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It Goes Away With The Heat is a return to the embrace of the tropics for Brisbane veterans The Stress of Leisure. The title is also reflective of the age of hyper-politics we’re all living through. It’s somewhat post-punk, somewhat faux-wave, and unsurprisingly dabbles on the edges of weirdo, as you’d expect from this quartet.
Recorded at Phaedra Studios in Coburg, Melbourne by John Lee (Mod Con, Blake Scott, Laura Jean), the band opted for a rawer more live sound reminiscent of early Modern Lovers recordings: minimal takes, the right energy throughout. It’s reflective of the rawness in the Brisbane music story, the endless humidity, the sweaty passion, the cross pollination of punk and other influences.
‘The world feels like it’s moving too rapidly and, at the same time, it’s moving much too slowly.’ Pascalle Burton (keys/vocals) notes, ‘That’s one thing the album tries to capture. It reminds me of summer storms in Queensland. Full of tension, with brooding heat and simmering quiet between thunderous and dangerous outbursts. On both a human and structural level, I think the songs also probe the impacts of people’s actions on others.’
