UME - PHANTOMS (LP)

Ume Phantoms on LP

An exhilarating head-on collision of front-woman Lauren Larson's blistering guitar shredding with impeccable pop songcraft and driving, feedback-filled jams, Austin-based power trio Ume's anticipated sophomore LP, Phantoms, will be released on Modern Outsider Records. Recalling a time when the band and kids in the crowd weren't afraid to sweat, the album marries the heavier and more distorted side of indie rock with visceral passion and pop hooks, further proving why Rolling Stone named the female-driven trio one of the nation's best unsigned bands before Modern Outsider quickly snatched them up earlier this year.

 Self-produced by the band, the 10-track album was recorded in various Austin studios, living rooms and closets with mixing provided by Jason Livermore at Bill Stevenson's (Black Flag, Descendents) The Blasting Room. Resuscitating the grittier and seductive sides of indie rock, the new LP, driven by Lauren's expressive, idiosyncratic axe-wielding and beguiling voice, explores the expanse between Black Sabbath's riffage and Blonde Redhead's allure.

The band, described by Brooklyn Vegan as "poppy and surprisingly heavy, powerful and charming," still embraces contradiction, but Phantoms is emboldened most of all by Ume's newly honed melodic songcraft, it's hard to get these songs out of your head. The threesome still unleashes the unbridled passion that sets them apart from the bored-slacker-bandwagon but this LP also finds them exploring new sonic territory, adding dramatic orchestral textures through synths and complex vocal harmonies, as well as intimate moments of restraint and lyrical tension.

Ume Phantoms Track Listing:

1.  Rubicon
2.  Burst
3.  Captive
4.  The Push
5.  Destroyer
6.  Run Wild
7.  Pretend Again
8.  Huricane II
9.  Dancing Blind
10. The Task