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UnromanceRolo Tomassi

Released: May 24, 2010

Producer: Ariel Rechtshaid Diplo

What say you we talk this over?
Well honey you are in fine shape but out of practice
These simple acts are carried out with circumspect and I am perplexed
Indulge my need of delicate elocution
With some deluded affection
I'm sharp you're trivial at best
Exploiting your edge
So talk yourself down to the gutter
Because this is the answer
The profane ain't profound my dear
The truth is I'm prior to engagement
It's recognition
On the record, off the QT and lush
It's the same beat in different songs
It's recognition
On the record, off the QT and lush
It's the same beat in different songs
Tackled to the ground
Drowning in comfort
Suffocating smothered
Tackled to the ground
Drowning in comfort
Suffocating smothered
Tackled to the ground
Drowning in comfort
Suffocating smothered
Tackled to the ground
Drowning in comfort
Suffocating smothered
You say you can see through me but you're not even there

Rolo Tomassi

Named after the fictional character in Curtis Hanson’s L.A. Confidential, Rolo Tomassi’s uncompromising sound incorporates an eclectic blend of math-hardcore, acid-jazz, and progressive punk. Influenced by U.S. metallers Converge, prog rockers King Crimson, and jazz saxophonist John Coltrane, lead singer Eva Spence, her brother, keyboardist James Spence, guitarist Joe Nicholson, bassist Joseph Thorpe, and drummer Edward Dutton formed the band in Sheffield in 2005.

A regular fixture on their local rock circuit, they released various self-funded EPs through indie label Holy Roar before signing to Hassle Records in 2008. In the same year, they performed at Download Festival, supported Gallows and Throats on their U.K. tours, and released their debut album, Hysterics. In 2010, they recorded their follow-up, Cosmology, with M.I.A. producer Diplo, collaborated with Biffy Clyro for a performance on Channel 4, and released a compilation, Eternal Youth, featuring 36 previously unreleased tracks, which saw release on their own label, Destination Moon.

2012 saw the departure of both Nicholson and Thorpe, who were replaced by Chris Crayford (No Coast) and Nathan Fairweather (Brontide) in time for their third album, Astraea, which saw release later the same year. After a year of touring the band began writing for their fourth studio album, 2015’s Grievances, which took on an even heavier tone than previous records. After its release, they followed a similar pattern of touring and writing for two years before heading back to the studio to record their fifth full-length. Time Will Die and Love Will Bury it saw release in 2018, this time aiming for a more optimistic and colourful approach (itunes.apple.com).

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