Netherlands' Power Trio Abdomen share new single 'Damage Tool' from new album 'Yes, I Don't Know' out 21st Feb via FatCat Records.
Ahead of new album Yes, I Don't Know out 21st February via FatCat Records, Abdomen share new single 'Damage Tool', the record opener. They also share a live session video of tracks 'Fish I', the title-track, 'Weird Shapes', and 'Exhale'.
A rager from start to finish, 'Damage Tool' is a perfect example of the cult status the power-trio are gaining with their live shows. Speaking of the track, Roel said
“Damage Tool is about feeling unsure, scared and trying to get back in control of yourself. While progressing through changes and uncertainties, finding a way to break through and move on.
The song came to life when Roel and Peter began experimenting with guitar/bass noises on an old guitar riff Roel still had, the lyrics paved the way for the song structure.“
From the Netherlands, the band consists of Roel Meijer on drums, Ate Kamsma on bass, and Peter van Beets on vocals and guitar. All come from families passionate about music, but only Roel received any training in the traditional sense. Roel and Peter are old school friends, who reconnected some years after graduation with the idea of making music.
Thanks to COVID, Abdomen’s new album Yes, I Don’t Know took something like 2 years to record. Working with Rasmus Bredvig at Tapetown in Denmark, the songs were fine-tuned through extensive rehearsal, performance, and sometimes totally transformed in the studio. The lead single ‘Dazed' for example, began as a demo set at a frantic pace. It was Rasmus who suggested slowing it down - “Something like 5 times” - morphing, mutating, the track into an epic, melodic, psyche mantra with chanting vocals and psychedelic shredding.
Peter’s lyrics can sometimes be extremely personal, but the band are at pains to point out that it’s the listener’s interpretation that’s all important. In the past Abdomen have been called “angry”, however if the album has an overriding message or theme, then it’s about coming to terms with your emotions, cauterising wounds, growing, and moving on.
Tour Dates
21 Feb - Mukkes, Leeuwarden (NL)
14 May - The Great Escape, Brighton (UK)
16 Apr - Le 3 Pieces, Rouen (FR)
17 Apr - Au Chien Stuipide, Nantes (FR)
18 Apr - Jokers Pub, Angers (FR)
19 Apr - Le Narvel, Cherbourg (FR)
20 Apr - TBA, Paris (FR)