SEIMS release new song ‘Showdown Without A Victim’
SEIMS have released a brand new song!
The new song, titled Showdown Without A Victim, is taken from the Australian experimental rock project’s upcoming new album, FOUR, which is scheduled to be released later this month, via Art As Catharsis Records, Bird’s Robe Records & Dunk Records.
The upcoming album was written and produced by Simeon Bartholomew himself, engineered by Tim Carr (WE LOST THE SEA), mixed by Alex Wilson (SLEEPMAKESWAVES) & mastered by Jeff Lipton and Maria Rice. As well as Simeon performing bass, guitars, synths, piano & vocals himself, it also features performances from PLINI drummer Chris Allison, Kat Hunter & Susie Bishop on violins & TANGENTS/FOURPLAY member Peter Hollo on cellos.
Speaking about the new song, band mastermind and multi-instrumentalist Simeon Bartholomew says, “I feel like this song summises the album perfectly. It’s all about the journey of two voices arguing over who is right. The argument intensifies with a 5/8 riff that moves up half a step with every rotation – it never lets you release. Literally, never. Even through the “choruses” of Theme B, the punctuation of the downbeat on the 11th bar is there to end the sentence – but it never feels naturally resolved. Eventually, both parties end up saying the same thing in their own words; and they both realise they’re wrong. The closing 11/4 passage takes you through their unified, unending moment of questioning. There’s no more fighting; and there’s no resolve. Just eternal limbo.”
Listen to Showdown Without A Victim here:
Alongside the release of the new song, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:
Track List:
- The Mountain’s Lullaby
- The Pursuit Of Intermediate Happiness
- Showdown Without A Victim
- Shouting At A Brick Wall
- Stranded. Isolated.
- Elegance Over Confidence
- Biting Tongues
- Nuance Lost In Translation
- Understatement
- The Mountain’s Scream
FOUR is set for release on October 22nd via Art As Catharsis Records, Bird’s Robe Records & Dunk Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
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