Basht. have released their new EP ‘Bitter & Twisted’ via Lab Records.
The six-track collection, produced by Embrace’s Richard McNamara, follows the band’s recent support slots with Wunderhorse, Been Stellar and bdrmm.
“Bitter and Twisted is a personal project that drags a lot of uncomfortable emotions into the light,” the band share. “I wanted to explore the messier side of being human, the pain we cause, the pain we carry, and how those two often get tangled. These songs are a reflection of my own struggles with identity, control, love, and the damage we sometimes mistake for connection.
“This EP isn’t easy listening but it wasn’t meant to be. It’s a snapshot of emotional extremes, of the parts of ourselves we don’t usually say out loud. Bitter and Twisted is my way of confronting all of that loudly, honestly, and without looking away.”
Their dates in full read:
MAY
3 Sound City Festival, Liverpool, UK
4 Wanderlust Festival, Southampton, UK
14 The Deaf Institute, Manchester, UK
16 The Great Escape Festival, Brighton, UK
17 Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds, UK
21 Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, UK
22 King Tut’s, Glasgow, UK
23 The Lexington, London, UK
24 Dot to Dot Festival, Bristol, UK
25 Dot to Dot Festival, Nottingham, UK
29 Supersonic Block Party Festival, Paris, France
30 Supersonic Block Party Festival, Paris, France
JULY
24 Truck Festival, Oxfordshire, UK
25 Truck Festival, Oxfordshire, UK
26 Truck Festival, Oxfordshire, UK
27 Truck Festival, Oxfordshire, UK
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