Spice Spice Limited Clear Blue Vinyl Edition

As a collective thought, Spice's Self-Titled debut album offers a deliberateisolation of pain as interpreted through different vehicles. Less than 30-minutesin length, the record diverts from a singular mood, tempo, or delivery, insteadfocusing on orchestrating emotional drain as single impulses_fast, slow, driving,simple, and layered_that coalesce in their machinations. At its core, Spice's SelfTitled album is wired together by brawny and brittle guitars, lock-groove rhythms,and vocals announce each moment and mood.Formed in 2018 and based across California, each members' roots are in theNorth Bay of San Francisco. Comprised of Ross Farrar (vocals) and Jake Casarotti(drums), both of Ceremony, along with Cody Sullivan (bass), Ian Simpson (guitar),and Victoria Skudlarek (violin), Spice's sound pulls from the sense of melody anddrive inherent to Bay Area pedigree, peppered with modernity and awash with ananthemic haze. The hook is in the connection as much as melody, with each songbuilding its inner narrative and exploration of affliction.Traversing guitar-driven indie-pop and call-to-action impulse, Spice balances theirurgency by interspersing violin melodies and layers, creating depth withoutoversaturating the heart of each song. Building complexity with laser focus,Spice shares the authoritative drive of Jawbreaker, J Church, The Horrors, andFugazi, set in their own world of unrest. The treatment of each song is astatement that informs the whole - anecdotes that can bleed slowly or swirlquickly. In a sense, the Self-Titled album itself is an entire song, with each trackbecoming the verses, choruses, and interludes that narrate its intent. Ending withthe final track they workshopped for the album titled "I Don't Wanna Die in NewYork," the album ends with a punch before winding back into meditation.Honed over late nights at Panda Studios in Fremont, California with producer SamPura (Basement, The Story So Far, Self Defense Family), Spice spent hourstweaking it u...