The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins has reacted to Spiritbox’s new song in a new video on his YouTube channel.
Listening to the song ‘No Loss, No Love’ while reading fan comments, Hawkins explained what he liked about it the most. “I don’t know there’s something about this is so good it’s really making me delirious. I tell you what I like about it, it’s completely uncompromising, even the bits that are quiet it’s not just like using the dynamics of the band to make it quiet.”
“They’re not just playing lighter and sort of turning the guitars down a bit. They put this sort of filter on, I think it’s just a low pass filter, so there’s nothing that could hit you in the face or anything,” the frontman continued. “It all goes a bit sort of underwater sounding I suppose, which is maybe that’s what the the video is mirroring really. Then when they hit you, it’s so f*cking powerful. It’s really impressive. This as an exercise in dynamics. I haven’t heard anything this f*cking impressive for a long time, really good.”
He then added, “Wow. I’ve been in situations where you hear something that accomplished, that brilliant, all you can do is laugh. It’s just really good. It’s like… What is there to say about it Spiritbox kicking ass. That’s why they’re Grammy nominated, it’s really impressive.”
When it comes to what we know about ‘Tsunami Sea’ so far, LaPlante responded to some fan questions about it. When a user on X asked about the title of the album and why it wasn’t named ‘Tsunami’ instead, the singer said, “One is a single wave or series of waves, one is the metaphor of an ocean entirely made up of the tsunamis.”
Moreover, she wrote “My island” when asked about the inspiration for the album.
‘Tsunami Sea’ was produced by Dan Braunstein and Mike Stringer, mixed by Zakk Cervini, and mastered by Ted Jensen. The album follows 2023’s ‘The Fear of Fear’ EP. The 2023 release earned Spiritbox their second Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance with the song ‘Cellar Door.’
Spiritbox released the single last week on Friday along with a music video. It’s the third single from their upcoming studio album, ‘Tsunami Sea,’ set to drop on March 7 via Pale Chord in partnership with Rise Records.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6FvUa14k38&ab_channel=JustinHawkinsRidesAgain
