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SQUARMS started a revolution with their avant-garde electronica manifesto Goodbye Thinking

Posted on 31 March 2024

As we teeter on the precipice of a new world, not the brave new world imagined by Aldous Huxley, but one in which cognition falls to the wayside as AI thinks and creates in place of us, SQUARMS have elucidated the beauty which lies within organic creation, the zeal of true passion, the fire of authentic volition through their debut LP, Goodbye Thinking.

After lulling you into a psychedelic neo-jazz dream state through the opening title single, the ground-breaking electronica duo narrates a harbingering account of where society has rushed to, an era of technology advancing us as we regress into discord and dissension.

With the vocals finding the middle ground between voracious charisma and histrionic oration in the extended intro single, the verses ensnare with the grip of a beartrap, leaving you open to the mind-altering jazzy neo-pop grooves in the first of the standout singles, Artificial Love.  As the intricate layers of the instrumentals pull together over the solid backbeat, culminating in a tranquilly haunting haze that spills into the psyche, the vocals pour an elixir of ardour, giving us a taste of what we’re missing when connection is digitised and commodified.

The single, Meatbrain, reaches the epitome of oscillating innovation; the interstellar production reverberates around dystopic aesthetics as the Devil May Care vocal lines marry human emotion and logic, painting a disparaging portrait of the future that we’re sleepwalking into.

The fiercely independent DIY outfit, now residing between Newcastle Upon Tyne and Japan didn’t just make their mark with Goodbye Thinking, they started an aural revolution with the avant-garde manifesto.

Goodbye Thinking was officially released on March 15th; stream the LP on all major platforms including Spotify.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Into Some Trouble: SQUARMS take the leap on the wildly creative mind-bender ‘Could Do’ (feat. Kv$hnoodle)

Posted on 14 January 2022

As they wonder if the moves intended will actually help the struggle in this fake world that has suffocated so many smart brains away from the truth, SQUARMS bring us a track that is laced with so many layers of intrigue you might need a lie down after witnessing the future with ‘Could Do‘ (feat. Kv$hnoodle).

SQUARMS is a UK-based alternative act that refuses to let their minds and hearts be controlled by anything that is greedily stealing their valuable soul’s moral fibre.

”Dystopic dreamers, ethereal entities and Auteurs of reality – SQUARMS allow a look beyond the velvet curtain of corporate theatrics, and into the deep excess of the digital age.” ~ SQUARMS

Showing us into a galaxy that has their signature British accents brewing confidently from the speakers as they show us into their vividly exciting universe, SQUARMS are the type of group that is uniquely original and will never settle for anything less. They make the type of music that many will find unusual and that is exactly how they intend it, as they wonder why so many others make the same copycat music that sometimes tastes like sour milk.

”They performed at a DIY blockchain ticketed livestream event using Ethereum test tokens in 2019, taking part in Kaneda Records co-founder Simeon Soden’s PHD thesis dubbed ‘Paypal for Punks’ in 2019, exploring how music organisations and practitioners may use blockchain to distribute, compose, present and perform music.” ~ SQUARMS 

‘Could Do‘ (feat. Kv$hnoodle) from the UK-based free-thinkers SQUARMS is a new ear-educator that will certainly elevate your mindset to a whole level upwards from before. Their attitude is open-minded and they sense that this is their chance, to teach others that another way is indeed possible no matter what you have been force-fed on the television. Thinking for yourself is ultimately such a valuable vision that seems to be lacking for some odd reason these days.

Hear this electrically-charged new single on Spotify and see more via the IG music page.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

SQUARMS – Consequences feat John Dole: Dynamically Divergent Electronic Hip Hop

Posted on 15 December 2020

Newcastle, UK’s most promising Alt Electronica trailblazers SQUARMS’ latest single ‘Consequences’ is a dynamic DIY celebration of the UK underground. With groovingly sharp hooks which will lacerate you with 90s Pop nostalgia amongst elements of Indie Dreampop and gritty Hip Hop, Consequences is a smorgasbord of culture and style.

With every progression, there’s a new unpredictable evolution in the artist’s limitlessly expressive and intimate sound which borrows elements from the past to bridge the gaps between Hip Hop and Electronica scenes.

Newcastle’s aural contributions may frequently be overlooked, but tracks as eclectically indulgent as Consequences are hard to ignore.

You can check out Consequences for yourselves by heading over to Spotify.

Review by Amelia Vandergast