: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : Artist......: Born Elated : Album.......: Malk : : Label.......: Dipstick Records .. .:.. . Genre.......: Rock : Catnr.......: DSR-004 . ' Source......: CD , ; Rip.date....: 2018-03-01 Str.date....: 2017-09-02 Quality.....: 250kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://malkband.bandcamp.com ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 1. Reasons 3:09 2. Major Boy 3:32 3. Strange Diet 2:03 4. Dejected 2:48 5. Dried Out 2:44 6. Berlin 2:11 7. Trillion 1:54 8. Born Elated 2:50 9. Killing Time 3:09 10. Babylon 2:58 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 27:18 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 51.87 ______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: VANCOUVER û En-route to Nelson B.C., MALK stop to enjoy some :, : beverages under a bridge when I call. They are in the middle of : :' their first tour, performing their high-energy show to Western ': ,: Canadian audiences, without a setlist. ôWe follow our guts,ö :, : explains vocalist/guitarist Alex Smith, ôThereÆs something about : :' calling it as you go. You just kind of know.ö ': ,: :, : So far the response at shows has been positive, especially in : :' Lethridge Alberta which Smith celebrates as having a special ': ,: place in his heart as it reminds him of his hometown. That town :, : is Abbotsford where Smith met his musical match, Kyle Schick : :' (vocals/guitar), and the band was formed, joined along with ': ,: Jaydee Bateman on drums/vocals, and Lou Labbe on bass. :, : : :' MALK released their first EP Prehistoric in 2014 and are now ': ,: gracing us with their first full-length effort, Born Elated :, : through Dipstick Records. In less than 30 minutes of run time, : :' Born Elated weaves through mood and genre brilliantly, from the ': ,: gruff doo-wop of ôKilling Timeö to the delicate yearning of :, : ôBerlin.ö Strong melodies and a mature use of dynamics show : :' respect for songwriting, borrowing from influences like The ': ,: Beatles, The Strokes, and The Pixies, while retaining :, : originality. The guitars and vocal harmonies shine throughout, : :' and the band achieves a full sound with few overdubs: the ': ,: result of great playing, arrangement, and production. The album :, : was produced by Felix Fung at Little Red Sounds. ôHeÆs old : :' school,ö Smith says of Fung, ôAll the basic instruments were ': ,: recorded live off the floor, vocals separately. One or two :, : overdubs of guitar. Other than that, pretty much what you hear : :' is what it is. If we played the best we could possibly play, it ': ,: would sound like that.ö :, : : :' When they return from the road, MALK are eager to head back ': ,: into the studio, but not for another full-length project. ôWeÆd :, : like to have two EPs out next year,ö states Smith, ôAn LP is a : :' big commitment. We want to try different things and see what ': ,: kind of reception we get from different stuff. In the days of :, : short attention spans, you can stretch more out of an EPà It : :' gives you time to try new things.ö ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / Shout out to all our homies from: \ / \ / \ / \ / iPC BOSS HiT2000 1way UKi i8 RNS \ / \ / RAGEMP3 MANDY DV8 pLAN9 BUTT \ / \ / \ / \/ ____ ____ \/ \ / F A N G \ / \/ 2 0 1 8 \/