Deathcrash
{{Short description|English Rock band}}
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| origin = London, United Kingdom
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| years_active = {{start date|2019}}–present
| label = untitled (recs), Fire Talk
| associated_acts = Black Country, New Road, Mandy, Indiana
| website = {{URL| https://www.deathcrash.com}}
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Deathcrash (sometimes styled as deathcrash) is a London-based rock band. The band consists of members Tiernan Banks (vocals, guitar), Patrick Fitzgerald (bass), Matthew Weinberger (guitar), and Noah Bennett (drums).{{Cite web |last=Pappis |first=Konstantinos |url=https://ourculturemag.com/2022/02/21/artist-spotlight-deathcrash/ |title= Artist Spotlight: deathcrash |website=Our Culture |date=21 February 2022 |accessdate=11 November 2023}}
Career
In April 2019, Deathcrash released their first single, "Slumber", via Warm Laundry Records.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Karl |title=deathcrash – 'Slumber' – A sprawling post-rock beast soaked in pent-up emotion |url=https://hardofhearingmagazine.com/2019/04/26/deathcrash-slumber-a-sprawling-post-rock-beast-soaked-in-pent-up-emotion/ |website=Hard of Hearing Magazine |date=26 April 2019 |accessdate=11 November 2023}} On 12 July 2019, the band released their first EP, Sundown (A Collection of Home Recordings).{{Cite web |last=Bloom |first=Max |title=Deathcrash and the post-rock landscape of the 'Sundown' EP |url=https://hardofhearingmagazine.com/2019/08/08/ep-review-deathcrash-sundown/ |website=Hard of Hearing Magazine |date=8 August 2019 |accessdate=11 November 2023}} On 7 October 2020, Deathcrash released their second EP, People thought my windows were stars, via untitled (recs).{{Cite web |title=deathcrash search for hope on captivating new single "People thought my windows were stars" |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/deathcrash-people-thought-my-windows-were-stars |last=Albinson |first=Amy |date=17 June 2020 |access-date=21 August 2023 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en}}
On 28 January 2022, the group released their debut album, Return. It received critical acclaim by the press in the UK and the US.{{Cite web |title=deathcrash delve into their finely tuned sound on debut album Return |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/deathcrash-return-album-review |last=Albinson |first=Amy |access-date=21 August 2023 |date=28 January 2022 |website=Line of Best Fit |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Deathcrash Return |url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/reviews/deathcrash-return/|last=Davidson |first=Robert |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Loud and Quiet |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Album Review: deathcrash // Return |url=https://riotmag.co/album-review-deathcrash-return|last=Ganfield |first=Matt |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Riot Mag |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Stream UK slowcore/post-rock band Deathcrash's stunning debut LP 'Return'|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/stream-uk-slowcorepost-rock-band-deathcrashs-stunning-debut-lp-return/|last=Sacher |first=Andrew |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Brooklyn Vegan |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=deathcrash: Return|url=https://spectrumculture.com/2022/01/30/deathcrash-return-review/|last=Dedman |first=Todd |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Spectrum Culture |date=31 January 2022 |language=en}}
On 17 March 2023, Deathcrash released their second studio album, Less, via Fire Talk in the United States and untitled (recs) in the United Kingdom.{{Cite web |last=Sacher |first=Andrew |title=Deathcrash release new album 'Less' this week; new song "And Now I Am Lit" out now |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/deathcrash-release-new-album-less-this-week-new-song-and-now-i-am-lit-out-now/ |website=Brooklyn Vegan |date=15 March 2023 |accessdate=11 November 2023}} It was recorded over two weeks in the Outer Hebrides at Black Bay Studios – an old crab factory renovated into the most remote recording studio in the UK.{{Cite web |title=Deathcrash: "Making this album was sensationally slowcore" |url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/interview/deathcrash-making-this-album-was-sensationally-slowcore/|last=Gatward |first=Tristan |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Loud and Quiet |language=en}} The album received positive reviews from critics.{{Cite web |title=deathcrash: Less Album Review|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/deathcrash-less/|last=Cohen |first=Ian |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Pitchfork |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Notable Releases of the Week (3/17)|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/yves-tumor-m83-deathcrash-the-van-pelt-kruelty-downfall-of-gaia-reviews/|last=Sacher |first=Andrew |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Brooklyn Vegan |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Deathcrash Less|url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/reviews/deathcrash-less/|last=Davidson |first=Robert |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Loud and Quiet |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Review: Deathcrash-Less|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/86536/deathcrash-Less/|access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Sputnik Music |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=London Slowcore band Deathcrash deliver on beautiful and fragile second album 'Less'.|url=https://hardofhearingmagazine.com/2023/03/16/london-slowcore-band-deathcrash-deliver-on-beautiful-and-fragile-second-album-less/|access-date=2023-08-21 |last=Tubb |first= Joshua |website=Hard of Hearing Magazine |date=16 March 2023 |language=en}} In November 2023, the quartet released Less+, an expanded version of their second album with previously unreleased bonus material, remixes, and various reworks.{{cite web |title=deathcrash Share Two New Songs & Announce Expanded album "Less +" |url=https://firetalkrecs.com/news/deathcras-hitstens-less |publisher=Fire Talk |date=6 September 2023 |accessdate=11 November 2023}}
Musical style
Discography
=Studio albums=
- Return (2022)
- Less (2023)
=EPs=
- Sundown (A Collection of Home Recordings) (2019)
- People thought my windows were stars (2020)
=Singles=
- "Slumber" (2019)
- "Bones" (2019)
- "People thought my windows were stars" (2020)
- "Blind" (2020){{Cite web |last=Pare |first=Dan |title=The Scoop: London's deathcrash – Post Rock Without the Gatekeeping |url=https://soyoungmagazine.com/the-scoop-deathcrash/ |website=So Young Magazine |date=7 January 2021 |accessdate=11 November 2023}}
- ”Horses” (2021)
- ”Unwind” (2021)
- ”Doomcrash” (2022)
- ”Empty Heavy” (2023)
- ”Duffy’s” (2023)
- “And Now I Am Lit” (2023)
- ”Hits” (2023)
- ”Duffy’s (Mandy, Indiana Remix)” (2023)