French alt-rock and post-hardcore quartet UNTITLED WITH DRUMS have released their second studio album, "Made Flesh", today via Season of Mist. Based in Clermont-Ferrand, the band’s new 10-track effort runs for 38 minutes and 44 seconds and turns its focus toward darker aspects of the human psyche, including self-centred impulses, comfortable denial, and misplaced optimism.

"Made Flesh" takes the band’s blend of alt-rock and ’90s post-hardcore further than their previous work. Lucas D.’s harder-hitting riffs and more expansive atmospheric passages intertwine with Nicolas Z.’s increasingly prominent use of synths, while Rémy D.’s drumming drives the songs with forceful and, at times, intricate rhythms. Martin L.B., meanwhile, provides the album’s emotional centre through his vocals and bass work.

The album’s creation was rooted in a location directly tied to the band’s history. UNTITLED WITH DRUMS recorded at Halle du Jeu de Paume in Vic-le-Comte, near Clermont-Ferrand—the place where the members first met and where they have rehearsed since the band’s earliest days. Yet the familiar setting did not make the process an easy one. Producer Cyrille Gachet led an intense recording process that pushed all four members beyond their usual limits.

The band states that "Made Flesh" took three to four years to come together, from the writing process through to its release today. According to UNTITLED WITH DRUMS, the album took shape in the aftermath of a period marked by the end of several lives that mattered to them, while coinciding with the beginning of others that would matter just as much.

That approach also comes through in the band’s songwriting, which avoids unnecessary excess. Rather than stretching the 10 tracks for the sake of length, UNTITLED WITH DRUMS focus on making each song stand on its own, expanding their alternative rock and post-hardcore roots on "Made Flesh" with a heavier reliance on synths and more atmospheric guitar passages.

The album features 10 tracks: 'Above My Head', 'Shame', 'Matter', 'Gray', 'Space', 'Change for You', 'Oblivious', 'Parasitic', 'Been So High', and 'Cry'.

"Made Flesh" is out now via Season of Mist as of August 21.

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