Name: Endless Now
Brand: Male Bonding

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Sub Pop Label of the Month - September 2016 - Free 12" Sampler with purchase while stocks last

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Limited edition

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2011-08-29

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Male Bonding

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Indie Pop / Shoegaze

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Sub Pop

Male Bonding is an influential indie rock band known for their energetic and raw sound. Hailing from London, the trio formed in 2008 and quickly gained a dedicated following with their catchy hooks and powerful live performances. Drawing inspiration from punk, grunge, and noise pop, Male Bonding has carved out their own unique sound that sets them apart from their contemporaries.

With a discography that includes critically acclaimed albums like "Nothing Hurts" and "Endless Now," Male Bonding has established themselves as one of the leading voices in the underground music scene. Their music combines infectious melodies with gritty guitar riffs and driving rhythms, creating a sonic experience that is both captivating and exhilarating.

Often compared to bands like Cloud Nothings, Vivian Girls, and Wavves, Male Bonding's high-energy performances have earned them a reputation as a must-see live act. Their music resonates with fans who appreciate honest lyrics and an unapologetic approach to songwriting. Whether you're discovering Male Bonding for the first time or are already a fan of their work, their music is sure to leave a lasting impression.

Short for "Subterranean Pop" 

The label was an outgrowth of [a=Bruce Pavitt]'s Olympia, WA based (print) fanzine, which became the well respected cassettezine of the same name. 

After his move to Seattle he ran a music column in the Seattle Rocket also called Sub Pop.

After initial forays into the record label world with a [a=Green River] 7" (not officially on Sub Pop) and the Sub Pop 100 LP, the label exploded onto the indie scene with four influential colored vinyl 7"s which included [a=Mudhoney]'s "Touch Me I'm Sick" which made the year-end top 10 playlist of nearly every music journalist in the world.

Subsequent hyping of the label in the English music press put them on the map, and grunge was born.

Label-Code is 03159; rarely found printed on releases (basically only on releases manufactured/licensed by Warner/WEA Germany)

London's kings of noise pop Male Bonding return with a classic second album. This new Male Bonding album, Endless Now, was recorded at Dreamland Recording Studio in Woodstock, NY, the converted 19th century church that birthed such classics as the B-52s' Love Shack and Dinosaur Jr's 1993 full-length Where You Been. This second effort finds them less frenzied and experimenting with dynamics, texture and song structure, without losing any of the trademark fizz. Producer John Angello (Kurt Vile, Thurston Moore, Dinosaur Jr) coaxes dreamy harmonies from their skewed sound; with nods to '60s pop on 'what's that scene' and layer upon layer of crushing melancholy on crescendoing six minute epic Bones. Endless Now is 36 minutes of songs tailor-made to anchor mix tapes and playlists - if you can stand to separate them from the whole album.

Endless Now

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