#175 - Gouge Away (Christina Michelle)

I’m going to take you back to about a year ago. It was February
of 2023 and Gouge Away was in the midst of a return. This was
after several years of staying relatively quiet and a behind the
scenes breakup. Gouge Away was in Portland having a band practice
when they reached out to Militarie Gun about showing up to watch
them play on a kick-ass bill of Spiritual Cramp and Supercrush.
Ian Shelton and the rest of the members of Militarie Gun had
other plans for the night. After some convincing, they set up
plans for Gouge Away to make an epic return. In the middle of
their set they turned the spotlight over to Gouge Away, who came
on the stage to play two songs (One new). It was a night to
remember and got the ball rolling for the new music that Gouge
Away planned to eventually release. "Idealized" came out shortly
after, and the band released "Stuck in a Dream" on January 9.
This is setting the table for Deep Sage to arrive on March 15.
It’s a record that Christina Michelle says will be different, and
at times “weird,” but if the first two songs tell us anything:
it’s that Gouge Away hasn’t lost a step. This group is ready to
not only break through the surface, but also become one of the
premier hardcore bands. It has been a rollercoaster of a ride for
the group. They released Burnt Sugar in 2018 and toured non-stop
up until the pandemic. Then came the low-key breakup where
Christina Michelle never thought the band would be together
again. Now, the band is back, with a refreshed sound, a mature
outlook, and ready to show the world that they are here to stay.
 


 


Gouge Away:


 


Website - https://www.gougeaway.com/


 


Bandcamp - https://gougeawayfl.bandcamp.com/album/deep-sage