Armed, The
Only Love
For their second LP Only Love, Detroit punk/hardcore/experimental collective THE ARMED returned to GodCity Studio to
work with Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou as executive producer. Continuing their signature process of collaborating with
different drummers on each release, this time THE ARMED recruited Ben Koller (Converge, Killer Be Killed, Mutoid Man,
All Pigs Must Die). The partnership led to an entirely new creative approach for the record, one that allowed them to
achieve their most wildly innovative work to date. The goal for "Only Love" was to reach an overwhelming level of
intensity without referencing the typical tent poles of the genres they're associated with. By imagining they had never
heard punk, metal or hardcore and limiting references to pop and the music of their youth, THE ARMED were able to arrive
at an incredibly intense, but wildly unique reinterpretation of aggressive music. Upon Release, Only Love gained The
Armed high praise from the likes of The Atlantic, NPR, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Noisey, AV Club and many more - landing
on an intimidating amount of 'Best of 2018' year-end lists and garning an immense anticipation for their ensuing
follow-up. Sargent House is thrilled to announce the addition of The Armed to the family of artists, with a special
limited edition package vinyl pressing on neon green vinyl pressing of their seminal release
Price
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release
12-06-2020
Label
Item-nr
1003214
EAN
0634457003767
Availability
Not in stock