{"product_id":"somos_prison-on-a-hillcode-de-telechargement-inclus_2019_ber","title":"PRISON ON A HILL\/CODE DE TELECHARGEMENT INCLUS","description":"While Somos started as a pop-punk band when they formed in 2012, the Boston-based trio is now a full-fledged guitar pop band. For singer and bassist Michael Fiorentino, guitarist Phil Haggerty, and guitarist Justin Hahn, this evolution happened organically. On their third album, 'Prison On A Hill', Somos sounds like the melodic intersection of The 1975 and Alkaline Trio. Shimmering synths and 80s-esque percussion drive songs such as \"Absent and Lost\" and \"Young Believers.\" Yet, through it all, the album retains the energetic spirit of their 2014 debut, 'Temple of Plenty'. Just listen to the joyful anthem \"Untraceable Past.\" Fundamentally, Somos writes pop songs. they just happen to be intertwined in guitar-driven rock. The fact that 'Prison On A Hill' exists might come as a surprise. In 2016, Somos announced a hiatus, a result of burnout from constant touring. They quietly invested more time into other jobs and local activism efforts. During this time, Fiorentino and Haggerty began writing music for an undefined side project—that is, until it became clear that these songs were meant to be Somos songs. “It’s funny,” Fiorentino says. “We didn’t think the break would be that short. But once we gave ourselves the opportunity to write music with no project in mind, we just started writing Somos songs again.” Their efforts resulted in two standalone singles in 2017, \"Strangers On The Train\" and \"Permanently Lost.\" Freed from expectations or outside pressure, Somos found themselves doing what they always loved: writing songs, ignoring genre expectations, and, most of all, having fun as friends. You can hear all of this in 'Prison On A Hill'. Recorded with Jay Maas (Defeater, Bane, Title Fight) in Boston during the winter of 2018, the tracks seem to arrive effortlessly, as if Somos had fused the youthful energy of 'Temple of Plenty' with the pop creativity of 2016's 'First Day Back'. It should come as no surprise that Somos was influenced by The 1975, Churches, The Japanese House, and the Rock Against Racism movement. Beneath the lush musical scope created by Somos lie lyrics in which one hopes for political reform. In \"Mediterranean,\" the band tackles the rise of the far-right movement in Europe. In \"Iron Heel,\" they examine authoritarian rule in a Mad Max-esque post-fascist world. Even the album's title—a riff on the phrase \"city on a hill,\" an idealized term used to describe the Massachusetts Bay Colony and later adapted by Ronald Reagan as a warped American dream for the entire country—has political roots. As Somos returns to Tiny Engines with 'Prison on a Hill', the trio has the same eager look they had during their breakthrough year. Somos has started having fun again, even if they really care about what they're singing about as well. (Bio by Nina Corcoran)","brand":"Somos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55307145707864,"sku":null,"price":23929253.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/4943\/0360\/files\/0634457821019_c36c2390-5a16-4790-8856-0f7268411680.jpg?v=1760292191","url":"https:\/\/vinyles.com\/en-us\/products\/somos_prison-on-a-hillcode-de-telechargement-inclus_2019_ber","provider":"Vinyles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}