Tracklist:

Act Of – I am Fungus
Static Animal – See You Around
Skirts – Brite Boy (Alex G cover)
Space Mountain – Cloud
Alexander – Going To Sleep
German Error Message – Murmuring
Thelma – Take Me To Orlando
Jeffrey Silverstein – Make Yr Peace (And Have It Too)
camp counselor – museum of broken relationships
Spartan Jet-Plex – Stop
Lala Lala & Why? – Siren 042
Shrimpwitch – Leerers
Sir Babygirl – Flirting With Her
Spielbergs – Five On It
Stella Donnelly – Lunch
Mentalease – Avert a Gaze
Priests – The Seduction of Kansas
Mike Pace and The Child Actors – Hazy, Hot & Humid
Swim Camp – Circle K
BURLY – Kent Lame
Miserable chillers – Cider Palace
Imp of Perverse – Tripping Thru a Hallway On Fire
Go Fever – Olivia
Polyan – Dan Song
Morning River Band – Bury Me
Nigel Wright – Overcast
Denmark – I Know
Sister Wanzala – I Went Whaling in My Gap Year
Body Meat – Nairobi Flex
Derek Piotr – Repeating Bloom (Simon Whetham Remix)
Michael Chinworth – Good As It Gets
Mesa Luna – Dispel
yot club – jaded

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The project ended with those releases, some members passing into the equally excellent Real Life Buildings, though 2019 will see a new band rise from the ashes. Act Of will release a full album in the coming months, and, excitingly, have released two tracks to (re)introduce themselves.

‘An Invitation’ is as poetic a song about leaving an unattended pan on a high heat as you’re ever likely to hear (they describe the resulting smoke as “a supercell storm cloud rising,” if you need evidence). In terms of vocals, the members of Act Of sometimes take turns and sometimes bring all their distinctive voices together, making for a poignant and unpredictable ride.

‘I Am a Fungus’ begins quiet too, although eventually muscular guitars crank up the energy, and the whole thing blossoms into wide-screen indie rock. Again, there’s a poetic style to the vocals, though the abstract images and actions coalesce into something altogether more tangible, sounding like longing and confusion recorded and committed to tape. The tone hovers somewhere between desperate and adamant, and within the growing fervour stirs a sense of hope, as if the correct string of notes and words might transcend the situation, the requisite level of conviction.

“darling blue eyes turn around again
help me realize that I’m not dead yet
I’m just hungrier now than I’ve ever been
alone at last all alone
and I guess this is my home”

Both songs are great, and we can’t wait to hear the rest of the record. You can listen both of them over at the Act Of Bandcamp page, although you’ll need to wait for the full release to purchase anything.

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