Fourwaycross, Noted Los Angeles Post-punk Band, Returns with the RUIN EP — Their First New Material in over Two Decades

Los Angeles, CA — July 15, 2016


RUIN, an all new 4-song EP, marks the official rebirth of the ground-breaking Los Angeles post-punk outfit Fourwaycross. RUIN is the first in a cycle of four 4-song EPs slated to be released in 2016, and marks the first recordings released by the band since the 1989 album On The Other Hand.

RUIN reunites the band's original members Steve Gerdes (bass/synths), Courtney Davies (guitars/flute), Biff Sanders (percussion/samples) and Tom Dolan (vocals/guitar/synths) — a lineup not seen together on record since their critically acclaimed Product One (1985) and Fill The Sky (1986) LPs.

Fourwaycross was well-known in the Downtown LA industrial-art warehouse scene of the mid-80's. The band was noted for performing intense, tight sets of dark, rhythmic songs and sharing stages alongside Savage Republic, Psychic TV, Psi-Com and Sonic Youth. In the 90's, Fourwaycross alumni populated other notable LA bands including Ethyl Meatplow, Medicine and Polar Bear.

Fourwaycross is now back, with RUIN delivering a fresh set of stark, muscular tunes which echo early days yet sounds distinctively new. Signature traits of jagged guitar, churning bass and haunting vocals populate RUIN, but new elements and a broad, cinematic scope clearly transports the band's sound into the near future.

Mixed by Sonny DiPerri (Thirty Seconds to Mars, Animal Collective, STRFKR) and mastered by Tom Baker (David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, Ministry, Porno for Pyros), RUIN is slated for release on all digital platforms on July 15th, 2016. A collected physical release featuring selections from all four EPs will follow later in the year.

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Find the RUIN ep on iTunes, Bandcamp, Amazon, Soundcloud or Spotify

Download the iTunes digital booklet PDF for the RUIN ep
 
Download EP artwork and band photos — choose web (2.5 mb) or print (50 mb) resolution

For full-res audio or more info contact: 4wxband@gmail.com, or @fourwaycross on Twitter or Facebook