Name: Blue
Brand: Communions

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FP15922

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Limited edition

Release date

2017-03-02

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The Orchard

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Standard:20

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767981159225

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FP15921

767981159218

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Communions

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Alternative / Modern

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Fat Possum

Communions is a new young quartet hailing from Copenhagen, Denmark. They share the same four-wall rehearsal space as their contemporaries *Iceage* and *Lower*, and are part of the vibrant punk, industrial, and synth scene that thrives at Mayhem studio and venue complex.

Influenced by their surroundings, Communions' music embodies a unique blend of raw energy and melodic sensibility. Drawing inspiration from bands like *Holograms*, *Vår*, and *Lust For Youth*, they have carved out their own distinctive sound.

With their captivating live performances, Communions has garnered attention both locally and internationally. Their music resonates with fans who appreciate the intensity of punk combined with catchy hooks. If you're a fan of artists such as *First Hate*, *Baby In Vain*, or *Merchandise*, then Communions is definitely an artist worth exploring.

Fat Possum Records is a label that was established in 1991 with the sole purpose of recording R.L. Burnside. Over time, it evolved into a mission to discover and record the last remaining original bluesmen before they passed away. Despite facing various challenges such as difficult personalities, limited songs, and a raw sound that didn't fit the mainstream blues market, these artists possessed immense talent and truly lived the blues.

In recent years, Fat Possum has expanded its catalog to include newer indie blues rock bands alongside their traditional offerings.

Communions are a four-piece from Copenhagen made up of brothers Martin and Mads Rehof, Jacob van Deurs Formann, and Frederik Lind K?ppen. Blue makes the most of everywhere the band have been. And through all of this the stakes have changed, but the sensitivity and craft with which the band takes risks has bloomed. Discarding some of the moodiness found in their previous recordings, Blue tells us what was always natural to Communions. It's about love, and taking chances, it's about trying something, and it still doesn't matter if there's apprehension?it's better when you're too busy to notice. The youthful confusions and exaggerated sentiments are there, though this time it's captured with a newfound maturity. It's a change in perspective presented in pop.  'Come On, I'm Waiting' rallies us with a rhythm that punches and a lyric that doesn't start with introductions, peaking into an anthemic call. The following track, 'Today,' is peppered with a wistfully mournful guitar that propels the song along, washing over Rehof's wry cry of intent. The band stalks new territory with a distinctive edge on 'Midnight Child.' Their effortless way with melody is wound tight into what feels like an aching glance across a dance floor. On 'Don't Hold Anything Back,' we soar on a blissed-out, hyper-real summer day. It cuts through the album like the statement the band were always dying to make.

Blue

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