FLAT WORMS - WITNESS MARKS VINYL (LP)

Release Date: 22nd September 2023

"Four years after they went all the way to Antarctica, Flat Worms are back in gen pop with the rest of us - but, as intoned on album opener ‘Sigalert’, “back again like I never was.” Is this a nod to the way time passes over our sorely vexed synapses? Or are we to believe that there’s hope to be found in this broken world? Kick back with ‘Witness Marks’ and see what other traces Flat Worms have left us in the dust. The album title alone leaves a foreboding impression. But look closer - ‘witness marks’ aren’t something out of a forensic analysis, they’re actually practical; scratches placed in old clocks designed to aid continued maintenance further in time. Sure, there’s big questions and more on the board; primarily, if we’re at all distinct from the absurdity coming down around us, or just another character in the mirror? Flat Worms are looking inward this time, outlining personal space in relation to themselves and others - sometimes even people they barely know. Among the slabs of slate grey outrage, the flowers of compassion are blooming, and the simmering power of their trio grows exponentially."