"I thought of asking her if summer bliss has ever made her smile..."
Plunging into the interwoven unbridled energy of "Tuesday" by New York based S.C.A.B. and I couldn't help but think of a cross generational collision of bands like Joy Division / Gang of Four and The Drums / Cold Showers and that, to me, is a good thing. Yes, angst is an over used descriptor but you simply cannot us it in describing the jagged angular guitar movements, absolutely driving bass and fevered drums. The musical narrative is not one dimensional, like the story telling and vocalist / guitarist Sean Camargo vocal countenance that sounds reflective and worn out the runaway nature of "Tuesday", slides and weaves, changes shape to catch it's breath from time to time.
Of the song Sean shares:
"Tuesday" is a song about disillusionment with trying to form meaningful connections, and searching aimlessly for something worthwhile. There's a scene from Seinfeld where Newman says "Tuesday has no feel. Monday has a feel, Friday has a feel..." and that type of unspecific, hard to pinpoint vibe is what I wanted to express with the lyrics... you're trying to get through the week, find any ounce of happiness to cling on to (sitting in the sun, feeling it burning your skin), looking for something but not finding it.”
About their name:
About their name:
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[Originally a working title representing the first letters of the band members’ names (Sean, Cory, Alec, Brandon), S.C.A.B. is an acronym with a shifting meaning – its phonetic double acting as a metaphor for protection and healing for a group that’s always been there for one another.]
"Tuesday" is the first peak of their eponymous album "S.C.A.B." scheduled to drop November 11th, 2022.
-Robb Donker Curtius
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Following the release of the band’s debut album, 2019’s Beauty & Balance, COVID-19 put the brakes on the Brooklyn-based band’s burgeoning career. Not content with sitting still, the band decided to travel down to Georgia to record their sophomore, self-titled LP (S.C.A.B.), which they engineered and produced themselves. Having distance from their beloved city during this unprecedented, tragic time helped them hone a sound that is even more distinctly New York.
Frontman Sean Camargo, whose parents immigrated from Ecuador and Bolivia as teenagers, was born in Elmhurst, Queens. His lyrics are colored with nostalgic memories of 90’s Bushwick, where his grandparents settled, alongside sardonic observations of the contemporary city where he landed again after stops in Maryland and Massachusetts. Each song on S.C.A.B. contains snapshots of New York moments that feel hazy with nostalgia, yet are the result of being present through transformational circumstances, no matter how seemingly small. As a self-titled effort, it solidifies the band’s mastery of balancing raucous, distorted guitars with glimmering spoken word passages and a pop-infused melodic confidence.
The angular guitar passages in lead single “Tuesday” conjure up trains skidding across deteriorated subway platforms, as Camargo declares “keep trying to let go of everyone I’ve ever loved”, reflecting a relatable disillusionment with trying to form meaningful connections, and searching aimlessly for something worthwhile. Thematically, S.C.A.B. covers an array of topics ranging from grief (“Small Talk”), as Camargo describes bonding with another band member over the loss of a parent, to infatuation with a partner you know is ultimately bad for you (“Why Do I Dream Of You”).
The newest entry to their catalog, S.C.A.B. is a result of four musicians, a tight-knit group, best friends: the kind of rare conditions that allow for such raw, emotionally-charged music. When the members of a band are this close, able to protect each other from the world outside it, they are a force to be reckoned with. As Frank Sinatra famously sang about the city, “Green beams of steel, making me feel, like I’m home again”. S.C.A.B. embodies that sentiment and evokes the intangible magic that is New York City."
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S.C.A.B., Brooklyn, New York New York, indie rock, gothic rock, alt rock, goth pop, post punk, upcoming album "S.C.A.B.", guitar rock, evocative lyrics, potent, edgy, angst,
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