Original Sin EP
Out Fri 28 Aug
Available for pre order now
...And I don't know just where I am
And I don't know how this ends...
The new EP from The Bitter Mass finds them crossing the border from promising artists to bona fide chroniclers of modern Britain.
Your England seems to run on a sturdy, even joyful, rail but hides the despair underneath.
"Your England's not the same as mine
It's a hard road not a trainline
And I don't know just where I am
And I don't know how this ends"
The relentless dissatisfaction is openly on show in the title track, Original Sin, a beast that would be playing on every radio in the country if there were any justice in the land. But it isn't because as The Bitter Mass tell us: it's a lousy shitshow.
Among Ghosts is their most tender and beautiful track since The Dancers made us cry. A Freudian rumination on how we never really escape our childhood.
The Lion Tamer brings us full circle to once again confront the difficulty of choosing between authenticity and compromise.
This is the record the band have been threatening to make.
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Original Sin is available for pre-order now at elasticstage.com
The Bitter Mass is the project of Andy Clare, Dom Grace and Martyn Wilson — three friends making thoughtful, emotionally charged songs rooted in their working-class upbringing in South Leeds. Now living in different parts of the country, they write with one eye on the world and one foot still firmly planted in the streets they came from.
Dom, the band’s lyricist, weaves stories that feel deeply personal yet universally relatable. Andy, who sings and leads the musical side of the project when he’s not working as a train driver, brings the songs to life with heartfelt vocals and shimmering production. Train driver by day, artist by night — a detail that reflects the band’s no frills, real-life ethos.
Together, The Bitter Mass aren’t chasing scenes or nostalgia. They write songs that reflect the reality of ordinary lives with beauty and honesty — songs for people often overlooked, for places often ignored.
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