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NY pair Russian Baths have unveiled a new split single release dubbed ‘Done and Dead / Rise Again’, which is out now via Good Eye Records.

‘Done and Dead’ is a mellow, serene blend of indie and shoegaze. The dreamy instrumentation, whilst pairing comfortably with their previous track ‘Responder (Night)’, is less haunting in feel and quite peaceful. ‘Rise Again’ finds the group trekking on the darker side of things, fostering an amalgamation of dark rock, cinematic indie, and even elements of grunge. Perhaps this record is a lead-up to an LP in the works. Below is a stream of both ‘Done and Dead’ and ‘Rise Again’.

Regarding ‘Done and Dead’, Russian Baths stated:

“Sometimes, people are awake, but can’t move. Sometimes, you can’t do anything and if you try, it gets worse. In the seventh century, the Byzantine physician Paulus Aegineta suggested bleeding, drastic purgatives and friction of the extremities as cures for sleep paralysis. As of 2014, you could pay $295 for an exorcism over Skype. I wonder if that’s gone up.

This song includes 14 instruments: guitar, piano, strings, mellotron, pull them out of a hat. It was done remotely and in a way, it encouraged us to be more ambitious in our arrangements. We rewrote the lyrics about 13 times. Shout out to Julia Stein and Akita Goto in London for the strings. They brought the second verse and last chorus into focus. They also played on Callum Donaldson’s soundtrack for “Shepard”, which is beautiful and terrifying. Drums are by Sterling Law of Lo Moon who has played with Kim Gordon and … Olivia Rodrigo. The internet is weird.”