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Common Rituals

by Cruel

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1.
Gutter 02:58 video
I only got a few quarters and I’m gonna spend it on a dime It doesn’t really even matter as long as you put up a fight Everybody wants to see you lose yourself this time I don’t really give a fuck about what you think about my style Cause Forty hours a week I lose myself on my knees Forty times a night I tell myself I’ll get more sleep Every single time you speak I plug my ears and hope they don’t bleed Maybe someday we’ll find a way to make it out and get on our two feet Yea cause I could jump Or I could get old It doesn’t really matter gotta let the dice roll Yea I might just run or I might lose control Face to the floor yea it’s blood to the nose it just goes Oh it just goes Cause it goes Yea it just goes So Forty hours a week I lose myself on my knees Forty times a night I tell myself I’ll get more sleep Every single time you speak I plug my ears and hope they don’t bleed Maybe someday we’ll find a way to make it out and get on our two feet
2.
Damage 03:07
3.
Demeanor 02:43
Take me out of the discussion I guess I’m not enough To gain your recognition Count me out Of your affiliation I won’t take part In any congregation Follow him yea Follow your leader They got you on a leash Like a fucking parking meter One more time Yea I’ll say it one more time I won’t take part In similar demeanors Wasting All of my time I won’t get along I wont get along Pacing Back and forth I wont get along I wont go along Buy your dreams and your desires For fifteen dollars and just a half an hour I’ll take you out I’ll take you out Five little fingers and a little white powder Follow him yea Follow your leader They got you on a leash Like a fucking parking meter One more time Yea I’ll say it one more time I won’t take part In similar demeanors
4.
Tuesday 02:20

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'Common Rituals' — the debut EP from Cruel — emerges from Chicago’s rich DIY scene. Band members Michael Schrieber, Jen Ashley, Jack Kelsey, and Brent Favata each have their own trail of projects, but together Cruel strikes an electric alchemy. The four tracks on 'Common Rituals' inject confident melodies into the city’s long tradition of fuzzed-out indie rock; intuitive riffs are nuzzled in each track, begging to be left on repeat. To help achieve their fully-formed sound, Cruel enlisted studio stalwarts Jack Henry (Friko, Free Range, Horsegirl) to record/mix and Greg Obis (Stuck, Lifeguard, Deeper) to master. The resulting EP is one of Chicago’s most assured debuts to materialize in recent memory.

credits

released October 31, 2023

Michael Schrieber - vocals/lyrics/guitar
Jen Ashley - bass
Brent Favata - drums
Jack Kelsey - guitar

Recorded/mixed by Jack Henry
Mastered by Greg Obis

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