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Screaming Females recorded w/ Steve Albini, played NJ w/ Thursday

by Andrew Sacher

Screaming Females in studio (more by Kirstie Shanley)
Screaming Females

Screaming Females recently finished recording their fifth LP, which is set for an April 2012 release. They recorded the album at Electrical Audio in Chicago with Steve Albini. The picture above is taken from the recording sessions, which you can see more of at BV Chicago. Listen to a stream of Screaming Females playing one of their new songs live on WFMU below.

Screaming Females opened for fellow New Brunswick band Thursday at Thursday’s last New Jersey show at Starland Ballroom on Monday (12/26). It was definitely the heaviest Screaming Females show I’ve ever seen, and if this any sign of the direction they’re taking on the new album, then I’m all ears. They opened their set completely in the dark with the chugging intro of “Sheep” off 2010’s Castle Talk, before bursting out into a number of songs filled with even more shredding and screaming from Marissa Paternoster than usual, while throwing in some Sonic Youth-y noise breakdowns.

Screaming Females play the Don Giovanni showcase at MHOW (2/11) with Laura Stevenson and the Cans, For Science, Shellshag, and Black Wine. Tickets are still available.

All dates and stream below…



Screaming Females – New Song (live on WFMU)

Screaming Females — 2011/12 Tour Dates
Dec 29 Royale Boston* Boston, MA
Dec 30 TLA* Philadelphia, PA
Feb 11 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
* – w/ Thursday