Super Pink Moon releases "IRON RAIN"
Ukrainian post-rock multi-instrumentalist (and Somali Yacht Club frontman) Ihor Pryshliak aka SUPER PINK MOON for review. Written amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, "IRON RAIN" depicts the angst and emotional turmoil of having to make it through the day when surrounded by chaos. Gracefully interweaving post-rock, shoegaze, doom and indie rock, this lush and dreamy 10-track washes over the listener with shape-shifting dynamics, a gripping combination of heavy and heady riffs, and beautiful melancholic vocals. Fans of Somali Yacht Club, Elder, Nothing, Swervedriver and King Buffalo should love this!
"IRON RAIN" will be released digitally on February 16th, 2023. Ihor Pryshliak is available for interviews now, so don't hesitate to reach back if you wish to set something up soon.
TRACKLIST:
1. NOTHING IS REAL
2. EVERYTHING
3. DOOMSCROLLING
4. COLLISION
5. MIRAGE
6. FORWARDBREAKFORWARD
7. CALMNESS
8. PER ASPERA AD ASTRA
9. HOLLOWNESS
10. ウクライナにславаあれ
Super Pink Moon was created in 2019 as a side project of Somali Yacht Club guitarist and vocalist Ihor Pryshliak in Lviv, Ukraine. After a few months of home experiments, the “Nude” mini album was released in November 2020 under the monicker Slow Noise. Within the next few months, he worked on his debut album “SUPER LP”. All his music is recorded at his home studio, and mixed by Jaro Sound.
About his upcoming sophomore album "IRON RAIN" to be released in early 2023, Super Pink Moon comments: “Half of the album was recorded before the 24th of February — the day of Russian invasion in Ukraine — and the second half afterward. For Ukrainians, this date has left a deep wound that is still massively bleeding. To escape from reality, I had to switch my focus to something else, otherwise, I’d just go mad. Musically, my idea was to confuse listeners as much as possible. There are many hidden tricks. I tried to craft complex melodies and rhythms with multiple layers while keeping them as ‘listenable’ as possible. The LP was entirely recorded at home.”
“All the lyrics are revolving around self-reflection on the war. It’s still hard to describe the weird mix of feelings. Sometimes you’re extremely proud and even happy, but usually, all you feel is sadness, pain, and despair. One might say, 'dude, you’re living in the western part of Ukraine', which is relatively a safe place. But the feeling of survival guilt is constantly hunting you and there’s no place to hide. Also, you can’t hide from the missiles, which is disturbing at least. So, I had to evolve. Now I’m feeling much better, and this record is a kind of snapshot of the ‘self-curing’ process. After our victory, I don’t think I’d ever listen to this record again, too many emotions.”
