Premiere: Sub*T Shares New Single 'Unearthly'
New EP Spring skin Out in June via If This Then Records
03 April 2024
Photo by Jeremy Philip
Brooklyn-based alt rock outfit Sub*T is the brainchild of Grace Bennett and Jade Alcantara. The pair formed in 2019 and debuted in 2021 with their EP So green, produced and recorded with Bully's Alicia Boganno. Together, Bennett and Alcantara occupy a similar path to the work of Boganno himself or other contemporaries such as Momma, recalling the heyday of grungey, emotional and radio alt rock in the 90s.
Later this summer, the band is set to return with their second EP, Spring skin. Their latest effort finds them collaborating with producer Aron Kobayashi Ritch (Momma), recording the record at Brooklyn's Studio G. The pair explain of the EP, “We are in bloom, and our Spring skin The EP is a testament to our growth. Our new collection of songs examines lust and desire, appreciates the courage to move on, wonders about loneliness and celebrates the evolution of different versions of yourself for the better. Just a little emotional.”
Today, the band also shares the EP's lead single, “Unearthly,” along with an accompanying video, premiering with Under the Radar.
“Unearthly” finds the band leaning on the moody side of grunge, creating a track that reads as dark, decadent and totally '90s. A rolling rhythm section drives the track forward, with the beats bolstered by a rush of tight and fuzzy guitar lines. Meanwhile, Bennett and Alcantara deliver their vocals shadowed in tight stone harmonies, bringing out a sense of ominous tension as they sing of an ominous attraction: “I can't look away / It's eerie / I can't turn away / It's disturbing. ” The resulting piece conjures images of whispered secrets and candlelit rituals with an irresistible allure.
The band says of the track, “'Unearthly' is a song that's been in our arsenal for a while. We chose this as the first single from the EP because it has a slightly more moody flavor than the other music we've put out, but we love the driving force of the instruments underneath the lyrics which is always our goal when writing. It feels like a dark fairytale journey, and to intentionally lean into that kind of imagery was new to us when we were writing this song.”
Check out the song and video below. The Spring skin The EP is out in June via If This Then Records.
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