{"product_id":"crate-crate-pre-order","title":"Crate - Crate *Pre-Order","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date Friday 4th December 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll pre-orders will be dispatched\/made ready for collection on that day.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrate is Cody Hudgins, Ezra Engler, Henry Smith, and Juan Angulo. Crate spent three years making a record before most people\u003cbr\u003eknew the band existed beyond a single song. That song was \u0026amp;quot;Julia,\u0026amp;quot; a blissed-out guitar spiral the Brooklyn four-piece quietly self-\u003cbr\u003ereleased in February 2024. When \u0026amp;quot;Necklace\u0026amp;quot; finally arrived a year later, it moved from acoustic lo-fi-pop hush into a distorted haze of\u003cbr\u003efuzz. \u0026amp;quot;This one speaks a bit about being stuck in different loops in life and trying to break yourself away from it,\u0026amp;quot; says Ezra, one of\u003cbr\u003ethe band\u0026amp;#39;s principal songwriters, of the track. \u0026amp;quot;You envision your life out of the loop, you\u0026amp;#39;ll be way happier. You think about breaking\u003cbr\u003ethe cycle until you realize it\u0026amp;#39;s just easier to fall back into the same loop. Over and over. Every fucking time.\u0026amp;quot; That\u0026amp;#39;s the register the\u003cbr\u003eband\u0026amp;#39;s self-titled debut lives in; humorous and bruised in the same breath. \u0026amp;quot;Lyrically, the album as a whole is diaristic, a reflection of\u003cbr\u003elived experiences between Cody and Ezra,\u0026amp;quot; says guitarist Juan Angulo. \u0026amp;quot;Whether it\u0026amp;#39;s the melody, the transitions, or the arrangement,\u003cbr\u003ewe channeled these feelings into each part of the songs. It\u0026amp;#39;s a time capsule of our last three years as a band, all wrapped up in a\u003cbr\u003esonic bow.\u0026amp;quot; The record was built the way most of Crate\u0026amp;#39;s life has been, in pieces and on borrowed time. Guitar and vocal tracking\u003cbr\u003ehappened in apartments and practice spaces around Brooklyn, with the bulk of the album coming together at Ethan Williams of\u003cbr\u003eShower Curtain’s studio in Queens. \u0026amp;quot;Julia\u0026amp;quot; itself dates back further, a July 2023 session at Red Convertible Recordings in\u003cbr\u003eWilliamsburg. Cody produced and mixed alongside TJ Freda of Gift, a partnership he credits directly. \u0026amp;quot;We have a really comfortable\u003cbr\u003emixing relationship, which is really important when you\u0026amp;#39;re making decisions about how a song sounds,\u0026amp;quot; Cody says of Freda.\u003cbr\u003eMusically, the band traces its own lineage without much hesitation: the noisier end of My Bloody Valentine, the quieter end of\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Analog Set, Acetone, and Duster, with Guitar\u0026amp;#39;s Sunkissed cited directly as a production touchstone for its reversed vocals\u003cbr\u003eand chopped, rebuilt loops. Crate has played three DIY tours so far, most recently making the trek to Chicago\u0026amp;#39;s Aragon Ballroom for\u003cbr\u003eSlide Away, which Nothing personally tapped them for alongside Hum and Chapterhouse. Cody also plays in Shower Curtain, and\u003cbr\u003eCody, Henry and Juan play together in Many Shining Windows, part of a wider Brooklyn crew, including their Good English\u003cbr\u003elabelmates, that the band credits as much as any influence. \u0026amp;quot;Our friends are also massive inspirations,\u0026amp;quot; Juan says. \u0026amp;quot;When we hear\u003cbr\u003esongs they\u0026amp;#39;re working on through rough cuts or live shows, it motivates us to keep going.\u0026amp;quot; None of it comes from a place of needing\u003cbr\u003eto be seen. \u0026amp;quot;Crate, as an entity, doesn\u0026amp;#39;t really need to be anywhere or say anything, but we do say things,\u0026amp;quot; the band says. \u0026amp;quot;We\u0026amp;#39;re\u003cbr\u003epretty nonchalant when it comes to being outward about this project. We like it this way. We just want to make music and make\u003cbr\u003epeople happy, mostly our friends at the moment, but that can change, and would be cool if it does.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisc 1 - Side A\u003cbr\u003e1. The Night Before \/ 2. Over Before The Start \/ 3. Necklace \/ 4. Not My Song (Mine to Keep) \/ 5. Not My Outro \/ 6. I Don\u0026amp;#39;t\u003cbr\u003eDisc 1 - Side B\u003cbr\u003e1. Julia \/ 2. Watch You Turn \/ 3. Double Stitch \/ 4. Crate Theme \/ 5. Crushed to Nothing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank you for looking at our listing, below are a few points to consider before making a purchase:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- All records we sell are Brand New - pre-orders will normally come sealed but if you are purchasing in stock items, please note the copy may have been unsealed for display in the shop. Please email straight after purchase to enquire if this is of importance to you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Orders won't ship until all items are released, so keep this in mind when purchasing multiple pre-orders or a mix of in stock and pre-order items.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- The 'Product' page will show the most up to date info we have with regards to the item and its release date, but this information is subject to change so check in with us if you have any questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- We unfortunately don't offer tax\/vat outside of the UK via the website so please keep in mind that when the items arrives in your country you may be liable to pay a further charge before delivery. (all UK orders the price you see is the price you will pay). Please also note that we are unable to adjust the declared value on items sold internationally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Crate","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":55699211059576,"sku":"1200220239054","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0348\/2704\/2955\/files\/CratebyCrateVinyl.jpg?v=1791884655","url":"https:\/\/www.crashrecords.co.uk\/products\/crate-crate-pre-order","provider":"Crash Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}