After releasing two of last year’s most propulsive and promising EPs, Beach Slang — led by punk veteran James Alex from Philadelphia bottle up all their angst, energy, and youthful disposition into their firecracker of a debut album, The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us. The urgency of that title speaks to the band’s all-or-nothing temperament, which shuffles between bold declarations and nostalgic self-affirmations, and tracks like “Young & Alive” and “Noisy Heaven” provide the proper ammunition to prove that these guys burn bright, catch the band at the Bodega in Nottingham in February 2016.
“Bad Art & Weirdo Ideas” appears on our upcoming album, The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us, out on Polyvinyl Records (North America), Moorworks (Japan), Big Scary Monsters (UK & Europe) and Cooking Vinyl (Australia & New Zealand).
“The sound of your heart is wired to break. Too fucked up to love, but too soft to hate. The hum of your lungs is my favorite thing and the air you shove out into my mouth. I’ve always felt stuck, alone or ashamed. The gutter’s too tough, the stars are too safe. I’m always that kid always out of place. I try to get found, but I’ve never known how. I’m tracing the lines on your handsome face, the scars on your arms, the shape of your veins. We are not alone. We are not mistakes. Don’t whisper now. We’re allowed to be loud.”
The Fat Angel Sings 