Suicide Squeeze celebrates Chastity Belt with the latest in its split 7" single series–a pair of covers by Friends of the Band and tourmates Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett. For this release, Kurt and Courtney each recorded a song from the band's third album, 2017's I Used to Spend So Much Time Alone, in their signature styles. Side K is Kurt's version of "This Time of Night," on which he lovingly recreates the anxious interplay of Julia Shapiro and Lydia Lund's guitars, stretching each note of the song's fraught vocal melody to its breaking point. Flip the record to Side C for Courtney's take on "Different Now," where she pulls the song from its Pacific Northwest haze, leaves it out to dry in the middle of the desert, and wrings something almost joyous from the original's ambiguity. "This Time of Night" / "Different Now" will be available on vinyl and digital platforms, with a one-time retail vinyl pressing limited to 1500 (250 pink, 250 black, 1000 blue) copies on heavyweight vinyl.
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released October 25, 2023
Written by Chastity Belt
Guitars, Vocals, and Synth by Kurt Vile
Drums and Bass by Adam Langellotti
Engineered by Adam Langellotti
Additional Engineering by Kurt Vile
Mixed by Adam Langellotti
Mastered by Jessica Thompson
"This Time of Night" appears on SSQ225.
Kurt Vile "This Time of Night" b/w Courtney Barnett "Different Now" 7"
Kurt Vile appears courtesy of Verve Records
Courtney Barnett appears courtesy of Mom + Pop
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I've been listening to wonderful music for nearly 50 years. Courtney Barnett is one of the most important artist I've ever heard. Her voice, lyrics and musicianship are timeless.🔥🎤🎶🎸🥁. Larry
This Nashville trio make ultra-catchy indie rock (in the '90s sense of the term) with taut musicianship and a freewheeling spirit. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 2, 2021