Mansions
Following the release of Big Bad in June, Christopher Browder has taken a new approach to a handful of tracks from Mansions’ fifth full-length album. These scaled-back takes, while not fully unplugging, approach the feel of Dig Up The Dead (Acoustic), re-released by Bad Timing records last year.
These mixes differ from those heard in the video series of the same name Browder released last month.
Listen to the collection below and grab a copy of Big Bad on vinyl while you’re at it.
At risk of this becoming a purely Mansions-related blog (I’m working on some things, I swear), I wanted to mark the release of Big Bad today because I just love this band so much.
I’m still waiting to receive my pre-order bundle, but in the meantime, I filled out the Genius data I could for the record. Lyrics, artwork, production, and mastering credits are all available there now. Chris also talked to Brooklyn Vegan about some of their influences on this record which include Frank Ocean, Spoon, Elvis, Patsy Cline, and Cat Power.
At 7pm pacific/10pm eastern this evening, Chris and Robin will be hopping on IG Live to celebrate and play some tunes. I’ll do my best to archive the occasion.
You can pick up Big Bad digitally on Bandcamp or physically from Bad Timing Records.
It was just a few days ago that Mansions announced Big Bad, their first record in 7 years. The timing of the announcement was greatly overshadowed by great civil unrest as thousands across the country protest police brutality in the United States.
Today Mansions is releasing a collection of demos and b-sides from the making of Dig Up The Dead. The collection is only available from June 5-7, 2020 and all proceeds will be donated to Black Lives Matter
From Christopher Browder on the release:
Most of these were never intended to see the light of the day. Unmastered, mp3 quality, no guarantees that any of it is good.
I’m overjoyed to write that Mansions have announced a new full-length record. That record is called “Big Bad” and it’s coming on June 26, 2020.
This marks the band’s first album since Doom Loop in 2013. It’s available for preorder now at Bad Timing Records or Bandcamp.
