After almost three years of work, including an EP and a stand-alone single, the Italy’s Sludder have released their debut full-length, Arteries. The album comes from the need to show who they really are, both as a band and as individuals, moving beyond the ironic storytelling of their debut EP, Sooner or Later. Each track is a window into their emotions and anxieties, personal and shared. Songwriting is collective: every member brings themselves to every song, making the album both intimate and universal.
The title Arteries is no coincidence. Like the arteries in the human body, which connect vital parts and allow movement and life, these songs move through feelings, experiences, and relationships, tracing connections between the self and the world around them. Musically, the album spans the full spectrum of punk rock, blending pop punk, skate punk, and emocore. From the pop-punk tinged single Paranoid Clown, to more emotional tracks like Selmont Sky and Squeaky Shoes, to Californian-flavored songs such as Harvey’s Words and Valley, and rawer tracks like The New Truth and Untold, Arteries shows a band that’s comfortable in multiple registers without losing cohesion.
Arteries was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Carlo Maria Altobelli at Toxic Basement Studio in Carate Brianza (Milan), the album is now available through Tropical London Records through digital platforms and on vinyl. Sludder will also be playing an album release show on March 21st at Brecia’s Carmen Town with support from The Enthused and Still No One.
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