Meat Raffle Announces Sophomore Album; New Single “Days When I Was Happier”
Calling Akron, NY home these days, Meat Raffle has made a shift in their progressive rock sound, blending in emo and alternative rock for their soon-to-be-released sophomore album, Plausible Deniability.
Meat Raffle, which features Evan Anstey on guitar and co-lead vocals, announced their new album on social media Friday morning. The announcement coincided with the release of their new single “Days When I Was Happier,” which is now streaming on all major platforms.
Plausible Deniability features nine new tracks from the band, along with a remaster of their 2022 single “Tight Closed Fist.” Here is the track list:
1. Out of Reach
2. Existence
3. Means to an End
4. Tight Closed Fist
5. That Cat
6. Don’t Know A Thing
7. Kaiju
8. Days When I Was Happier
9. Plausible Deniability
10. Dust & Ashes
While their 2021 debut album Unintended Consequences told a fictional tale inspired by artificially intelligent technology, Meat Raffle dove into the quartet’s personal battles – those within themselves and the world around them – for Plausible Deniability.
In making Plausible Deniability a reality, the band enlisted renowned producer and engineer Jay Zubricky to record and mix the album at GCR Audio in Buffalo, NY. Zubricky’s credits include work with Every Time I Die, Dinosaur Jr. and James Taylor, among many others.
Not new to the stage, but new to Meat Raffle’s recordings, Anstey and bassist/co-lead vocalist Ian DeHaas took moments to switch places for two tracks, with Anstey playing bass and DeHaas playing guitar for “Days When I Was Happier” and “Out of Reach.” Other than those two tracks, here’s the who’s who of Plausible Deniability:
Ian DeHaas – bass/lead vocals/mastering
Evan Anstey – guitar/lead vocals
Luke Allport-Cohoon – keyboards/backing vocals
Nick Badeau – drums/backing vocals
Jay Zubricky – engineering/mixing
Plausible Deniability, with its influences ranging from Radiohead to Microwave to The Paper Kites, is due for release on all major streaming platforms January 19, 2024.
Listen to “Days When I Was Happier” at the following links:
· Spotify
· YouTube
For more information, please email MeatRaffleTheBand@gmail.com or reach out on Facebook or Instagram.
(L-R: Nick Badeau, Evan Anstey, Luke Allport-Cohoon and Ian DeHaas. Photo: Dorian Mode Photography)