by Joe Taurone
Mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege

Claymation Album Art by Hannah Darrah at Berlin Studios
based on art by Chris Wilson at Low Brim Studios

This is:
SMD Records
#001

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