Name: Nicks and Grazes
Brand: Palm

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LP-LBJ-351

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Colour

Black

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Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-10-28

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

648401035117

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Total Cap

1 / Black / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

CD-LBJ-351

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Download code: No

2022-10-14

648401035124

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

CS-LBJ-351

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Tape

648401035148

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1 / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / Tape

Artist

Palm

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Saddle Creek

Palm is an innovative and boundary-pushing artist who has made a name for themselves in the music industry. With their unique blend of genres, Palm creates captivating and thought-provoking music that resonates with listeners.
Having gained recognition for their experimental sound, Palm continues to push the boundaries of what is possible in music. Their ability to seamlessly blend different styles and create intricate compositions sets them apart from other artists.
With a dedicated fan base and critical acclaim, Palm's music is not only enjoyable but also intellectually stimulating. Their passion for pushing creative boundaries shines through in every track they produce, making them a must-listen artist for any music enthusiast.

To confuse parts for the whole is inevitable with Palm. On their latest effort, Nicks and Grazes, Palm embrace discordance to dazzling effect. “We wanted to reconcile two potentially opposing aesthetics,” Kasra Kurt of the band says. “To capture the spontaneous, free energy of our live shows while integrating elements from the traditionally gridded palette of electronic music.” In order to avoid what Kurt refers to as “Palm goes electro,” the musicians spent years educating themselves on the ins and outs of production by learning Ableton while also experimenting with “the percussive, textural, and gestural potential” of their instruments. To this end, the band continued the age-old tradition of instrument-preparation, augmenting guitars with drumsticks, metal rods and, at the suggestion of Charles Bullen (This Heat, Lifetones), coiling rubber-coated gardening wire around the strings. The unruliness of the prepared guitar on songs like “Mirror Mirror” and “Eager Copy” contrasts with the steadfast reproducibility of the album’s electronic elements. While Palm cite Japanese pop music, dub, and footwork as influences on this album’s sonic palette, they found themselves returning time and again to the artists who inspired them to start the group over a decade ago. “When we were first starting out as a band, we bonded over an appreciation of heavy, aggressive, noisy music,” vocalist/guitarist Eve Alpert reflects. “We wrote parts that were just straight-up metal.” Kurt adds, “I found myself rediscovering and re–falling in love with the visceral, jagged quality of guitars in the music of Glenn Branca, The Fall, Beefheart, and Sonic Youth, all important early Palm influences.” Returning to the fundamentals gave Palm a strong foundation upon which they could experiment freely, resulting in their most ambitious and revelatory album to date.

Nicks and Grazes

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