Starting 25 February 2019, and into early March, the band record eight songs for its sophomore full-length album, Sunless. īy October 2018, the band had demoed all of its material and a two-week session was booked at Bandit Studios in Cotswold, England, where PSOTY had recorded Fragments of Uniforms six years prior. Vinten would eventually move to Neuilly-le-Vendi, France, which factored in the extended delay of members getting together to complete the album. The other three founding members, vocalist and guitarist Scott Gowan, bass guitarist Steve McKenna, and drummer Dale Vinten, all originally resided in Peterborough, England, but Gowan had since relocated to London, England. In October 2016, the band recruited second guitarist Adrian Lawson, a resident of Mansfield, England. From left to right: Steve McKenna, Dale Vinten, Scott Gowan and Adrian Lawson. Publicity picture of PSOTY taken in April 2019, in promotion of Sunless. Little did we know at the time that it would set the tone for entire album and push us forward in the direction we wanted to go with our sound.” We originally demoed this in 2016 and, once we’d got the vocals in place, we felt that this had to be the opening track for the record. The band later said of the song "Oil Blood": "This was the first track we wrote for this record. However, Candlelight Records and Spinefarm Records insisted that the band instead focus on writing another full-length album. That same month, PSOTY announced that it was working on a new extended play, which it hoped to release before the end of the year. In January 2016, the band joined the Finish record label Spinefarm Records and the Dutch-American corporation Universal Music Group roster, when Candlelight Records' assets were purchased by Spinefarm Music Group. In August 2014, the band's named was shortened to the acronym PSOTY, as the group felt it had outgrown its comical origin. Background Writing and recording įollowing the re-release of the band's debut full-length album, Fragments of Uniforms, via English record label Candlelight Records in April 2014, Pet Slimmers of the Year slowly began composing new material for its follow-up release. The album-release show was held at the Nambucca in London on 7 December 2019 as of 2023, it remains the band's most recent live event. It is also the band's first release as a four-piece, as second guitarist Adrian Lawson joined the line-up in October 2016.ĭue to its members living in various countries of Europe at the time of the album's release (and during its composition), and with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic shortly afterward, PSOTY was unable to tour and only played a single concert to promote Sunless. It is the band's first release under its abbreviated name, PSOTY, as it was officially shortened from Pet Slimmers of the Year in August 2014. Sunless was tracked during February and March 2019, with producer Jonny Renshaw at Bandit Studios, where the band had also recorded its debut full-length, Fragments of Uniforms, six years prior. The album was written and recorded with guitarist and vocalist Scott Gowan, bass guitarist Steve McKenna, drummer Dale Vinten, and guitarist Adrian Lawson. The album features the singles "Oil Blood", which was released on 26 July 2019, and "King of Ephyra", which was released a week ahead of the album on 6 September 2019. It was co-released by Candlelight Records, Spinefarm Records, and Universal Music Group on 13 September 2019, on compact disc, double 12-inch vinyl, and digitally. Sunless is the second full-length album by English post-metal/ post-rock band PSOTY.
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