Comprised of ex-members of Undertow, Shift, Pelican, Tusk, and even Juliette and the Licks, the LA-based ÆGES has announced they've signed to Hawthorne Street Records and will release their debut EP Roaches. Hawthorne details the upcoming release as:
There's a definite element of desert rock in ÆGES sound—the low-tuned guitars, the sludgy sun-baked riffs, the deceptive pop hook buried in the molasses-thick instrumentation. Yet the diverse backgrounds of the band members create a unique blend of perspectives and a resultantly fresh sound. The common sonic thread between the four individuals in ÆGES—their tenure in bands that explored the darker side of hardcore—manifests itself in the aggressive tonalities of their sound. But their divergent paths, both geographical and musical, broadened the emotional palette beyond the angst of their earlier bands.
The EP is set to release in April.
