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Done and Dead / Rise Again

by Russian Baths

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Done and Dead 02:53
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We hear voices shifting Body locks in place We only fall asleep When we see its face But its eyes are nothing Body numb So we light a match Waiting to be done and dead Riding the shore alone I was drifting The ice is heavy Am I still breathing? Waiting to be done and dead Rosaries Under me
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Rise Again 03:56
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Last night when the plane exploded Army of spirits surrounding And they fall with him Rise again Shed your skin Rise again again Rise, rise He tells his son, get out of bed and be camera ready Dragged out to the press and statements read, The adoring family Stay in, can't sleep Stay out, can't breathe If life's a test, I fail it once again He says, ascend to heaven Rise again Shed your skin Rise again again Rise, rise Gates of heaven Gates of heaven Gates of heaven

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Russian Baths' new split-single, "Done and Dead / Rise Again."

Since their inception, Russian Baths have fused the abrasive sounds of ‘80s New York, the angular outbursts of DC hardcore, shoegaze’s torrents of noise and the suffocating anxiety of the Information Age. Their operation goes deep. One part horror movie soundtrack, serene still life and personal confession, the band’s music is at once imposing and intimate. As with their namesake, Russian Baths’ work is a place where hidden things happen, sometimes beautiful, sometimes tragic, always obscured, but calling to be explored.

The split single finds Russian Baths taking a slightly different tact as BrooklynVegan summed up tidily it's, "the usually noisy group sounding decidedly pretty."

On "Done and Dead" the band details; "Sometimes, people are awake, but can't move. Sometimes, you can't do anything and if you try, it gets worse. In the seventh century, the Byzantine physician Paulus Aegineta suggested bleeding, drastic purgatives and friction of the extremities as cures for sleep paralysis. As of 2014, you could pay $295 for an exorcism over Skype. I wonder if that's gone up.

This song includes 14 instruments: guitar, piano, strings, mellotron, pull them out of a hat. It was done remotely and in a way, it encouraged us to be more ambitious in our arrangements. We rewrote the lyrics about 13 times. Shout out to Julia Stein and Akita Goto in London for the strings. They brought the second verse and last chorus into focus. They also played on Callum Donaldson's soundtrack for "Shepard", which is beautiful and terrifying. Drums are by Sterling Law of Lo Moon who has played with Kim Gordon and ... Olivia Rodrigo. The internet is weird."

And on "Rise Again"; "This song is about sole survivors, insomnia, guilt, and forced adaptation. I wrote it on an acoustic guitar with four strings in an attic. I think I hadn’t been outside for weeks. It was originally titled ‘Gador.’ I love Jess’ guitar work at the end, starting with the finger tapping through the outro, which was improvised, cut together to form a melodic motif, and then played again.”

"Done and Dead" & "Rise Again" are available everywhere here ~ linktr.ee/goodeyerecords

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released October 7, 2022

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Russian Baths Brooklyn, New York

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