NEW BRUTALISM – REQUIESCAT RECORD - LP •

UPC: 3700604768999 Label: COMPUTER STUDENTS Format: LPRelease Date: September 12, 2025In stock items ship within 48 hours Requiescat Record is the new EP by New Brutalism, a minimal rock quartet formed in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1998. The band comprises vocalist Shane Elliott, guitarist/vocalist Matt Hall, bassist/vocalist David Basford, and drummer Carey Balch. The three-track release — “088,” “087” and “089,” in keeping with their strict numerical naming convention — will arrive September 12, 2025 with the same tracklist on both sides of 45rpm, 12-inch 180g HQ vinyl. Named after a defunct and often derided architectural movement, New Brutalism was born out of a shared musical vision between Hall and Balch, who first connected in 1996. For both, “less is more” became a guiding principle — channeled through an unwaveringly raw, direct, and honest approach to sound. Elliott was the next to join, followed by bassist Sonny Simpson and Basford on second guitar. After Elliott moved to Chic