STRESS OF LEISURE - It Goes Away With The Heat (Lp)

Meanjin-based band The Stress of Leisure announce the follow up to 2020's Faux Wave with It Goes Away With The Heat, set for release on October 4 via Valve Records. The first offering, the fruity angst of Man Who Makes A Racist Comment, is out now.

On Man Who Makes A Racist Comment, singer/guitarist Ian Powne shares, 'The Stress of Leisure has always been interested in the absurd details of life - aside from love - that often colour how we navigate the world. The band consistently writes adjacent to some form of hostility or discomfort, whether directly or indirectly. The title for us is something that's been sitting around for at least a decade and its currency seems sadly eternal.'

It Goes Away With The Heat is a return to the embrace of the tropics for The Stress of Leisure. The title is also reflective of the age of hyper-politics we're all living through. It's somewhat post-punk, somewhat faux-wave, and unsurprisingly dabbles on the edges of weirdo, as you'd expect from this quartet.

Recorded at Phaedra Studios in Coburg, Melbourne by John Lee (Mod Con, Blake Scott, Laura Jean), the band opted for a rawer more live sound reminiscent of early Modern Lovers recordings: minimal takes, the right energy throughout. It's reflective of the rawness in the Brisbane music story, the endless humidity, the sweaty passion, the cross pollination of punk and other influences.

'The world feels like it's moving too rapidly and, at the same time, it's moving much too slowly.' Pascalle Burton (keys/vocals) notes, 'That's one thing the album tries to capture. It reminds me of summer storms in Queensland. Full of tension, with brooding heat and simmering quiet between thunderous and dangerous outbursts. On both a human and structural level, I think the songs also probe the impacts of people's actions on others.'

It's been four years since the pandemic release of Faux Wave, which was a 4ZZZ Album of the Week, and received airplay on community radio stations across Australia.

Vinyl release of Stress Of Leisure, Stress Of Leisure The - It Goes Away With The Heat (Lp). Released through Valve Records and available on LP (180g).