Slow Mass
With Outlander + more TBA

7pm doors
£13 Adv

Since forming in 2015, Chicago’s Slow Mass has been committed to pushing its artistic  vision forward at all costs. Though Slow Mass was previously built around a core lineup,  this has evolved into a fluid cast that has expanded to feature collaborators who are  spread across the country, dipping in and out as needed. The current incarnation  consists of Evan Bernard, Dave Collis, Sean Hallock, Emma McCall, Josh Parks, Josh  Sparks, and Mercedes Webb. 

After springing to life and releasing the 2016 Treasure Pains EP, the band quickly got to  work on its debut full-length, 2018’s On Watch, which garnered praise from the likes of  Pitchfork and was named one of the best Chicago albums of the 2010s by the Chicago  Reader. Following On Watch, the band kept its nose to the grindstone, touring with the  likes of La Dispute, Gouge Away, mewithoutYou, Horse Jumper of Love, and delivering  a host of new releases that each expanded upon the sounds Slow Mass had become  known for. With the trio of EPs in the ongoing Music For Ears series, 2020's Music For  Rest and 2024's Drift Themes, they transformed their Fugazi-inspired post-hardcore  propulsions into muted ruminations that could have fit on a modern Low album.  

For this new album written on and off between 2016 and 2021, Low on Foot shows  Slow Mass evolving and expanding their sound in every direction; the pop hooks are  catchier, the heavy pieces more earth-shaking, and the quiet moments more intensely  contemplative. In service of this sonic evolution, the band's lineup has expanded to a 6- piece (now 7 since this recording), bringing in familiar faces and fresh perspectives into  the creative fold. Recorded in Chicago with Scott Evans (Kowloon Walled City, SUMAC,  Thrice), the record features guest spots from a list of long-admired musicians, including  NNAMDï, Jon Nuñez (Torche), Nick Reinhart (Tera Melos), Macie Stewart (Finom), and  many more. 

By blurring the lines between several different subgenres, and allowing collaborators to  float in and out of the band as desired, Slow Mass has built a body of work that feels  distinctly it's own. With multiple new releases prepped for 2025 and beyond, Slow Mass  is ready to continue pushing the boundaries of what it means to be an indie rock band.

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