Underwater Over There, by Unwed Sailor

Underwater Over There

by Unwed Sailor

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releases May 10, 2024

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- Limited edition of 600 units
- Available at Bandcamp, Unwed web store, tours & local indie retail
- Full-color inner art sleeve
- Blue Oceania colored vinyl

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Includes digital pre-order of Underwater Over There. You get 3 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.

shipping out on or around May 10, 2024

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- Full color 4 panel digipack
- CD has bonus track not included on the vinyl version of the album

Includes digital pre-order of Underwater Over There. You get 3 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.

shipping out on or around May 10, 2024

edition of 500

$13 USD or more

1.	Dusty 04:39 video	buy track
2.	Blue Tangier 05:21 video	buy track
3.	Final Feather 04:13 video	buy track
4.	Junko
5.	Peculiar Way
6.	Antoinette
7.	Skylight
8.	Underwater Over There
9.	Bend The Air
10.	V&V

about

Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Unwed Sailor have been on a tear over the past few years. Following a quiet phase through much of the 2010s, they reëmerged with the aptly titled Heavy Age (2019), and two more full-lengths, Truth Or Consequences (2021) and Mute The Charm (2023), that chart a remarkable evolution of their bass-led, pop-leaning post rock. On Underwater Over There – their ninth LP overall – a current of 80s goth and jangle-pop runs beneath a litany of memorable hooks and compositional left turns, creating a propulsive and intricate world of sound.

The band worked collectively on all elements of mixing and production to craft a meticulously layered environment, while maintaining an air of spontaneity and experimentation across the set. Early standout, “Final Feather”, drifts through varying landscapes of airiness and haze on a high-neck bass hook, while the hum of voices adds a contrast of angelic comfort. Bearing influence from New Order and The Cure in particular, its balance of gravitas and shimmer is the result of founding member Johnathon Ford’s intuitive writing method: the lead bass line comes first, followed by supporting melodies, drums, guitars, keys, and final detailing.

“Dusty” is a prime example of this process, as Ford’s powerful, low-end groove anchors a full-spectrum array of guitars, bells, and arpeggiations along with Matt Putman’s energetic drum section. Its fluid pacing provides a perfect establishing shot, with shifting moods that gather into a coda guided by David Swatzell’s harmonized, glittering guitar riffs – a sunrise after a moonless night. In quick succession, “Blue Tangier” widens the aperture with a pounding percussive refrain, vibrant bass tone and an unforgettable, fuzzed-out melodic motif.

Sprawling centerpiece, “Junko”, is a loose callback to 2003’s The Marionette and The Music Box, its deliberate stride and interwoven melodies evoking the hands of a mechanical clock, and the anticipation of something long-awaited but nebulous. It drifts effortlessly from innocence to intrigue, expands into a mesmerizing howl, and vanishes abruptly into mist. “Antoinette” conveys many of Unwed Sailor’s unique strengths in a tight four minutes, as its mysterious, wah-wah melody snarls across a massive and deeply textured bed of percussion, pulsing with the kinetic push of a steam engine, equal parts beauty and brutality.

Title track, “Underwater Over There”, commences the final act with aquatic synthesizer loops that ease into chorus-tinged bass and towers of rich melody and counterpoint. This patient fortitude carries into the penultimate piece, “Bend the Air”, which offers the album’s most cinematic passage, a climax of emotional release and breathless exhilaration. By contrast, the brief closer, “V & V”, is a balladic, piano-led ode to Ford’s cats, Voodoo and Veruca; you can easily imagine them resting in a sunbeam, as its backdrop of field recordings nods to the bustling world outside.

While honoring their forebears in winks and nods, Unwed Sailor remain totally inimitable in their approach and style, twenty-five years into an acclaimed career. The band’s clear vision for Underwater Over There has yielded some of their most indelible work, and their inventive, passionate approach gives a strong sense of plenty more beyond the horizon.

credits

releases May 10, 2024

℗ + © 2024 Current Taste
Unwed Sailor is Johnathon Ford, Matthew Putman & David Swatzell
Written, Performed, Recorded & Produced by Unwed Sailor
All songs mixed by Chris Colbert, Matthew Putman & Johnathon Ford
Artwork + Design by Gary Prendergast)
Mastered by Chris Colbert

Engineered by:
Matthew Putman at Electric Nebraska in Ft. Smith, AR
Kendal Osborne at Closet Studios in Bixby, OK
Johnathon Ford at Current Taste in Tulsa, OK
Chris Colbert at National Freedom in Cottage Grove, OR

Published by Current Taste Music (BMI) / Mute the Charm Music (ASCAP

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about

Unwed Sailor Tulsa, Oklahoma

The instrumental post rock, dream pop ambience of Unwed Sailor has been guided by the vision of Johnathon Ford (Pedro the Lion/Roadside Monument)
Since starting the band in Seattle in 1998, Ford has combined these elements along with shoegaze, ambient, & film music to create the unique sound and vision of Unwed Sailor. ... more

shows

Jul 21

Whitewater Tavern

Little Rock, AR
Jul 22

The Whittier Bar

Tulsa, OK
Jul 24

Loose Cobra

Tolono, IL
Jul 25

Hi-fi Indy & Hi-fi Annex

Indianapolis, IN
Jul 25

The HiFi Indy

Indianapolis, IN
Jul 28

Beachland Tavern

Cleveland, OH
Jul 29

Deep Cuts

Medford, MA
Jul 30

Tv Eye

Ridgewood, NY
Jul 31

Kung Fu Necktie

Philadelphia, PA
Aug 1

The Pinhook

Durham, NC
Aug 2

The Earl

East Atlanta, GA
Aug 3

Workplay

Birmingham, AL

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