MOD CON are excited to announce their debut record, Modern Convenience, coming out April 6, 2018 via Poison City Records and available for pre-order now.
To celebrate, the trio are sharing their new video clip for latest single, “Neighbourhood” and East Coast tour dates.
The trains of thought that MOD CON — Erica Dunn (guitar, vocals), Sara Retallick (bass), and Raquel Solier (drums) — take us down on Modern Convenience follow a series of themes that question the modern world; is it a joke? A burden? A clean slate? These lyrical cornerstones, along with the undeniable ferocity of this three piece, make a compelling debut release. Gareth Liddiard aptly describes the band as occupying musical territory “between the Bangles and Black Flag.”
Recorded over the Easter weekend in 2017 with Liddiard at his home in the Goulburn Valley, Modern Convenience documents the bands creative alchemy and unique approach to song writing. “The isolated rural backdrop provided a perfect combination of clear-cut focus and cabin fever to get the job done,” explains Dunn.
Noisy, subversively catchy and rhythmically sophisticated, opening cut “Scorpio Moon” sets the tone for Modern Convenience. “Mirror of Venus” retains the urgency and the tough, tempered rhythm hooks, while “Neighbourhood" and “Tell Me Twice” continue with themes of introspection and menace. In addition to these apocalyptic jams, anthems of personal resilience also appear throughout and contain a savvy grasp of the impossible loneliness of the modern era, especially apparent in “Bad Time At The Hilton” and “Get In Front Of Me, Satan” which also feature string arrangements by local avant-garde genius Ben Morrison. Call and response vocals form the basis of “Submit” and “Kidney Auction Blues” which throw girl group/60s surf on its head in an aggressive turn of tables which leaves the listener contemplating capitalism, consumerism and the black market price of a human kidney.
MOD CON's third single "Kidney Auction Blues" is another thumping emotive and contemplative alt-rock track. "Kidney Auction Blues" will feature on a limited edition split 7-inch along with RVG courtesy of Split Singles Club, as well as being the final single before MOD CON's much-anticipated debut LP, Modern Convenience is shared with the world.
MOD CON’s highly anticipated debut record will be released on April 6, 2018 via Poison City Records and will be launched with an East Coast tour.
MOD CON Modern Convenience Album Tour Dates:
Fri. April 20, 2018 – The Tote Hotel, Melbourne
Fri. April 27, 2018 – The Bearded Lady, Brisbane
Sat. April 28, 2018 – The Red Rattler, Sydney
Tracklisting:
1. Scorpio Moon
2. Submit
3. Mirror Of Venus
4. Tell Me Twice
5. Bad Time At The Hilton
6. Neighbourhood
7. Do It Right Margo
8. Kidney Auction Blues
9. Wanna Dance
10. Get In Front Of Me, Satan