Freshkills Self-Released, Self-Titled Album Due For Release On September 2, 2008

New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Arclight Records) - Freshkills - yes, one word - are a five-piece tour guide to the lives, awkward conversations and head games that play out deep into the night in New York City's dark bars and messy bedrooms. Each protagonist is motivated by sordid appetites, like moths attracted to blackness.
Each song has the sound and feel of a mini-apocalypse. The band comprises of vocalist Zachary Lipez, guitarists Johnny Rauberts and Timothy Murray, bassist Mitchell Jordan and drummer Jim Paradise. Upon listening, influences that spring to mind are Nation of Ulysses and Drive Like Jehu, as the band combines the lyrical flair of the former and the chops of the latter. Lipez's red-lining vocals are infused with paranoia, aggravation and twisted vulnerability. The rhythms - though rarely slow - are controlled, ominous and sometimes hypnotic. The twin-guitar work is droning and breathtaking, and leads are rare.

Freshkills' first album, the poetic, jarring, 'Creeps and Lovers' (Arclight Records 2006), was produced by NYC hardcore stalwart Joel Hamilton and earned rave reviews from 'scene-approved' publications such as Vice (8.5 out of 10) and Punk Planet ("refreshing ... idiosyncratic").
The band recently completed their second, self-released and self-titled album, produced by Alex Newport (At The Drive-In, The Locust, Two Gallants). Emphasizing hooks and streamlined song structures, without sacrificing any of their dissonance, dark sarcasm, or cutting social commentary, the result is brand new material that is immediate, unsettling and lasting.
Freshkills have performed live alongside Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio, Fiery Furnaces, The Giraffes, Agent Orange, Kid Congo, Foreign Islands, Bellmer Dolls, Chinese Stars, Stalkers, Bad Wizard, Made Out Of Babies, Demander and a wealth of other prominent acts. They will be embarking on an extensive tour in support of the new album, with upcoming shows in NYC and Brooklyn and across the Sates this summer/fall. More details forthcoming.