paInT IT BlaCK`s new lexicon was not easy to produce, but it`s gritty

PAINT IT BLACK’s New Lexicon was not easy to produce, but it’s
gritty, thunderous and ugly—just the way hardcore punk should be.
New Lexicon marks PAINT IT BLACK’s first recording with new
drummer Jared Shavelson (Hope Conspiracy, None More Black) and
boasts guest vocals from Jeff Pezatti (Naked Raygun). Still, many of the
best surprises occur behind the scenes.
Rather than straining to re-create “lo-fi” in a studio, New Lexicon rings
in an aggressive clarity from engineer J. Robbins’ (Modern Life is War,
Against Me!). With a thick low-end up front (think Bad Brains’ Roir
sessions), New Lexicon says that aggression doesn’t have to be found
only in thick guitars.
From here, the album was passed on to co-producer Oktopus of the indie
hip hop group Dalek. Here, the existing sounds of feedback, bass booms
and cymbal crashes were twisted into haunting ambient interludes and
serpentine waves trailing behind the buzz saw riffs.
ARTIST: Paint It Black
TITLE: New Lexicon
With little debate, this is Paint It Black’s finest hour …or, half-hour, anyway, with 15 songs clocking in at a dizzying 30 minutes, 26 seconds.
HOMETOWN AREA:
Philadelphia PA
POINTS OF INTEREST:
RECOMMENDED FOR FANS OF:
BLACK FLAG, MINOR THREAT
Pissed Off Punk/Hardcore basically!!
• Toured Europe three times in last years and new tour in the works
• (ex)members of Kid Dynamite, Lifetime, The Hope Conspiracy
• Banner ads and massive online promotion in January/February
• Promo copies sent to all major hardcore media
• To be featured in all group Reflections ad campaigns.
• Online banners, posters, stickers and flyers available on request.
CONTACT
[email protected]
WWW.REFLECTIONSRECORDS.COM
NEW MEDIA:
www.paintitblack.org
www.myspace.com/paintitblack
www.reflectionsrecords.com
TRACKLISTING:
1. The Ledge
2. Four Deadly Venoms
3. We Will Not
4. Past Tense, Future Perfect
5. Missionary Position
6. White Kids Dying of Hunger
7. Gravity Wins
8. Dead Precedents
9. The Beekeeper
10. Check Yr Math
11. So Much for Honour Among Thieves
12. New Folk Song
13. Saccharine
14. Severance
15. Shell Game Redux
DISTRIBUTION
BERTUS (Benelux) SHELLSHOCK (U.K. / Ireland) CARGO (Germany, Austria,
Switzerland & Export) ACTIVE / PIAS (France) SOUNDPOLLUTION (Scan)