(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- The Clydes will celebrate the release of their new EP, Golden, on Saturday, June 11 at Departed Soles Brewing Company in Jersey City. The lineup includes The Components and Son Of Dov. There is no cover charge and the show starts at 6:30pm.
Despite live music being on and off and life in a near-constant state of disruption, The Clydes had a handful of songs and ideas they were too excited to sit on. So they gathered a few times during the pandemic at a studio in their native New Jersey to capture it all. The result is Golden, a new five-song EP, or mini-album, on Mint 400 Records that finds the alt-rock band exploring new sonic and thematic directions, according to band members — and brothers — Brent and Brian Johnson.
“We are becoming more obsessed with sound and counterpoint melody," guitarist Brian Johnson says. "We love film scores, loud amplifiers, movement, surprises, and a catchy chorus. This EP is who we are.”
Included is a biting, riff-driven song about political division ("Modern Girl"). There's also a brooding-turned-bright tune about finally finding love ("Because, Because"). A pulsating, synth-laced track about embracing silence ("Silence Is Golden"). A groove-centric number about yearning for the one you're not with ("Stay With Me"). And a sinister-yet-melodic song about a mysterious meeting in the woods (first single "The Fate Of California").
"These are some of our favorite songs we've ever written," singer Brent Johnson says. "They're filled with texture and unexpected elements and represent a range of emotions many of us have grappled with these last few years."
Golden was recorded in spurts over the last year at Retromedia Sound Studios in Red Bank, N.J., and produced by studio owner Adam Vaccarelli along with Brian Johnson.
The band — which also includes bassist Andrew Orlando and drummer Pete Gambino — filmed music videos for 'The Fate Of California' and 'Modern Girl.' They shot the former on the sand and outside an abandoned home in Asbury Park, N.J., and the latter in the beachwoods of nearby Atlantic Highlands (in a clip directed by filmmaker KL Martin, also the band's manager).
The album cover was shot in Highland Park, New Jersey, by Kenny Bieber and designed by Mint 400 owner Neil Sabatino.
Departed Soles Brewing Company is located at 150 Bay St #2A in Jersey City, New Jersey.
PHOTO by Kenny Bieber
