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•State Line Machine” 4-way split Compilation LP (Dullest Records)- Announce Preorders and Song Premiere on Modern Vinyl•

New 4-way split 12” EP featuring new tracks by Easy Creatures, Son & Heir, Worth, and Hold Down the Ocean ~ to be released February 16, 2017. LINK HERE: http://modern-vinyl.com/2017/01/20/son-heir-head-up-new-12-split/ Each of the bands features members that are mainstays of the punk and hardcore community in that area, each bringing a sound that is reminiscent of the 90’s heyday while never veering into the territory of a tired rehash. This record is not nostalgia, it’s a reminder of why that era was so important to begin with.

PREORDER LINK:http://bit.ly/2jGphNQ 1. Easy Creatures- Dark Dreams 2. Easy Creatures- Chew Toy 3. Hold Down the Ocean- A Story From the Halfway House 4. Hold Down the Ocean- The Underdog Wins 5. Son & Heir- Phantom or Ghost 6. Son & Heir- Where Light May Lead 7. Worth- Dead Weight 8. Worth- Relax The album will be available on vinyl & digital formats via Dullest Records on February 16th, 2017.

Easy Creatures features former members of original Jade Tree artists Railhead and Walleye and continues their 20+ year association with a new take on the aggressive and passionate melodic rock that was the signature of their previous incarnations.

Hold Down The Ocean is comprised of the primary songwriters of Philadelphia metalcore veterans All Else Failed, and has progressed from being a “space rock” alter ego into a full time band, adding textured and layered soundscapes to their well established sound.

Son & Heir features former members of Boysetsfire and adds the post-rock elements of Thrice and Failure to their high energy approach.

Worth, from Newark, DE, add the darkside to the mix, channeling Unsane and early Helmet into an unsettling and thoroughly punishing noise rock vibe.

Hold Down The Ocean guitarist/vocalist Patrick Shannon had this to say about the project:

“Hold Down The Ocean was looking to do a split 7” with someone, and there are just an absurd number of really great bands in our area right now, so I had approached a few about the possibility. The first three I thought of were Son & Heir, Easy Creatures and Worth. I asked each thinking that maybe one of them would have the tracks available or would be into doing it. Within a week or so all 3 said yes and I said whoops, ‘I guess it’s a comp now!’

The name comes from an old run down machine shop on the Pennsylvania/Delaware border on Rt. 202. It just spoke to me for some reason, as each of our bands have ties in Philadelphia, Chester County, PA and Wilmington/Newark, DE. It made me think of all the countless times each of the bands have probably crossed that line, in one direction or the other, and how our scene, which I look back on so fondly, is being revived in such different new directions. I talk to many people throughout the bands on this record and other bands in our area and so many people say the same thing, which is that they haven’t been this excited about music since the early 90s. I think this record is a document of that love and passion.”

•EASY CREATURES STREAM “FONTANELLE” ON THE ALTERNATIVE•

LINK: http://www.itsthealternative.com/music/2016/2/22/easy-creatures-fontanelle-song-premiere

When Philadelphians Jeff Tirabassi, Joey Simpers, and Mark McKinney set out to form Easy Creatures, it was a rekindling of a decades-long relationship.Simpers and Tirabassi once formed the rhythm section of 90’s post-hardcore outfit Walleye, while McKinney wrote and played guitar in the melodic and emotive Railhed. Both bands — having toured the U.S. and released 7”s and LPs on Jade Tree — had achieved a modicum of notoriety beyond the confines of their home First State before calling it a day and pursuing life outside of music. Twenty years, three kids, five restaurants and a skate shop later, the friends returned to the practice space. As is often the case with old mates, Easy Creatures’ sound is like picking up where you left off, but at the same time having something new and engaging to say. In 2014, the band released a split 7” with Chicago’s All Eyes West (Jump Start).

With the addition of singer Greg Polard (vocalist for the straight edge hardcore band One Up in the early 2000’s) and Paul Butterly (Kill Verona/Little League) Easy Creatures has recorded four new songs at Gradwell Studios with Steve Poponi (Fight Amp, Jazz June) that captures the essence of the band’s melodic power.

The band is releasing “Low Fidelity” with Charlotte, NC label Self Aware Records (Amanda X, Plow United, Late Bloomer). The release will be available on cassette/digital formats on April 8th, 2016.

PREORDER NOW: http://goo.gl/kcE6sI 1. Sick Day

2. Fontanelle

3. Jewels

4. Low Fidelity

UPCOMING DATES: 2/25 @ Ortlieb’s *Jade Tree Records “Twenty Five Years” Record Release Party* w/ DOGS ON ACID & Easy Creatures (PHILADELPHIA, PA) 4/9 Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) band contact: Jeff Tirabassi [email protected] www.facebook.com/EasyCreatures easycreatures.bandcamp.com twitter: @easycreatures Publicity: Joshua Robbins / Little Yeti PR— [email protected]