Dredg releasing new album -"Chuckles & Mr Squeezy"

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Those who are expecting the record to be a consistent continuance of THE
  PARIAH, THE PARROT, THE DELUSION will no doubt be surprised:  this  
album is completely different from everything dredg have ever done  
before.

 It took the band members almost eight months of 
exchanging song-material  via e-mail to finish the album--a process 
producer Dan The Automator  (Gorillaz, Kasabian, etc.) was also involved
 in right from the early  beginnings.  His influence becomes most 
apparent in the songs “The  Tent,” “Sun Goes Down” and “Before it Began”
 where he also took an  active part in the songwriting.  Even though 
there is a lot of variation  in tones and tempo, singer Gavin sums up 
the general sound of CHUCKLES  AND MR. SQUEEZY as “Dark Pop”:  a dark 
undertone is giving the songs  some kind of a contemplative 
self-analysis – but in the end the album is  still characterized by its 
optimism.  “There is a certain darkness to  it,” Gavin agrees.  “A lot 
of our music is ultimately positive but can  be conceived as sad as 
well.  It has these two sides that oppose each  other, but manage to 
reconcile in the music.”

 With CHUCKLES AND MR. SQUEEZY dredg is
 breaking new grounds in their  career – in a new, yet unexplored 
direction.  The influence Dan The  Automator had on this record is 
obvious.  His status as a producer and  co-worker lead him to an 
additional role as a guide, giving the band the  impulse to work harder,
 to take a closer look at themselves and finally  take this as an 
inspiration for creating their music and lyrics.

 The last 15 
years of development brought dredg to an unexpected, yet  welcomed point
 in their career.  “For me this is a renewal kind of  record,” Gavin 
says.  “It feels different and in some ways it feels like  a new band. 
That was my goal when working with the band and with  Dan--to make 
something we’d never done.  Hopefully people can see the  band in a new 
light.  We can mold to different things and there is a  future for the 
band when it comes to creating.”

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Didn't see that coming.