{"title":"Ben Quad","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"pre-order-ben-quad-ephemera-indie-exclusive-electric-blue-w-white-splatter-vinyl-release-date-10-25-2024","title":"Ben Quad - Ephemera [Indie-Exclusive Electric Blue w\/ White Splatter Vinyl]","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAlthough the old adage of ‘if it \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan aria-haspopup=\"true\" role=\"menuitem\" id=\"m_-8526712695588898934m_5602684149177300415m_-8715776331442777447:63l.11\"\u003eain’t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e broke, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan aria-haspopup=\"true\" role=\"menuitem\" id=\"m_-8526712695588898934m_5602684149177300415m_-8715776331442777447:63l.12\"\u003edon’t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e fix it’ is something that Oklahoma four-piece Ben Quad knew before they began making their new EP, Ephemera, they decided to wholeheartedly ignore it. Since forming in 2018, the band—Sam Wegrzynski (lead vocals\/rhythm guitar), Henry Shields (backing vocals\/bass), Edgar Viveros (lead guitar) and Isaac Young (drums)—have released three split EPs and their 2022 debut album, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan aria-haspopup=\"true\" role=\"menuitem\" id=\"m_-8526712695588898934m_5602684149177300415m_-8715776331442777447:63l.13\"\u003eI’m\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Scared \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan aria-haspopup=\"true\" role=\"menuitem\" id=\"m_-8526712695588898934m_5602684149177300415m_-8715776331442777447:63l.14\"\u003eThat’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e All There Is. Those records, alongside tours with Hot Mulligan, Arm’s Length and Forests have helped establish Ben Quad as one of the emo\/indie\/punk bands around—a hybrid all those scenes and sounds that works incredibly well, both live and on record.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith Ephemera, the band’s new EP—their first since signing with Pure Noise—the four-piece have blown all expectations out of the water. Opener “I Did Not Create The Rules” begins with a brief electronic flourish before bursting into a blisteringly intense screamo anthem. Its first line (‘It’ll be like this forever\/Always lost, confused’) pointedly lays out the constant struggle of living under capitalism as the music itself violently introduces the band’s new musical direction. While there was a hint this change might have been coming in 2022’s single “You’re Part Of It”, this EP’s five songs double down hard on that sound. It’s a decision the band made because—surprisingly, given listeners’ usual disdain for bands experimenting—they’d actually received a host of messages from fans expressing how much they liked that sound. 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Since forming in 2018, the band—Sam Wegrzynski (lead vocals\/rhythm guitar), Henry Shields (backing vocals\/bass), Edgar Viveros (lead guitar) and Isaac Young (drums)—have released three split EPs and their 2022 debut album, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"m_-8526712695588898934m_5602684149177300415m_-8715776331442777447:63l.13\" role=\"menuitem\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"\u003eI’m\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Scared \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"m_-8526712695588898934m_5602684149177300415m_-8715776331442777447:63l.14\" role=\"menuitem\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"\u003eThat’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e All There Is. Those records, alongside tours with Hot Mulligan, Arm’s Length and Forests have helped establish Ben Quad as one of the emo\/indie\/punk bands around—a hybrid all those scenes and sounds that works incredibly well, both live and on record.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith Ephemera, the band’s new EP—their first since signing with Pure Noise—the four-piece have blown all expectations out of the water. Opener “I Did Not Create The Rules” begins with a brief electronic flourish before bursting into a blisteringly intense screamo anthem. Its first line (‘It’ll be like this forever\/Always lost, confused’) pointedly lays out the constant struggle of living under capitalism as the music itself violently introduces the band’s new musical direction. While there was a hint this change might have been coming in 2022’s single “You’re Part Of It”, this EP’s five songs double down hard on that sound. It’s a decision the band made because—surprisingly, given listeners’ usual disdain for bands experimenting—they’d actually received a host of messages from fans expressing how much they liked that sound. 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