TWO FINAL HITS TO RALLY
EVERY GENTLE HEART TO WAR
Formed at the turn of the millennium and operating under various guises across the continent since, The End Times’ previous vinyl releases (the THESE ARE THE END TIMES LP and the “A Plea For Recklessness”/“Drowning Waltz” single) earned unanimous critical praise for their spare, intimate qualities as well as the dark wisdom they offer the listener (“Beautifully melancholic” — Metro Times; “Haunting, lurid atmosphere” — listentothemitten.com).
Now with a bolder palette arrives an incendiary pair of 7” vinyl/digital singles — “WE DON’T NEED THE COUNTRY” b/w “DRAWN TO YOU, DEAR” and “DAYS OF PLENTY” b/w “CURSED WITH HOT BLOOD.” With proudly apocalyptic guitar-driven tracks recorded during the waning days of the legendary Ghetto Recorders in Detroit and spirited ballads of frustrated desire captured in the celebrated Backseat Studios of Ann Arbor, these latest communiques issue direct from The End Times’ spiritual headquarters of Michigan. Said environs inform the records from inspiration to manufacture — local musicians, engineers, artisans and industrial laborers were contracted exclusively to craft these already-collectible vinyl singles.
In a world staggered by guilt, stunned by opulence and numb from the terror of living through Armageddon, this Final Generation demands and deserves a music that smashes tradition while keeping every piece. A vein of truth waits to be mined, and The End Times want to sell you a map.
"Earthy and extremely pretty, this band has a way of setting you at unease, and it’s a welcome feeling of discomfort." -- Brett Callwood, Metro Times
"The End Times have expanded on their sound with this orchestral country A-Side but if you were looking for some optimistic, uplifting tracks to start the day ... just don't pay attention to the lyric. The End Times are sharpening their sickle out back by the shed, waiting for someone to make that very mistake." -- 7inches.blogspot.com
Features past and present members of the Great Tribulation, El Smasho and Seger Liberation Army. Vinyl and digital downloads available through THESEARETHEENDTIMES.COM … ask about bulk pricing for student or community organizations.
