[Cover photo credit to @guttedlambtattoo]
Snailmate, the Phoenix-based musical duo of Kalen Lander (singer/synths) and Bentley Money (drummer) who have a strong DIY-ethic and blend Synthpunk, Grindcore Pop and nerd Rap, will be releasing their new album, Stress Sandwich, on Oct. 6th, 2023 via Hairless Records.
Kalen Lander shares:
This album is a long time in the making, but it couldn’t have been finished any sooner. We had to tour the world, live through quarantine, get our hearts broken a couple times, go to therapy, get our cats, and Bentley had to literally CHANGE GENDERS before we were ready to stick the toothpick in this baby. Stress Sandwich has everything in it, and it is delicious!
The 10-song collection, which was produced by the duo, with Ari Leopold, at Lava Lake Studios (Phoenix), explores “themes of vulnerability, disappointment, and accepting art-making as a beautiful yet imperfect process.” The album will be available in formats including vinyl, CD, cassettes, and the band’s “Stress Sauce” hot sauce (which won Phoenix Magazine’s 2021 Best Hot Sauce award).
Tour Dates:
October 4 Flagstaff, AZ Monte Vista Cocktail Lounge
October 5 Albuquerque, NM The Guild Cinema
October 6 Colorado Springs, CO Fritzy’s
October 7 Lincoln, NE 2SMOOV
October 8 Omaha, NE The B Bar
October 9 St. Paul, MN The White Squirrel Bar
October 10 Madison, WI The Rigby Pub
October 11 Joliet, IL The Drunken Donut
October 12 Port Huron, MI Schwonk Sound Stead
October 13 St. Catherines, ON TBA
October 14 Peterborough, ON The Historic Red Dog
October 15 Toronto, ON Bovine Sex Club
October 17 Ithaca, NY Deep Dive
October 18 Buffalo, NY Revolution Gallery
October 19 Kingston, ON The Toucan
October 21 New York, NY Bar Freda
October 22 Pittsburgh, PA TBA
October 23 Akron, OH Bless This Mess
October 25 St. Louis, MO Platypus
October 26 Fayetteville, AR Nomads Trailside
October 27 Tulsa, OK The Whittier Bar
October 28 Amarillo, TX Golden Light Cantina
October 29 Lubbock, NM TBA
October 30 El Paso, TX Mona Bar of Modern Art
