Modern Radio has announced that STNNNG will release their fifth full-length soon, titled Veterans of Pleasure. The album was recorded and mixed by Steve Albini at Electrical Audio and mastered by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Service.
Pre-orders will ship on April 1 and the band will play a release show on April 14 at 7th St. Entry in Minneapolis. They'll be joined on the bill by Gay Witch Abortion and Buildings, who are releasing their own album on the same date.
STNNNG have slowed down their output but it doesn’t seem that age is catching up to them. If anything, their anger seems more pronounced than ever. Pronounced “The Stunning,” the band plays aggressive and confrontational rock that punches, kicks and occasionally claws at the listener, with guitar barbs, drum-fronted jabs and bass-driven tumbling. It’s chaotically and meandering, yet artfully crafted … Read more
When frontman Chris Besinger laments, “I’m howling/ Can you hear me?” at the start of “Ballad of the Drunken Word,” it all comes home. Empire Inward is STNNNG’s fourth full-length and comes as the band celebrates their tenth anniversary. Since 2003 STNNNG has been spitting rage, frustration, and some downright mean-sounding rock’n’roll. At times vocalist Besinger sounds like a lunatic … Read more
It’s been four long years since the last STNNNG album. In that time, though, the band hasn’t wavered from their dynamic and aggressive style of confrontational rock. While original drummer Jeremy Ward may no longer play with them, Twin Cities veteran Ben Ivascu jumped in and, once the band felt comfortable as a unit, they finished up their third full-length: … Read more
Tom Loftus (Modern Radio Music Label, co-owner) SPB: What was the biggest mistake you made when starting up/learning how run a record label? Loftus: My biggest mistake was overestimating quantity when putting out releases. There are all sorts of price breaks when you manufacture vinyl, CDs or print that make … Read more
Peter Mielech (Modern Radio Record Label) SPB: You re-released old STNNNG records on the Playbutton format. How did you decide to try that format? Mielech: It's an experiment of sorts. We've always tried to stay on top of the different ways people listen to music. Although we've always stayed true … Read more
Chris Besinger (STNNNG, vocals) SPB: What is the worst interview question you’ve been asked? Besinger: Not sure what the worst question we've been asked is, pretty much if someone is interviewing us I think it’s ok. Sometimes, we do get questions that are thinly-veiled attempts to get a very specific … Read more
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