California based hardcore outfit No Bragging Rights announce their self-titled EP with the release of their adrenaline fueled new track "Breaking Point." After an extended hiatus the band has returned with the first new music released since 2014's acclaimed album The Concrete Flower.
The new self-titled EP will be released on December 3, 2021 through Pure Noise Records.
No Bragging Rights' latest offering shines a light on Intimate Partner Violence, toxic relationships and finding the power within to rise above, and overcome. Speaking on the single's themes, vocalist Mike Perez comments: "Intimate Partner Violence is what is portrayed in the lyrics but the song could have just as easily been a job, a career, a family crisis, or an existential crisis. We have people, things, or situations in our lives that make us feel powerless or dependent. The fear of failure or embarrassment can keep us feeling trapped and helpless." Perez reflects adding "Even when we are knocked to our knees, we do not have to stay there. We can leave an abusive relationship. We can find fulfilling work. We can work to improve whatever difficult situation we find ourselves in."
Now comprised of vocalist Mike Perez, who started the band in 1999, Martin Alcedo (drums/vocals), Daniel Garrow (guitar/vocals) and Anthony 'Tron' Laur (guitar), the four-piece produced these seven songs themselves. Recorded between Laur's home studio and Decade Sound Studio, both in Tacoma, WA, it's an invigorating blast of melodic hardcore that pays homage to their past while also bringing them into the present.
"Daniel and I would write these songs," says Laur, who also engineered the record, "and give Mike and Martin blanket ideas – like 'This one is kind of triumphant but has no resolve to it, so I don't know what that means to you but you should aim your writing towards that' to help curate the attitude and personality of each song."
"When we were first brainstorming ideas," says Alcedo, "we all agreed we wanted it to sound nostalgic, so people know they're still listening to No Bragging Rights, but we also wanted to elevate it to the best of our ability. It's got some of our heaviest stuff, some of our most emotional stuff and some of the most technically challenging stuff, but it's still classic No Bragging Rights."
California based hardcore outfit No Bragging Rights announce their self-titled EP with the release of their adrenaline fueled new track "Breaking Point." After an extended hiatus the band has returned with the first new music released since 2014's acclaimed album The Concrete Flower.
The new self-titled EP will be released on December 3, 2021 through Pure Noise Records.