Hàn Gắn | Tragically Optimistic - Cassette

$10.00

Hàn Gắn | Tragically Optimistic - Cassette

$10.00

2-panel, 2-sided full-color glossy J-Card | Black cassette | Black gloss printed labels | Made in Canada

“Hàn Gắn from Washington, D.C. take Post-genres to a whole new level. Post Punk, Post Rock, or Post Hardcore can certainly be found in the atmospheric and thrilling soundscapes created by the duo. And yet, Hàn Gắn add at least a couple of Post-s as prefixes as they let electrifying Wave sounds interfere with dystopian rock sounds, or when massive Hardcore breakdowns joyfully collapse above synthetic drums. Hàn Gắn's second album is the melancholic, heavy, and sensual sound for the next generation.” — MangoWave (Germany)

Released: April 15, 2022
Formats: Cassette, Digital Download, Streaming
Run time: 28:04
Label: Witch Duck

Mixed by J. Brian Nicewander
Produced by Hàn Gắn
Mastered by Alan Siegler at Third Street Sound in Brooklyn, New York
Album art and design by Jon Del Rosario

Performances in order of appearance:

J. Brian Nicewander (synths, guitars, vocals, keys, percussions, harmonica)
Matthew T. Eng (drums, bass, vocals, synths, xylophone, guitar)
Sarah L. Masters (vocals)

1. Not the First
2. The Sound
3. The Time Past
4. Thought Machine
5. Liberation
6. Tragically Optimistic
7. Return of the Guillotine
8. Freed Market
9. The Cusp
10. All you Fascists