Gouge Away
Gouge Away | |
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Origin | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US |
Genres | Hardcore punk, punk rock, post-hardcore, noise rock |
Years active | 2012 | –present
Labels | Deathwish, Secret Voice, Eighty-Sixed |
Members | Christina Michelle Thomas Cantwell Mick Ford Tyler Forsythe Dylan Downey |
Past members | Victor Skamiera Kotu Bajaj Peter Allen Zack Rogers |
Website | gougeaway |
Gouge Away is an American hardcore punk band based in Florida that formed in 2012.[1] The band is influenced by post-hardcore and noise rock bands such as Pixies, the Jesus Lizard, Fugazi, Unwound, the Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower and Nirvana.[2] Gouge Away released its debut album , Dies in 2016 to underground acclaim, and released its second album Burnt Sugar through Deathwish Inc. in 2018.
History
[edit]Gouge Away formed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 2012. The following year, the band self-released a pair of EPs (Still Bored and Focus Your Anger) and toured in support of local charities and activist groups.[3]
The band released its debut album titled , Dies on February 13, 2016, through Eighty-Sixed Records. Jeremy Bolm of Touché Amoré personally invited Gouge Away to tour with them and Ceremony.[4] During this time, the band also toured with G.L.O.S.S. and Paint It Black.[5][6] BrooklynVegan ranked , Dies at number 17 on their "The 20 Best Emo/Punk Albums of 2016" list,[7] while Vice magazine's music blog Noisey called it one of the "37 Best Overlooked Albums of 2016".[8] In his write-up about Gouge Away for the article, Noisey journalist Dan Ozzi said the album, "wears its politics proudly on its sleeve, with Michelle's lyrics staunchly taking a stand against animal testing, police brutality, and social injustice. The type of hardcore that Gouge Away plays might not be en vogue these days, but it damn well should be."[8]
In April 2017, Gouge Away released the single "Swallow" b/w "Sweat".[5] It was released through Bolm's own Secret Voice Records, itself an imprint of Deathwish Inc. Michelle has said this was the release that helped define the band's personality.[2] Gouge Away opened for Touché Amoré and Single Mothers for a September–October 2017 US tour.[9]
Gouge Away announced its signing to Deathwish in March 2018.[4] Label co-founder Tre McCarthy made the decision to sign the band after seeing them perform with Touché Amoré in Philadelphia.[4] The band's second studio album, Burnt Sugar, was released on September 28, 2018, and was co-produced by Bolm with mixing by Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, Comadre, Punch). Michelle says they made music that was more dynamic with this release.[2] Gouge Away began promoting Burnt Sugar with a pair of music videos for the tracks "Only Friend" and "Ghost" in August 2018.[10][11] About the track "Ghost", John Hill of Revolver wrote: "It's the band's catchiest work to date, showing they have just as much of a talent for anthemic Nineties-harkening alt-rock as they do total rippers."[11] To support the album, Gouge Away toured the US and Europe with Culture Abuse from September to October 2018, followed by a leg with Drug Church in the US from November to December 2018.[12]
Personnel
[edit]- Christina Michelle – vocals
- Thomas Cantwell – drums
- Mick Ford – guitar
- Tyler Forsythe – bass
- Dylan Downey – guitar
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- , Dies (2016, Eighty-Sixed)
- Burnt Sugar (2018, Deathwish)
- Deep Sage (2024, Deathwish)
EPs
[edit]Singles
[edit]- "Swallow"/"Sweat" (2017, Secret Voice)
- "Consider"/"Wave of Mutilation" (2020, Deathwish)
Music videos
[edit]- "Only Friend" (2018)[10]
- "Ghost" (2018)[11]
- "Hey Mercy" (2018)[13]
- "Stuck In A Dream" (2024)
- "Dallas" (2024)
References
[edit]- ^ Bloch, Emily (August 1, 2018). "Fort Lauderdale's Gouge Away Announces New Album, Burnt Sugar". Miami New Times. Voice Media Group. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ a b c Pessaro, Fred (July 31, 2018). "Meet Gouge Away: Post-Hardcore Firebrands Inspired by Jesus Lizard, Nirvana". Revolver. Project M Group. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ a b c Wilson, Rich. "Gouge Away – Biography & History". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^ a b c Sacher, Andrew (March 14, 2018). "Gouge Away sign to Deathwish for new LP (co-produced by Jeremy of Touche Amore)". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ a b Ozzi, Dan (April 6, 2017). "Hardcore Rippers Gouge Away Take a Breather on 'Swallow'". Noisey. Vice. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ Sacher, Andrew (February 27, 2017). "Gouge Away touring around Paint It Black show". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ Sacher, Andrew (December 8, 2016). "The 20 best emo/punk albums of 2016". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ a b Ozzi, Dan; et al. (December 22, 2016). "The 37 Best Overlooked Albums of 2016". Noisey. Vice. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ "Noisey Presents: Touché Amoré North American Tour with Single Mothers and Gouge Away". Noisey. Vice. June 20, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ a b Breihan, Tom (July 31, 2018). "Gouge Away Announce New Album 'Burnt Sugar,' Share Video For New Song 'Only Friend'". Stereogum. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ a b c Hill, John (August 28, 2018). "Hear Post-Hardcore Upstarts Gouge Away's Catchy, Alt-Rock–Inflected New Song". Revolver. Project M Group. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ Sacher, Andrew (August 28, 2018). "Gouge Away share 'Ghost,' touring with Culture Abuse, then Drug Church". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ "The Underground Sounds Of America: Gouge Away". Kerrang!. Wasted Talent Ltd. September 25, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Gouge Away at AllMusic
- Gouge Away on Bandcamp
- Gouge Away discography at Discogs
- Gouge Away discography at MusicBrainz