Glass Blocks, by Optic Sink

Glass Blocks

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1.	Modelesque 06:15 video	buy track
2.	Live Illusion 04:14	buy track
3.	Summertime Rain 04:47	buy track
4.	Glass Blocks 04:18	buy track
5.	Nowhere Home 04:07	buy track
6.	A Face In the Crowd 04:19	buy track
7.	A Silver Key Can Open An Iron Lock, Somewhere 04:07	buy track
8.	Kaleidoscope 07:09	buy track

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Expanding on the magnetic, minimalist post-punk frontier first chartered on their 2020 Goner debut, Optic Sink return with their second album, 'Glass Blocks'. Hot on the heels of their recent EP on Spacecase Records, the Memphis trio of Natalie Hoffmann, Ben Bauermeister, and Keith Cooper ventured out to Lawrence, Kansas to record at the home studio of Caufield Schnug (Sweeping Promises).

The resulting seven originals and a rendition of LiLiPUT's "A Silver Key Can Open An Iron Lock, Somewhere" define Optic Sink and their remarkable style with a clarity and power seldom realized in a studio setting. Hoffmann and Bauermeister command the high end of the mix with a gamut of perfectly dialed synth and percussive tones while Cooper's bass serves as rhythmic anchor. There's far more to dive into, whether it's the cold, driving beat of "Modelesque" or the minimal, percussive brilliance heard on "Glass Blocks". Perhaps the best part of the formula is the sheer amount of natural energy that gleams through the mix. Like a warm refraction of musical chemistry and originality, Optic Sink have struck gold with 'Glass Blocks'.

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released September 8, 2023

Produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Caufield Schnug in Lawrence, KS

A Silver Key Can Open An Iron Lock, Somewhere originally written and performed by LiLiPUT

Album art by Natalie Hoffmann

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Optic Sink Memphis, Tennessee

Optic Sink is the post-punk project from Natalie Hoffmann (NOTS), Ben Bauermeister, and Keith Cooper. 📸 by Shawn Brackbill

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May 10

Hotel Vegas

Austin, TX
May 13

Zebulon

Los Angeles (LA), CA
May 15

Thee Stork Club

Oakland, CA
May 19

Clock-Out Lounge

Seattle, WA
May 23

Hi-Dive

Denver, CO

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