FRESHLICKS // MAZES – Astigmatism

Mazes are back with a brand-new track and are bringing with them word of a new album entitled ‘Wooden Aquarium’ released via FatCat on the 8th September as follow-up to their debut ‘Ores & Minerals’. It certainly looks like the two masterminds behind Ultimate Painting both have a thing for all things wooden.

Recorded in New York alongside producer Jonathan Schenke (Parquet Courts), it’s a record that sees their already frenetic, rhythm-centric sound build and build into a new world. And bloody hell does its lead track set an almighty stall. ‘Astigmatism’ arrives at a frenzied pace, with reversed guitars and talk of body parts clashing head-to-head into a thrilling re-affirming of Mazes’ amped-up excitability. Pencil the 12th of September into your diary as Mazes will launch their new album with a show at London’s Shacklewell Arms.