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Welcome to the IAFUTS blog, today we will be taking a quick look into a local band that is flaming red HOT and just released some new material.
In the middle of everything there is delicate solitude, a stillness in the shadows of what stands taller than all of us. “Next to the Middle of Nowhere” is the title of Porcelian’s debut EP and with it being released in November, there couldn’t have been a better time for these songs to drop. As I listened to them, red and orange leaves fell outside of my window. In a similar vein to Cocteau Twins, each song offers such a fresh take on a shoegaze sound that Rhode Island has been missing for years now.
Porcelain has been building momentum around these songs since their first show back in April and having them here now in front of us, with the help of Nathan Wright’s master recording abilities, it was everything we hoped for and more! Small town shoegaze is here and Porcelain demands your attention.
“Next to the Middle of Nowhere” opens with a song titled “Decay” which is one that the band has been playing since the spring. This was also the first song that the band released around June onto their bandcamp soon after their first show which was a jump from their initial sound.
Back in April Porcelain played their first show at AS220 with Epicede and Mabon. At the time played as a four piece with Hanah playing bass and vocals, Aidan still played guitar, Coco still played drums, Austin Allard had been playing second guitar, which he did up until mid summer.They opened up the night with an explosion of punk energy. It felt like Darby Crash was right there in front of my eyes, that feeling was felt throughout the dance floor as kids started to launch themselves from one side of the room to the other. Pogoing up and down, slamming back and forth. If you made me bet money that in a month that same band would be playing in that same room with the same people; now with Coco’s sibling Natalie on bass, but playing WBRU shoegaze. I’d lose my life savings-$24.
Bringing it back to the original demo, to say the band has made progress would underplay their talent. With an angry and hate fueled beginning, rags to riches, the change from punk to post-punk happened in the blink of an eye. But that wasn’t the only change the band went through, they grew! GREW! Sitting now with a line up of three guitarists, including Merrit Cathers from Moss Boy & The Critters, another wonderful shoegaze band from Rhode Island. The current group is TIGHT! The first show that I saw with Merrit on third guitar, one word. Dreamy. It felt like I was transported into The Bronze, I could see myself sitting at one of the club’s tables with Buffy, Zander, and the lesbian witches. Something I really appreciate about Porcelain is their ability to create so many unique and beautiful sounds while keeping me backed up against the invisible wall of sound. From what I’ve heard Porcelain is working on a whole new collection of songs that take heavy inspiration from that more drowned out sound that My Bloody Valentine has. This band continues to grow musical and sometimes even member wise everytime that I see them. In the middle of everything, Porcelain does an alright job at keeping my interest.
Here all all the links to Porcelain's Instagram and Link Tree where you can listen to their new EP as well as Nick's Instgram give him some love for taking such great photos!
Apart from that we are working on an interview with long time supporter and Middletown hero Brody Johnson. I'm going to ask them for some advice and hopefully get some answers...
If you have any burning questions that you need answers to, or have a band / artist you feel deserves some love shoot me a message on Instagram @IAFUTSFANZINE. I am always looking for interaction and contributions in any shape or form so reach out if your interested or have ideas of how IAFUTS can improve in the future.
*monthly as in when I remember to get around to it... until then
So long, farewell
Auf Wiederseh'n, goodnight
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