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 | The Wake Hammer Hall Blaylox Records 18 September 2020 |
| Post-punk outfit The Wake release ‘Perfumes and Fripperies’, first album in 25 years; Preview ‘Hammer Hall’ FOR FANS OF: Sisters of Mercy, Peter Murphy, The Mission UK, Tones on Tail, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Psychedelic Furs, The Cure FCC clean Photos by Gish Blaylox at Blaylox Arts “The Wake sounds like they were raised by the Sisters of Mercy. It’s not an unfair comparison… icy keyboards and apocalyptic vocals…. As with the Sisters of Mercy, the band’s danceable Halloween music landed in the clubs” – AllMusic “Goth as Fuck” – Alternative Press “Hailing from Columbus, OH and now residing in the annals of post-punk and Goth rock history… The Wake’s new output is stunning – a vivid cold beauty in the style of Clan of Xymox or Sisters of Mercy. They are truly their American cousins, born of the same dark mother… loud and coldly convincing” – Big Takeover Magazine Post-punk outfit The Wake released a new long-play, entitled ‘Perfumes and Fripperies.’ A fixture in the early- to mid-90s goth rock scene, The Wake are re-emerging with a new offering, almost 25 years since their last full-length album. Ahead of that, they presented the lead track ‘Hammer Hall,’ a lushly layered, powerful, dark soundscape laced with infectious hooks and driven by signature vocals. Hailing from Columbus, OH, The Wake are Troy Payne, Rich Witherspoon, James Tramel and Daniel C. After forming in the mid-80s, The Wake earned critical accolades as part of the “second wave” of goth. Through their releases, appearances on a myriad of complications and extensive touring with peers such as Skinny Puppy and Nine Inch Nails, The Wake secured their place in goth and roll history. Metaphorically, ‘Perfumes and Fripperies’ is the space between the weight of darkness and the hazy, sheen of dreams. Here – dark, uneasy truths are revealed, fate and resolution come to terms, whispering dreams and memories dance together in the moon light… there will be no sleep tonight. “As our first full-length release in nearly 25 years, we wanted to make an unforgettable album that would represent The Wake of 2020 while also honoring our legacy. Inspiration for the ten tracks was drawn from many disparate sources and circumstances, written and recorded over a long stretch of time,” says Troy Payne. “This album is a link to our past, a totem of the present and a glimpse of the future. There’s never a question of who you’re listening to, but there is a fresh, modern feel to all the things that you liked about us in the first place. I think this record will appeal to diehard Wake fans, as well as dark music lovers that have never heard us before.” From its inception, The Wake has been an outlier – an unlikely band, from an unlikely place, making unlikely music, and having fantastic success…relatively speaking. When singer Troy Payne and guitarist Rich Witherspoon founded the band, they couldn’t have imagined that what they manifested from a shared sense of “cool” would not only endure, but flourish more than three decades later. In 1993, The Wake released their debut album ‘Masked’ via Cleopatra Records, considered to be a landmark recording to this day. While touring extensively, the band had other successful releases like the AP Dance charting single‘Christine,’ an EP of songs remixed by Rosetta Stone and their third release ‘Nine Ways.’ Now, together with fellow longtime bandmates bassist James Tramel and drummer Daniel C., The Wake is positioned to help define a new decade of goth music with the release of ‘Perfumes and Fripperies.’ Recorded over many months in different locations and various circumstances in the band’s native Ohio, the album comes together to speak with one voice. This long-play was mixed by Matt Hagberg at VMS in Columbus, OH and mastered by Emily Lazar at The Lodge in NYC. ‘Perfumes and Fripperies’ is available digitally everywhere, including Spotify and Apple Music and on CD via Blaylox Records. The album can be ordered directly from the band via Bandcamp. CREDITS P&F was written, recorded and mixed over many months, in multiple locals, by different means, on different systems. All songs written and recorded by The Wake Recorded at Blaylox Studios, Suma Recording Studio and VMS Mixing and production by The Wake and Matt Hagberg at VMS Final mix by Matt Hagberg at VMS Mastering by Emily Lazar at The Lodge NYC, assisted by Chris Allgood Second guitar on ‘Everything (feat. Wolfie)’ by David Wolfenden Second vocal on ‘Rusted (Hz Healer Mix feat. Caroline Blind)’ by Caroline Blind Design by Blaylox Arts Cover art adapted from Fiona Hall’s ‘Vaporized’ Keep up with The Wake Website | Facebook | Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram } Soundcloud | YouTube | Reverbnation | Spotify | Apple Music  |
