the last time i heard anything of the river card was three years ago when i got their debut full length 'momentum' and 'the great fall' 7". in the mean time the band seemed to be pretty quiet, or maybe it was just me who didn't show a sympathetic ear. whatever it was, i heard news of this new output through jake's blog. it felt a little bit like a déjà vu.
through the same channel i discovered this band in the first place. jake got a clear and a white copy at the band's e-store. i got a hold on a limited baby blue copy because the german label farewell records still had some left. i listened to their other stuff again and when i compare it to the new four songs, the river card didn't lose a bit of that energy. it's still that gritty, ny-tinged hardcore
you can listen to that whole 7" at the band's bandcamp page and if you want, get re-directed to buy a physical copy, which you should do obviously. the artwork of that record is, like all the river card releases, superb. looks lovely in combination with the coloured vinyl. 500 copies in total with 200 on white, another 200 on clear and 100 on that blue marble. farewell records. 2014.
