The seed was planted for Torment & Glory’s We Left a Note with an Apology sometime back in the mid-‘00s when Brian Cook (Russian Circles, SUMAC) found himself crashing on a friend’s couch after a late night of drinking. A weathered vinyl copy of Springsteen's Nebraska was on the living room turntable, spinning endlessly on its run-out groove after everyone else in the house had passed out. Cook opted to give it one last spin before calling it a night. There was so much dust on the platter that the needle only occasionally caught the groove, creating a wall of fuzz distortion with the occasional acoustic guitar and lonesome voice creeping out of the ether. What was ultimately just a fluke of a poorly treated LP became the sonic inspiration for a recording project that would eventually take on the name Torment & Glory. Listen the new single "No Big Crime" and watch the video directed by by Bobby Markos / DocumaVision.

Sargent House is proud to release Torment & Glory’s We Left a Note with an Apology on digital formats on August 27th with vinyl format arriving on/around October 15th. Pre-orders available via Hello Merch.

All the links: https://sh.ffm.to/tormentglory

via Decibel Magazine

Lingua Ignota will grace the cover with a full feature in the September 2021 issue of Decibel Magazine. The issue, which also features Deafheaven and includes an exclusive limited edition Ripped to Shreds flexi disc, is only available in print or to subscribers so grab your copy HERE!

Photography by Jason Blake
Wardrobe by Ashley Rose Couture

Chelsea Wolfe has created a beautiful tribute to Roky Erickson with her version of “If You Have Ghosts” produced by Ben Chisholm as part of 'May The Circle Remain Unbroken: A Tribute to Roky' joining a great lineup of other artists. Released by Light In The Attic Records.​​​​​​​

“PERPETUAL FLAME OF CENTRALIA” is a quiet meditation on one of the major lyrical motifs of the record, the blood of Jesus; that which can “wash and cleanse every stain,” as tearfully expressed by disgraced evangelist Jimmy Swaggart in a televised confession. 

The video, shot by Emily Birds, brings an extraordinary and profoundly moving collaboration between Hayter and acclaimed fashion designer and fellow Sargent House artist Ashley Rose Couture who created the looks specifically for this video, inspiring an entire collection. Prompted with “the blood of Jesus,” the designer created a floor-length, red veil studded with pearls and mountains of tulle. Hayter explains, “I asked her to design a piece indebted to 17th-century dutch costume, and she returned with a gown with a 20-foot train and a magisterial lace collar exploding with pearls.” The two artists deal with pain through their art: Hayter through past domestic abuse and Rose through the death of her twin brother, whose encouragement led to her starting her own line. 

Rose notes: 

“Upon meeting Kristin, I felt a genuine connection, both personal and creative, which has only grown this past year working together. To watch someone turn so much pain into art and continue to pick themself up and push on over and over again is exactly what this collection is about. I want the person who wears these pieces to feel strong and empowered no matter how overwhelming or suffocating life can become. Even when it continues to return. You can keep fighting or let the fog swallow you. “ 

Hayter adds: 

“I first saw Ashley’s work long before I was able to wear it, and it spoke to me as a longtime fan of the aesthetics and theory of fashion. Her designs transform the wearer into something outside themselves, armor that allows one to embody fantasy or nightmare. Working collaboratively with Ashley has been a dream, I have been able to explore the ideas of my record with wearable art. I chose to wear her mask on the cover of SINNER GET READY because it held the sharp dichotomy of my music; it was chaste and erotic, exquisite and grotesque. For the PERPETUAL FLAME OF CENTRALIA video, the expressive capacity of her garments are meditated upon in juxtaposition to the stark, desolate quality of my song. It is the material vs. the immaterial, and the result is languid and dreamy and wonderfully claustrophobic.”

Lingua Ignota Live 2021-2022 

Oct 17, 2021 New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge 

Nov 8, 2021 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall 

June 2, 2022 Barcelona - Primavera Sound 

Oct 13-15, 2022 Porto, Portugal - Amplifest 

More live events will be announced in the coming weeks

Chelsea Wolfe, Tshepang "RMBO" Ramoba of BLK JKS, Anna von Hausswolff and Radiohead's Colin Greenwood discuss making sounds that can't ever be created again on The BBC's "Music Life" podcast. Now available wherever you get your podcasts- Listen HERE

Michael Love Michael just released a new single "Have", featuring and produced by Chelsea Wolfe. It is now streaming everywhere- Listen HERE

Episode 54 of The Noise Feed's "Songwriting Malpractice" podcast is out now and features an in-depth discussion about songwriting with Mike Sullivan of Russian Circles. Links to the episode below, or wherever you get your podcasts: 

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George Clarke of Deafheaven sat down with Pitchfork to discuss his vocal approach and songwriting style in regards to their forthcoming new record.  Read the whole interview feature HERE

San Francisco band Deafheaven’s forthcoming LP Infinite Granite is coming August 20th via Sargent House and here is their next offering. “The Gnashing” is grand in scope; an urgent rock masterstroke driven by shimmering, technicolor guitar work and Clarke’s newfound shift in vocal approach. The song follows the first single “Great Mass of Color”, which brought to light the vocal shift to their fans with Pitchfork commenting “it’s shocking to hear the band turn their carefully crafted aesthetic inside out just because they can.” 

The band has also announced a 25 date tour. With two previously announced shows this October in Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA the tour will kick off in Phoenix on February 22, 2022 wrapping at Treefort Music Festival on March 24th making stops in Austin, DC, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Toronto, Denver, Seattle and more (full dates below). Tickets go on sale tomorrow, July 9th at 10:00 am local time. You can go to deafheaven.com for more info. 

Emma Ruth Rundle's feature in the July 2021 issue of Premier Guitar is now available digitally. Take a look at the article HERE.