“It\u2019s tough to talk about your own music and what it means, not only because I sometimes don\u2019t understand it myself but in a way it robs the listener of their own interpretation. So if you don\u2019t want that, read no further. Otherwise, with ‘Get To It’ and ‘Regenerate’, we wanted to do something high-energy and straightforward with a positive feeling. ‘Get To It’ is about ‘getting to it’, poking holes in the excuses for standing still. Procrastination is something I\u2019ve struggled with my whole life so I\u2019m always looking for a new mantra to help overcome my tendency to put things off.\u201d<\/p>\n
“‘Regenerate’ is about finding new paths forward. It\u2019s a theme I think we all return to. No matter how well you play it, life will keep taking things away from you. It sucks but this is how we learn and grow as people, so it might be we\u2019re living the most when faced with having to get back up from a hard hit.”<\/p>\n
It\u2019s impossible to overstate the influence that Quicksand have on the hardcore scene. Formed in New York City in 1990 out of the ashes of Gorilla Biscuits, Youth of Today, Burn and Bold, the band took the aggression of hardcore and added a more groove-driven crunch to it, unintentionally inventing the genre known today as a post-hardcore. After releasing two major-label masterpieces in the Nineties \u2014 1993\u2019s Slip and 1995\u2019s Manic Compression \u2014 the band split up at the peak of their powers, only to reunite in 2012 and release Interiors and Distant Populations.<\/p>\n
Inspired by a quote from scientist Carl Sagan, Bring On The Psychics, Quicksand\u2019s first album in five years and Equal Vision Records debut, sees guitarist\/vocalist Walter Schreifels examining his past through his present reality. \u201cFor this album, I was going back to a lot of my earlier influences about \u2018Break Down The Walls\u2019 or \u2018Start Today,\u2019\u201d he explains. \u201cRegardless of whether you’re into hardcore or youth crew, they’re really cool records because they’re speaking to the time and providing possible paths to a better future \u2026 with mosh parts. That\u2019s the energy that I wanted to bring to this.\u201d<\/p>\n
From the hook-driven heaviness of the opener \u201cGet To It\u201d to the shoegaze splendor of \u201cCrystallize,\u201d the band covers a lot of sonic ground on Bring On The Psychics, but it always sounds like Quicksand. Its technical virtuosity is on full display here as well, from bassist\/vocalist Sergio Vega\u2019s locked-in bass grooves on \u201cCool Guy\u201d to Alan Cage\u2019s dynamic drumming on the album\u2019s title track. The band also stretched out, musically, on the album as evidenced by the breezy ballad \u201cDays You Run To,\u201d a song that might even surprise longtime fans. \u201cTo me, that is the kind of thing that Fugazi would do on their more chill kind of tunes,\u201d Schreifels says of the laid-back feel of the aforementioned track. \u201cIt’s nice to have something that was more expansive to show the Pink Floyd side of Quicksand.\u201d<\/p>\n
That aspect of the band has never been a secret; anyone who has seen the band\u2019s psychedelic light show can attest to that consciousness-expanding vibe. Bring On The Psychics just sees the band encapsulating their creative vision in a fully, more integrated manner. \u201cI’m really psyched to play these songs live,\u201d Schreifels summarizes. \u201cI feel really fortunate to still be playing music with these guys and be able to take it to different places.\u201d<\/p>\n
Quicksand will be making the following appearances this summer. Dates below with more to be added soon.<\/p>\n
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APRIL
26 \u2014 New York, NY \u2014 Rough Trade Below<\/p>\n
JUNE
11 \u2014 Hradec Kr\u00e1lov\u00e9 7, CZ \u2014 Rock for People 2026 at Park 360
12 \u2014 Nickelsdorf, AT \u2014 Nova Rock
14 \u2014 Munchen, DE \u2014 Ampere
15 \u2014 Leipzig, DE \u2014 UT Connewitz
16 \u2014 Trier, DE \u2014 Mergener Hof e.V.
18 \u2014 Hamburg, DE \u2014 Knust
18 \u2014 21 – Dessel, BE \u2014 Graspop Metal Meeting
20 \u2014 K\u00f6ln, DE \u2014 Luxor
22 \u2014 Wiesbaden, DE \u2014 Schlachthof Wiesbaden
23 \u2014 Berlin, DE \u2014 Hole44<\/p>\n
25 \u2014 Ysselsteyn, NL \u2014 Jera On Air<\/p>\n
Bring On The Psychics track listing:
Get To It
Regenerate
Agency
Crystallize
Supercollider
In Full Color
Days You Run To
Cool Guy
Moving Forward
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