23/04/2021
We at SLNHQ are pleased to announce the addition of Raleigh, North Carolina’s NIGHT BATTLES to the team as well as the pending release of their debut album, “Year Of No Days”, on 12” vinyl and digital long player. The album is set for release on May 7 and lead single, ‘Hungry Ghost’, is out today wherever you like to find the hits from the SLN stable of stars (including our bandcamp sampler). There's also a cool video for the single making the rounds. You can pre-order “Year Of No Days” on vinyl LP or digital from our WEB STORE or our BANDCAMP right now. NIGHT BATTLES was formed in 2016 by Chris Skelly (formerly of 90’s post-hardcore band Dahlia Seed) and Charlie King, who bonded over a shared love for the primal minimalism of the Spacemen 3, The Gun Club and the early 80’s hardcore punk scene where they spent their formative years in NY and DC respectively. This synthesis became the structure of the early NIGHT BATTLES sound which eventually evolved to include a heavy dose of post-punk and psych, giving NIGHT BATTLES their now familiar swirling, reverb drenched sound. Despite their decidedly dark sonic influences, "Year of No Days" retains a strong sense of melody and hook that belies the sometimes weighty and somber themes explored within.
