Auckland, New Zealand’s shoegazin’ alt rock / post punk band SWALLOW THE RAT just released their new full length, Leaving Room, and today we have teamed with them to give you a special feature of 10 different things that inspired it and define part of each of the band’s members identity. Due out April 24th from Shifting Sounds, Leaving Room is a compelling tangle of driving post-punk rhythms and raw, shoegaze-tinged guitars. Swallow The Rat excel at using tension and atmospherics to make their sound even more impactful. Their songs often hinge on an ability to feel spontaneous yet deliberate–tightly wound intensity that only unravels when the band is ready. It’s a creative chemistry rooted in the merging of musical backgrounds: guitarist/vocalist Sam Vercoe, d...
