Premiere: Alien To The Ignorant - Astringent
Hardcore lover’s rejoice! Today the Cups N Cakes Network is pleased to announce the debut album from Saskatchewan’s Alien To The Ignorant. The release is called A Dying Art, and it’s slated for release on October 15th.
Alien To The Ignorant used their inability to tour during the pandemic to dive head-first into the studio. What came out was eleven songs that explore themes of domestic abuse, hegemonic masculinity, racism, and existentialism in the face of ongoing socioeconomic and environmental injustice. The band hopes this record will allow others (and themselves), to admit what is truly troubling them so they may then find the courage to seek meaningful change.
Today we are very excited to premiere the track “Astringent” which is a song about neocolonialism. More specifically, since no member of Alien to the Ignorant is Indigenous themselves, the song is about personally reflecting on one's own place and privilege in Canadian society as a result of colonization.
Enjoy the track below and catch the band on tour as they take A Dying Art across Canada on their first tour in over two years with stops spread out between Quebec, Ontario, and the Prairies.
A Dying Art Tracklisting:
1. Give Up
2. Sixes And Sevens
3. Guilt In Heaven
4. Biggus Dickus
5. Trust Fall
6. Shatter (Album Version)
7. A Dying Art
8. Feast
9. The Moon
10. Astringent
11. Ending
2021 Tour Dates:
Oct 21st - Sault Ste. Marie
Oct 22nd - Kingston
Oct 23rd - Hamilton
Oct 24th - Barrie
Oct 26th - Montreal
Oct 27th - Ottawa
Oct 28th - Sudbury
Oct 30th - Winnipeg
Nov 12th - Red Deer
Nov 13th - Edmonton
Nov 18th - Banff
Nov 19th - Calgary
Nov 20th - Medicine Hat