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Straight Line Stitch Interview with Alexis Brown

You have a new EP out in June, called ‘Transparency’, which I had the pleasure of hearing, and absolutely loved by the way! But what made you decide to release another EP following your self-titled EP in 2014? Thank you so much! It's been over four years since we released any new music & we wanted to test the waters first. We figured it was about time. If the EP gets a strong enough response then ultimately we'll definitely move forward with a full length. What can you tell us about the themes and concept behind the new EP? Transparency was written during a very bleak and hopeless time when we had nothing & no one. Through the living hell that we were experiencing at the time there came a certain kind of clarity that gave us the strength to persevere. Although, their was so much tribulation surrounding us we started to see things clearly for the first time in years & therefore Transparency was born. Being able to see a light (no matter how small) at the end...

Straight Line Stitch – Transparency EP Review

Female fronted American Heavy Metal band return with new EP, ‘Transparency’ following their 2014 self-titled EP, no doubt to wet our appetites while we wait for the upcoming full length release they are working on!... ‘Out Of The Shadows’ acts as a prologue which is eerie, atmospheric and sets the scene and flows effortlessly into, ‘Dark Matter’ which packs a punch with its fast driven hooks, superb sincere clean melodic vocals paired with divergent insane screamed vocals from Alexis, doing what she does best! This is a definite highlight, which has the ratio of melodic and metal nailed! The instruments compliment her vocals wonderfully and help add extra intrigue and depth.. ‘Out Of Body’ opens on a soothing intro, which shows their softer side in contrast. This has tonnes of passion and heartfelt vocals, aided by the ambient and intricate layered instruments. Although this is mellower it still asserts itself strongly, just as much as when they are throwing everything h...