Sprain's sophomore album The Lamb as Effigy would be released on September 1st, 2023 and would be their very last album they would make. On the 16th of next month, Sprain would announce on their Twitter and Instagram that the band would be disbanding. Citing that they as a band decided that there was no longer a "logical path forward". The Lamb as Effigy is most notable for it's dissonant and eclectic instrumentation and Alex Kent's dark, abstract and avant-garde lyricism. As Sprain completely switches up their sound from their slowcore, post-hardcore, indie…read more
Sprain's sophomore album The Lamb as Effigy would be released on September 1st, 2023 and would be their very last album they would make. On the … read more
Sprain's sophomore album The Lamb as Effigy would be released on September 1st, 2023 and would be their very last album they would make. On the 16th of next month, Sprain would anno… read more
Los Angeles-based experimental artists Sprain played downer music at cacophonous volumes. active from 2018 to 2023. Formed in L.A. in early 2018 by Alex Kent and April Gerloff, Sprain‘s initial home-recorded forays into minimalistic slowcore resulted in their self-titled EP (2018) that distinguished them from the lo-fi pack through visceral expressions of depressed life. Soon, guitarist Alex Simmons and drummer Max Pretzer joined, folding tumultuous noise rock, drone, and flirtations with the avant-garde into the band’s arsenal. Their first album, As Lost Through Collision, unfurls… read more
Los Angeles-based experimental artists Sprain played downer music at cacophonous volumes. active from 2018 to 2023. Formed in L.A. in early 2018 by Alex Kent and April Gerloff, Sprain‘s ini… read more
Los Angeles-based experimental artists Sprain played downer music at cacophonous volumes. active from 2018 to 2023. Formed in L.A. in early 2018 by Alex Kent and April Gerloff, Sprain‘s initial home-recorded forays into minimalistic sl… read more