From the press release, because I’m feeling lazy:
“The album will be released April 20, with a release show at Holocene that same day featuring music from Fake Drugs (who will also be releasing an album that day) and Astrology (Marius Libman of Copy and Charlie Salas-Humara of Panther). Record Release Show: April 20th @ Holocene (1001 SE Morrison Street) w/ Fake Drugs & Astrology. 21+ / $5 / 8:30pm
Guidance Counselor’s debut full-length album has been a long time in the making. The band started recording this self-titled debut in May of 2009, but hit a snag when Anderson’s hard drive crashed while he was mixing it in August that same year. The group pulled themselves together and rerecorded it in October with Jacob Portrait (former engineer for the Dandy Warhols and producer on the Mint Chicks’ Screens). The entire album was tracked in Anderson’s bedroom and shed, with the exception of the drum parts that were recorded at Audible Alchemy. What has emerged from their tumultuous journey is nothing short of a raw, gritty tour de force in dance music. Most of these songs, while familiar to fans of Guidance Counselor, are now reemerging as polished mixtures of dark, energy-filled electronics and deep, gritty bass parts. Anderson’s vocals shine out above the instrumentation, pulling the music together and drawing the listener in with a sound similar to the effortless cool of Joy Division.”
