Familiar Action, by Familiar Action

Familiar Action

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lymer1966 Familiar Action clearly struggling to contain their love of all things CARDIACS!
Fav track at the moment is 'Such A Waste'
Great to hear new bands taking a risk with their music. An excellent debut guys. XXX

thescaramangasixapproves Wonderfully angular and spiky pop tunes. Effortlessly cool too. Ace! Favorite track: Nausea.

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	1.	The Great Divide 02:13
	2.	Nausea 03:10
	3.	Hand That Takes 04:05
	4.	Such A Waste 03:59
	5.	The Small House and the Mountain 03:52
	6.	Honest Mistake 03:29
	7.	Circumlocution 02:56
	8.	Sold 02:43
	9.	Moment 03:18
	10.	A Weight 03:27

about

The self-titled debut album from Familiar Action is an art-rock, character-driven, exploration into modernity.

The strength of the record is in its internal contrast, not least demonstrated by the opposing vocal stylings of the Armstrong brothers. Throughout the album, the group utilizes pop structures and tropes amongst dissonant melodies and chord patterns in order to cultivate an atmosphere of unease and discontent. Much like the music itself, the vocal styles and lyrical contents' primary purpose is to project imagery and emotion rather than any form of literal storytelling or narration, although this is often how the words are framed. The record is not only informed by the mundanity of contemporary life but by surreal and provocative art and literature. Beneath the aggressive surface, there is a cornel of surrealist humor and playfulness embedded in the writing.

The album offers a snapshot of the absurd and contrasting nature of the human condition; it is painful, bizarre, and confused.

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released May 6, 2021

Written, recorded, and produced by Tom & Ned Armstrong

Mastered by Pete Maher

Artwork by Tom Armstrong

Instagram: @tomarmstrongartist

Familiar Action is:

Tom Armstrong
Ned Armstrong
Oscar Lane
Henry Nicholson
Eden Fish

Released by Full Power Records

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Familiar Action London, UK

5 Piece Art Rock band from South London

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