Life In Vacuum are a band based in Toronto, formed in Ukraine, playing an aggressive form of indie rock that pulls from a few different subgenres. I hear some Fugazi-style post-hardcore and some Metz-esque noise-rock in the mix. “Hugo” sounds like angry garage howlers Hot Snakes attempting to write something like Interpol’s propulsive post-punk masterpiece “PDA.” “The Office” presents a mix of creeping bass and skronking guitar somewhere between Pixies and Mclusky on the discordant indie rock spectrum, then goes all the way into Refused-style freakout on the chorus. Basically, if you like punk- and hardcore-adjacent indie and have ever liked music that some critic described as “angular” and might have had a shot at MTV2 rotation circa 2002, you’ll probably like this. Listen below.

TOUR DATES:
05/04 – Ottawa, ON @ Dominion Tavern
05/05 – Montreal, QB @ Turbohaus
05/09 – Cambridge, MA @ Cantab Lounge
05/10 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Broadway
05/11 – Philadelphia, PA @ Ortlieb’s
05/12 – Washington, DC @ Runaway
05/13 – Richmond, VA @ The Camel
05/14 – Durham, NC @ Ruby’s on 5
05/15 – Winston Salem, NC @ Gas Hill
05/17 – Birmingham, AL @ Firehouse
05/18 – Nashville, TN @ Drkmttr
05/19 – St Louis, MO @ The Sinkhole
05/20 – Kansas City, KS @ Farewell
05/22 – Milwaukee, WI @ X-Ray Arcade
05/23 – Chicago, IL @ SubT Basement

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