Sweeping Promises' introduction to the global punk underground was their debut album, Hunger for a Way Out, which ended up being one of the breakout successes in music during pandemic lockdown. In 2023, they followed up with Good Living is Coming for You, a satirical, hyper-critical rebuke of capitalism that made Album of the Year lists for Pitchfork, NPR, Paste, and BBC, just to name a few. Bassist/vocalist Lira Mondal and guitarist Caufield Schnug decided to tilt their approach a few degrees forward on their third LP. TRACKLISTING: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Shooting Shadows My Friend's An Entomologist Last Man Rapture, Or... Abduction On Camera My Anchoress Cocoon Accent Does He Want To Be The Weatherman? Write Lightly GENRE: Alternative Rock The big theme of You Say I Romanticize is hinted at in its title. Coming from a lyric sung on album closer "Write Lightly"_a narrative about the importance of self-expression in writing being scrubbed away by "professional" concerns_many of the characters singer/bassist Mondal fleshed out here are outcasts, marginalized by society and turned into fanatics for a cornucopia of specific causes. The visceral songwriting on You Say I Romanticize features an equally visceral musical approach. Sweeping Promises brought live drummer Spenser Gralla into the recording sessions to give the songs a similar urgency to their live show. The frenzy of its execution also materializes in Mondal's vocal performances. CD List Price: $14.98 Packaging: Gatefold digipak with booklet LP List Price: $25.98 Packaging: Single-LP jacket with insert Loser Edition on clear with yellowand black vinyl NON-RETURNABLE ONLINE: A shadow side exists along with Sweeping Promises' love of their artistic community_borne of weirdos channeling their "outcast" status into vibrant art and punk rock music. You Say I Romanticize takes the ethos Mondal and Schnug have developed and explores the obsessive, fanatical aspects of being ostracized and isolated by mainstream society.

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Genre

Alternative Rock

Format

LP · 1 disc

Release

14-08-2026

Label

Sub Pop

Item-nr

1323990

EAN

0098787147704

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