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Act Surprised

by Sebadoh

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phantom 02:23
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medicate 03:34
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see-saw 03:37
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vacation 02:06
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stunned 02:25
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fool 02:34
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raging river 03:11
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sunshine 03:30
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battery 03:12
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belief 02:55
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leap year 03:15
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Reykyavic 03:32

about

Indie-rock pioneers Sebadoh return with their first new studio album in more than six years Act Surprised.

"The first line of this song: 'I get the feeling you don't feel me' is pretty good. It could be a line in an Ariana Grande song, I like it," said Lou Barlow. "I followed it from there through some general complaints about a composite character in my life, someone I could never crack. Sometimes the walls are too high. If you think about it, the resistance was always there, even in the very beginning. What to do? Pick endlessly at the seams? Replay moments in my head looking for a way to explain it all? No, stop, there is no one answer and that's OK...Celebrate the void."

Act Surprised continues the soulful collaboration that's defined the band since 1991's Sebadoh III and 1994's Bakesale. The new batch of songs reaffirms how vital the creative partnership is between members Barlow, Jason Loewenstein, and Bob D'Amico.

When Barlow recently moved back to his home state of Massachusetts following a series of personal changes, he pressed the restart button and, in time, felt the incentive to reach out to Jason and Bob again to reunite and start work on a new album. The trio convened and began recording in their original stomping grounds in Northampton, MA where they first formed back in 1988. Along with producer/sound engineer Justin Pizzoferatto, Sebadoh have delivered one of the best records of their career. Act Surprised is a 15-song collection that's as dynamic and visceral as anything the band has ever committed to tape.

Lowenstein stated, "Of all the records we have made in our long career, this is definitely the most recent."

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released May 24, 2019

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