Pearl Photo credit: Josh Sisk
Baltimore based punk act Pearl today have shared their new track “Spiral,” the final single from their new LP Love And Grief, out April 20th via 20/20 Records. The driving, energetic track is an exploration about how one must confront chaos and hardship in order to enact the change one wants to see.
Explains vocalist Sienna Cureton-Mahoney,
“Spiral’ is a jab in the ribs; quick, intense and unexpected. Instrumentally the drums are relentless, the bass is driving and the guitar melody is cyclical within the chorus, lending itself to the title of the track. Lyrically, the song is all about wading through a sea of chaos, knowing fully that havoc often leads to necessary or positive change. Chaos like this makes me feel like I’m holding my breath underwater. Even though I feel slightly panicked, I know that the first gasp of air is going to be beyond satisfying.”
Over the years, Pearl has made a big name for themselves in the Maryland scene, with their frenetic and bass heavy sets rooted in hardcore and electronic music. The group was founded in 2018 by Sienna Cureton-Mahoney (vocals) and Tommy Rouse (guitar), who were shortly thereafter joined by Jesse Hutchison (bass) and Flynn DiGuardia (drums) in 2019. All members of Pearl have been in a variety of musical projects including Celebration, Wet Brain, Hormone, Alone Time and Mallwalker.
Pearl is inspired by a wide array of punk, hardcore and metal music of the last 50 years; their influences range from 80s hardcore/post punk bands like Black Sabbath, Death, Bad Brains and Public Image Limited to the 90s bands like Bikini Kill, Babes in Toyland and Nirvana, to post 2000 influences from Nu-Metal and Electronica. Their high intensity live performances keep audiences on edge with simultaneously unexpected and seamless time changes, driving drum beats, heavy breakdowns and confrontational vocals.
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