Announce new EP, ‘No Escape’ EP due out 10/17. “far out hardcore” FFO Trapped Under Ice, End It, Terror, Leeway. Upcoming tour dates w/ Terror, Squint, Sissy Boys, and more.

Buffalo, NY hardcore upstarts, Spaced, have joined the Pure Noise Records roster and today they’ve announced the first release from the new team-up: the ‘No Escape’ EP. 5ive songs are packed with stomping riffs and psych-tinged aggression that offer a perfect introduction to band’s unique brand of self-proclaimed “far out hardcore.” The group have also shared EP’s lead single and its accompanying music video, starring comedian Ian Fidance. The track hurls the listener from a pounding gallop into a climactic breakdown of phased-out guitars and vocalist Lexi Reyngoudt‘s charismatic roar. “This song expresses the anger and frustration we feel about our current society and the norms that are placed upon us” explains Reyngoudt. “We’re told to be quiet and just obey but we really should be fighting back and speaking our minds. ‘Cause And Effect’ is an anthem for the times: -You pushed us too far; now it’s time we push back.-”

‘No Escape’ tracklist:
1. No Escape
2. Cause and Effect
3. How Did It Come To This?
4. Pressure
5. Dog Bite

Spaced—Reyngoudt, guitarists Joe Morganti and Donny Arthur, bassist John Vaughan and drummer Dan McCormick—came out swinging in 2021 with a fully-realized sound that they’ve relentlessly honed in the ensuring years. Now EP makes good on that evolution, pushing both the heaviness and their unique effects-drenched textures even further than ever before. Recorded by producer Jay Zubricky (Every Time I Die, Terror, Age Of Apocalypse) the EP captures the band’s freewheeling sonic attitude but also the defiant core at the center of Reyngoudt‘s lyrics. “[‘No Escape’ is] about feeling suffocated by our everyday lives. We grind and work our jobs while we’re home, and then grind some more out on the road. All of this is happening while the world feels like a daunting thundercloud over our heads. I wrote the lyrics of this album as an outlet to express my current feelings about what is going on. However, while I feel down about things like that, I still feel lucky to be surrounded by the hardcore community and people who will speak up with me.”

Group have also announced a massive run of Fall tour dates including shows with Terror, Squint, Sissy Boys.

Upcoming Shows:
10/01 Morgantown, WV @ 123 Pleasant Street *
10/03 Greensboro, NC @ Back Table *
10/04 Nashville, TN @ The End ^
10/05 Birmingham, AL @ Furnace Fest
10/06 Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups ^
10/07 Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme ^
10/08 Indianapolis, IN @ Hi Fi ^
10/09 Milwaukee, WI @ X-Ray Arcade ^
10/10 Joliet, IL @ The Forge ^
10/11 Minneapolis, MN @ Snow & Flurry ^
10/12 Omaha, NE @ Reverb +
10/14 Colorado Springs, CO @ What’s Left Records +
10/15 West Jordan, UT @ One Love Coffee +
10/17 Spokane, WA @ The Big Dipper +
10/18 Tacoma, WA @ Real Art +
10/19 Portland, OR @ High Limit Room +
10/21 Berkley, CA @ 924 Gilman %
10/22 Las Vegas, NV @ American Legion Post 8 %
10/23 Los Angeles, CA @ Midnight Hour %
10/24 Mesa, AZ @ The Rosetta Room %
10/25 Albuquerque, NM @ Rens Den #
10/26 Dallas, TX @ Three Links #
10/28 Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone #
10/29 Cincinatti, OH @ DSGN CLLCTV #

* w/ Squint
^ w/ Terror
+ Sissy Boys
% w/ Sissy Boys, Chico
# w/ Sissy Boys, Otis VC

photo credit: Sarah Potter