SWEEPING PROMISES - "Hunger For A Way Out" LPSweeping Promises Hunger For A Way Out LP (Feel It, 2020) Third pressing of 500 on black vinyl with dark green center labels. "Straight from the depths of an unused Boston area concrete laboratory comes the debut of Sweeping Promises. Written and recorded with a patented "single mic technique" just before quarantine, "Hunger for a Way Out", is a post punk leaning gem of unpolished DIY sound. The title track kicks things off in absolutely classic

and sound installation

intriguing results

Sometimes the worse they play

Beth Matter have been playing as The Cherry Blossoms for (now decades)

when instead every instrument has been played and panned

is a remarkable balance between the shattered plaster electronics and Jesse’s melodious chording

Chicago producer and bike messenger DJ HANK captures the feeling of racing against traffic and

“It spoke to a different generation of Memphis

there is an unpredictability and complexity that is constantly emerging

The first three songs function as brilliantly constructed dance tracks and keep messing with the listener’s emotions

Groupcomposing restores a classic LP to its rightful place in the canon

But overall