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Welcoming Screaming Females to the Ground Control Touring family!

Posted 02/12/2015

We’re so happy to announce that Screaming Females have joined the Ground Control Touring roster. The New Jersey punk trio are soon to release their sixth LP ‘Rose Mountain’ this February on Don Giovanni Records after which the band will begin touring.

A milestone in a number of ways, ‘Rose Mountain’ delivers concise, crisp and melodic songs. Not only does it reflect a new approach to the band’s songwriting, the LP marks the first time Screaming Females have worked with an outside producer, and comes as the trio celebrates 10 years together. “I’m very pleased and proud of us as a band for playing together for so long,” says singer and guitarist Marissa Paternoster, who formed Screaming Females in 2005 with bassist Michael Abbate and drummer Jarrett Dougherty.

Screaming Females’ longevity helped prompt the concise-crisp-melodic mantra for Rose Mountain. Although melody has always been a central part of the band’s music, they have often layered them into massive thickets of interlocking sound on previous albums. The band were ready to try something more streamlined with the 10 new songs on Rose Mountain. “It’s definitely the most eclectic record in terms of instrumentation and dynamics that we have done to date,” Paternoster says.

Be sure to watch the band’s tour page for upcoming tour dates and news.