Som (feat Constants, Junius, Caspian members) release new single

Atmospheric rock collective SOM – comprised of current and former members of Constants, Junius, and recent Grammy nominees Caspian – have released new single / video 'Youth // Decay'. Taken from their new EP, Awake, due out 12th March via Pelagic Records, watch the video for 'Youth // Decay' here: https://youtu.be/jK2krbI6Uj8

Will Benoit (vocals / guitars) commented on the track: “Before the first SOM record was done, Mike Repasch-Nieves (guitars) and I were both feeling creatively and musically adrift. We got together for a couple days, recording ambient guitar and synths over glitchy beats in an attempt to change things up. Two years later when Mike and Joel joined the band, I edited some of Mike’s demo parts from that session to form the main melodies in 'Youth // Decay.' I arranged the chords and vocals, and brought it to the group. During quarantine, we all passed the demo back and forth. Slowly, this minimal, sparse piece of music grew into a dynamic, crushing song that is also the first track we finished as a five-piece.”

On the video, Mike Repasch-Nieves (guitar) continues “Similarly, the video started as a short film that my friend and long-time colleague, director Adam Patch, had been working on. As soon as we finished the song, I knew it would be perfect for this, lyrically and thematically. We shared the song and footage with editor Samia Zaidi (who also directed our recent video for 'Awake // Sedate'); she took it and really brought everything into focus. It was quite serendipitous how it all came together in this way.”

Watch previous single / video 'Awake // Sedate' here: https://youtu.be/RcwyLCipWdc

Combining two exclusive originals with remixes by beloved collaborators Holy Fawn, Hisself (Johnny Dang of O’Brother), U Dye (Marshall Gallagher of Teenage Wrist), and Giuseppe Capolupo (The Devil Wears Prada), the short collection is a triumph of self-described “heavy dream pop.” Its concise compositions balance the gritty riffs of Deftones with airy, Tame Impala-esque vocal lines, just as primed for rock radio success as they are for shoegaze-loving connoisseurs. “Our past projects were very exploratory,” explains drummer Duncan Rich. “With SOM, it’s a lot more focused. Creating in a pandemic has imposed limits – it’s a test of working within boundaries. How do we make something expansive, yet digestible and impactful?” The tracks are part of SOM’s ongoing mission to “leave this place better than we found it.”

Pre-order Awake here: https://somtheband.bandcamp.com/