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Chicago-based DIY post-riot grrrl noise rock band Interlay has just released their third EP, snow covers your insides. The project is “fueled by courage, feminine rage and raw power.” The four-song collection draws inspiration from the dark and emotive themes and imagery found in Sylvia Plath’s poetry.
Vocalist and guitarist Alexandria Ortgiesen shares that the most emotional track on the EP, “Silo,” is “inspired by a memory of staying up until 5 AM on a friend’s farm with someone I loved. The song is about loneliness and the vivid memories of the smoke, haze, and fog over the farm Silo at dawn."
Of “Plastic Stars,” Ortgiesen says, "I wanted to write a love song. Something romantic, but not in a light way. What came out was an emotionally shredded take on the loneliness of being in love with someone in the throes of addiction. The song's refrain of 'I will disappear,' said in anger, not as a threat, exposes the raw nerve of vulnerability."
Ortgiesen has led the band since it first started. For this new EP, she is joined by a new, all-Chicago lineup with Nate Dixon on bass and Brent Favata on drums. Over the past six years, Interlay has sold out shows across the Midwest and NYC and shared stages with bands like Wednesday, She's Green, Hotline TNT, and Deerhoof. With this EP, the band aims to stake their claim as a leading voice in angsty femme post-hardcore.
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