Cloakroom’s new single, “The Story of the Egg”, is concise and boundless all at once. Sonically a duality, Cloakroom’s influence of punchy and downpicked punk of the late 70s / early 80s is matched with lush and amorphous compositions. The single is about “the new found anxiety and stress from the alertness that comes with finally feeling the otherwise positive effects of a full night’s rest,” drummer Tim Remis explains. “There was a phenomenon of feeling anxious after working with a sleep doctor, realizing I spent most of my adult life without getting rest, had dulled my human sensations. Upon getting some deep sleep and rest, my new, heightened senses were overwhelming and I was left with a different feeling of anxiety.”
The Indiana three return next month with their next studio album, Last Leg of the Human Table – the follow up to 2022’s post-apocalyptic space western Dissolution Wave, and label debut for Closed Casket Activities. Each song showcases Cloakroom’s genre-bending capabilities and seemingly vast array of influences; whether it be the sampling of the post-disco Detroit group Was (Not Was) or the lifted NASA recording of the humming of Saturn’s rings. Recorded in December of 2023 at Electrical Audio in Chicago and Rec Room Recording in Des Plaines, Illinois, engineer Zac Montez (Whirr, Turnover) aided in smoothing out the rough and turning up the quiet.
For Cloakroom the world of modernity is in polycrisis and America has lost its soul. Narrative fetishism is all too usual of a literary mechanism for Cloakroom. If you listen closely you can hear the concern; not just for the teetering social structure but for what it means to be human and the high cost of the human experience.
Pop, shoegaze, doom, post-punk, folk only scratch the surface on Cloakroom’s shortest yet most essential release to date. Its title Last Leg of the Human Table may sound sardonic in its nature, but this group has always found some wonder in the scurrying chaos of modern life. In 37 minutes, the album imbues a sense of responsibility to the listener as if one leg were to falter, the whole table will fall.
Last Leg of the Human Table sees its release February 28 via Closed Casket, pre-order / pre-save it here.
Cloakroom have announced a headlining North American tour which kicks off in the Midwest next month. The run hits both coasts and includes dates with support from Null and performances at Slide Away 2025 in Los Angeles and New York City. See below for a full list of dates. For tickets and updates, follow Cloakroom on Instagram here.
Cloakroom Live Dates:
Mar 21: Paw Paw, MI – Lucky Wolf
Mar 22: Detroit, MI – Edgemen
Mar 23: Toronto, ON – Monarch
Mar 24: Montreal, QC – Bar le Ritz PDB
Mar 25: Kingston, NY – Tubby’s
Mar 26: Boston, MA – Deep Cuts
Mar 28: Philadelphia, PA – Ukie Club
Mar 29: Washington, DC – DC9
Mar 30: Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
Apr 01: Asheville, NC – Eulogy
Apr 02: Atlanta, GA – The Earl
Apr 03: Pensacola, FL – The Handlebar
Apr 05: Birmingham, AL – Saturn #
Apr 06: Knoxville, TN – Pilot Light #
Apr 08: Louisville, KY – Nachbar #
Apr 09: Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups #
Apr 11: Milwaukee, WI – Cactus Club #
Apr 12: Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle # (Album Release Show – Tickets)
Apr 25: Brooklyn, NY – Slide Away 2025 at Market Hotel (Opening Show)
May 25: Los Angeles, CA – Slide Away 2025 at The Echoplex (Closing Show)
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