In 2014, Chicago’s Bathing Resorts released their debut EP Snacks, a medley of energetic math rock clocking in at around nine minutes. It was, by all accounts, a snack. A quick source of nourishment; a burst of dazzling flavours. The sweets. The salts. The trans fats. Well, it’s two years on and Bathing Resort’s snacks (at least visually) appear to be a bit more nutritious.
To start off the week we are exclusively streaming Bathing Resort’s new EP Snacks II, another brief but nonetheless exciting assortment of fruit-filled instrumental math rock. Snacks II is perhaps a lighter record compared to its predecessor, featuring softly interwoven guitar and bass and lightly tapped percussion. Much of the distortion is spared here, and what emerges is a nice mix of complex but chilled out summer jams. It’s a healthier, but nonetheless delicious, adventure. One that will decrease your risk of colon cancer.
Snacks II will be out soon via Grandpa Bay Records. In the meantime, catch up with Bathing Resorts on Facebook and download Snacks for a nominal price on Bandcamp.