Sun Soaking by lobsterfight
This is our second batch of songs. We wrote and recorded them from October 2020 - March 2022.
Thank you so much for listening.
"Much like their 2020 debut, “pink, black, and orange in the corners,” Pueblo, CO duo lobsterfight (Anguel Sanchez, James Gove)’s sophomore LP, “Sun Soaking” is defined only by its refusal to fit into any boundaries. Chaos is, unlike in previous releases, not the first word that comes to mind upon pressing play on this album, ever-present it remains. The opening track, ‘grasshopper and i,’ is a deceptively calm introduction to Sun Soaking, though in no way out of place. lobsterfight exists in the founding echelon of the internet-dubbed ‘fifth wave’ of emo music, and this album features guest spots from folks in the same circles; Bands that, while sharing few tangible sonic qualities with lobsterfight, are thrown under the same label (Sun Soaking boasts contributions from Brandon Macdonald of Home is Where, Jacob West of C H Point and Summer 2000, Tyler Odom of Your Arms Are My Cocoon, Gunnar Stephens of Rookie Card, and Caleb Haynes of Rookie Card and Hey, Ily!).
While Sun Soaking shares much with its predecessor, its production stands above P,B,&OITC, maintaining lobsterfight’s scrappy, lo-fi sound while allowing calm to mix in with chaos, songs like ‘afterwards’ shining between yells as a near-waltz. Sun Soaking, much like the eponymous action, is refreshing. An album that contains dazzlingly little guitar is rare in the emo genre (though lobsterfight could easily fit under a million other genres, or none for that matter), and here it is for the better. Self-recorded music tends to have a specific sound to it, and while Sun Soaking is no different, lobsterfight tames this quality, using it to their advantage rather than allowing it to simply exist as a background element.
Sun Soaking does not see lobsterfight shedding chaos – nor should it – but rather demonstrates their mastery over it.
- Walker Price (towhead)".
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5 dollars gets you them nice lossless files, plus two bonus tracks, handwritten/illustrated lyric sheets, photos of us, and a few pieces of extra exclusive artwork for this record hand drawn by lead vocalist Anguel Sanchez.
Tracklist
Credits
On this release lobsterfight is:
Anguel Sanchez and James Gove.
On this release lobsterfight are also joined by:
Neopoliten, Tyler Odom, Brandon Macdonald, Caleb Haynes, Jacob R. West, and Gunnar Stephan.
All songs written by Anguel Sanchez and arranged by lobsterfight.
Cover art and all additional artwork hand drawn/scanned by Anguel Sanchez.
Anguel Sanchez - Piano, Bass, Keys, Ukulele, Harmonica, Electric/Acoustic Guitar, Vibraphone, Kalimba, Marimba, Glockenspiel, Clarinet, Organ, Accordion, Harmony/Back Up Vocals, Drums on tracks 2/6, Lead Vocals, and Lyrics.
James Gove - Drums/Percussion, and Additional Sound Design/Noises on "Lambert Goes To Dinner", and "grass ripping".
Neopoliten - Saxophone on "The Theme for This Evening's Warm Dinner Salad".
listen to his project here:
neopoliten.bandcamp.com
Tyler Odom (Your Arms Are My Cocoon) - Violin, Melodica, and Guitar on "Lambert Goes To Dinner".
listen to his project here:
yourarmsaremycocoonemo.bandcamp.com
Bea Macdonald (Home Is Where) - Singing Saw and Harmonica on "grass ripping",
listen to her project here:
homeiswhere.bandcamp.com
Caleb Haynes (Hey, ily!) - Vocal Effects and Synths on "grass ripping".
listen to his project here:
heyilyband.bandcamp.com
Jacob R. West (C H Point) - Cello on tracks "grass ripping", "My Grasshopper I See The Sun Soaking Through Your Teeth", "Let's Run Through The Cornfield's", and "Harvest".
listen to his project here:
summer2000.bandcamp.com/album/summer-2000
Gunnar Stephan (Rookie Card) - Guitar on track "New Flowers For Grasshopper".
listen to his project here:
rookiecardband.bandcamp.com
Walker Price (towhead) - Album Biography.
listen to their project here:
t0whead.bandcamp.com
Piano, Bass, Keys, Ukulele, Harmonica, Electric/Acoustic Guitar, Vibraphone, Kalimba, Marimba, Glockenspiel, Clarinet, Organ, and Accordion, recorded in Anguel's bedroom using either the Shure SM57 or Radio Shack PRO-3010 microphones.
Drums for tracks 2 and 6 recorded in Anguel's garage and drums for tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 recorded in James bedroom using mainly the Shure SM57 microphone and our phones as room mic's.
Lead Vocals and Harmonies/Back Up Vocals recorded in Anguel's garage.
Everything recorded with the Shure SM57, and Radio Shack PRO-3010 microphones and in some cases our phones.
Produced, Recorded, Edited, Mixed, and Mastered by Anguel Sanchez.
DAW'S USED: Sonic Foundry Acid Pro 4.0 (Recording and Editing), and Reaper (Mixing and Mastering).
INTERFACE USED: Pyle PAD10MXU.
COMPUTER USED: HP Laptop-dw0xxx.
Special thanks to all our friends and family at home, Bethany McDowell for taking the pictures of us and showing her support, all of our new friends in the scene who took the time to listen to our first LP and enjoyed it, Neopoliten, Tyler (Your Arms My Cocoon), Brandon (Home Is Where), Caleb (Hey, ily!/Rookie Card), Jacob (C H Point), and Gunnar (Rookie Card) for taking the time out of their days to add their magic onto this project, and finally the most special thanks to you for listening. Thank you.
Self-Released and Self-Distributed by lobsterfight.
©lobsterfight 2022.
