Album artwork for Berths by Slowness

"One of the great undiscovered (bands) in contemporary moody effects-driven rock... an
absolute gorgeous beauty" – Big Takeover Magazine

"A sparkling, delightful and varied blend of shoegaze, indie and drone pop... a glorious waterfall
of embracing melodies that are cleverly bedded in a sea of hazy, psychedelic and yearning
champagne" – Clank For Breakfast

"A trip wrapped in a dense stereo wall of sound.. an indispensable treat for lovers of shoegaze
and post punk deserving of praise" – The Blog That Celebrates Itself
Schoolkids Records has announced they will release the new Slowness album, entitled 'Berths'
The album was produced by Monte Vallier (Weekend, The Soft Moon, Wax Idols). Side A was
engineered by Dave Voigt (Luna, John Cale, Yo La Tengo, Alex Chilton) at his Beyond Notes
studio in Brooklyn. Side B was done with Vallier at Ruminator Audio in San Francisco. This
release follows up their 2014 album 'How to Keep from Falling off a Mountain' and 2013 album
'For Those Who Wish to See the Glass Half Full'.

Slowness runs mostly mid-tempo, sometimes fast and occasionally slow. As for this new
record, it is purposefully slow, sounding like a hybrid between classic Slowdive, early-Cure
and mid-period Neil Young. Often labelled shoegaze or dreampop with elements of slowcore,
psych rock and even Krautrock, this music is perhaps best referred to as drone-pop. Imagine
Spacemen 3 teaming up with Murmur-era R.E.M. with female harmonies.

"This is a very personal record. It’s taken a while to make for several reasons. When we started
recording during the summer of 2014, we knew wanted a slower, heavier record to reflect the
current American grain," says Geoffrey Scott. "We tend to think everything’s gone bad since the
last election and sometimes forget that that election was 30 years in the making. So, we set out
to capture that, but then the whole concept probably took a turn when Julie and I decided to
end our 11-year relationship as a couple. So, the political became blurred with the personal,
and the lyrics probably reflect that.

The first single and video, 'Rose' will be released on April 3. The band will tour throughout the
United States in the summer and fall of 2019.

Slowness

Berths

Schoolkids Records
Album artwork for Berths by Slowness
CD

$15.99

Released 06/07/2019Catalog Number

SLKI56.2

Learn more
Slowness

Berths

Schoolkids Records
Album artwork for Berths by Slowness
CD

$15.99

Released 06/07/2019Catalog Number

SLKI56.2

Learn more

"One of the great undiscovered (bands) in contemporary moody effects-driven rock... an
absolute gorgeous beauty" – Big Takeover Magazine

"A sparkling, delightful and varied blend of shoegaze, indie and drone pop... a glorious waterfall
of embracing melodies that are cleverly bedded in a sea of hazy, psychedelic and yearning
champagne" – Clank For Breakfast

"A trip wrapped in a dense stereo wall of sound.. an indispensable treat for lovers of shoegaze
and post punk deserving of praise" – The Blog That Celebrates Itself
Schoolkids Records has announced they will release the new Slowness album, entitled 'Berths'
The album was produced by Monte Vallier (Weekend, The Soft Moon, Wax Idols). Side A was
engineered by Dave Voigt (Luna, John Cale, Yo La Tengo, Alex Chilton) at his Beyond Notes
studio in Brooklyn. Side B was done with Vallier at Ruminator Audio in San Francisco. This
release follows up their 2014 album 'How to Keep from Falling off a Mountain' and 2013 album
'For Those Who Wish to See the Glass Half Full'.

Slowness runs mostly mid-tempo, sometimes fast and occasionally slow. As for this new
record, it is purposefully slow, sounding like a hybrid between classic Slowdive, early-Cure
and mid-period Neil Young. Often labelled shoegaze or dreampop with elements of slowcore,
psych rock and even Krautrock, this music is perhaps best referred to as drone-pop. Imagine
Spacemen 3 teaming up with Murmur-era R.E.M. with female harmonies.

"This is a very personal record. It’s taken a while to make for several reasons. When we started
recording during the summer of 2014, we knew wanted a slower, heavier record to reflect the
current American grain," says Geoffrey Scott. "We tend to think everything’s gone bad since the
last election and sometimes forget that that election was 30 years in the making. So, we set out
to capture that, but then the whole concept probably took a turn when Julie and I decided to
end our 11-year relationship as a couple. So, the political became blurred with the personal,
and the lyrics probably reflect that.

The first single and video, 'Rose' will be released on April 3. The band will tour throughout the
United States in the summer and fall of 2019.