EPK – Tangents – Molt (2025)
Publicist – Jon Asher – jon[@]ashermediarelations[.]com
“So stoked and proud to release Molt. So much growth, so much change, evolution. Yet somehow we make it all make sense. Definitely our most focused effort, we present to you a multitude of experiences in a compact timeframe. This offering allowed us to open and embrace challenges and overcome the obstacles that come with growth” – Tangents
For Fans of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Every Time I Die, Dog Fashion Disco, Mr Bungle, Better Lovers
Band: Tangents:
EP Title: Molt
Release Date: April 11, 2025
Label: Self-Release
All Links: https://linktr.ee/Tangents705
Facebook.com/TangentsBand705 | Instagram.com/tangentsofficial
Tangents1.bandcamp.com | Spotify
“If you can imagine a Mike Patton era Faith No More creating bombastic and dramatic metal with a bit of a grunge undercurrent, then that may perhaps be a little bit of an indication about the type of music you will find on this EP. And if that notion strikes you as an intriguing one, chances are good for you to find this EP to be a rewarding one I’d suspect.” – The Viking in the Wilderness
Tangents – “No Dragons, No Lasers, Just LobsTour”
July 16 – Montreal, QC – Bar L’Hemisphere Gauche
July 18 – Windsor, NS – (Gutterfest) – Avon Valley Lanes
July 19 – Yarmouth, NS – The Red Knight
July 20 – Halifax, NS – Gus’ Pub
July 22 – Woodstock, NB – Monteith Manor
July 23 – Bathurst, NB – Bathurst Southside Lounge
July 24 – One Star Studio (secret location)
July 25 – Edmundston, NB – Microbrasserie Ateepic
July 26 – Lachute, QC – Royal Canadian Legion
Band: Tangents:
EP Title: Molt
Release Date: April 11, 2025
Label: Self-Release
Track Listing:
1. Assimilate (3:01)
2. Mass Delusion (3:33)
3. Forge (3:59)
EP Length: 10:34
EP Recording Credits:
• All songs performed by: Tangents
• All songs written by: Tangents
• Produced by: Chris Dimas
• Mixed by: Chris Dimas
• Mastered by: Chris Dimas
• Album Artwork by: Marc Lambert
• Canadian Content (MAPL)
EP Band Line Up:
Will Tennant – Guitars/Backing vocals
Nathan Chechock – Guitars/Backing Vocals
Rob Barnes – Bass
Matt Williams – Vocals/effects/samples
Simon Oliver – Drums/Backing Vocals
Discography:
2025 – Molt – EP
2022 -Tangents – EP
2020 – Sit Still – EP
2019 – Untitled – EP
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About EP Album Artwork
We wanted the artwork to reflect where we were as a band and what was happening to our band at the time. The album is about growth, rebirth, change……
Naturally, the human vs AI/computer was a good reflection of the current times,
About the EP as a whole (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):
It’s definitely the best representation of our true selves. The themes are very broad and open-ended.. You could, in theory, write entire catalogues of music around any one of them, so it leaves a ton of possibilities open for future directions we could take. The EP has recorded appearances from every member who had been in Tangents during the self-titled period as well as the current era. This informed the idea of calling the record “Molt”. It fits lyrically as well because each song explores a different instance of major change. Technology, political, and personal change.
Track by Track (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):
1. Assimilate
Lyrically, we decided to go with themes that are likely to be commonly felt by many people of the current generation and are yet deeply personal at the same time. Assimilate depicts the fears of someone like a Ted Kazinski kind of character who sees the evolution of technology as an inherent existential threat to humanity. The song takes themes from the movie Terminator 2 and compares them to the modern state of AI and the dark predictions for the near future.\
2. Mass Delusion
Mass Delusion takes inspiration from the story by George Orwell called 1984. It presents themes like displeasure with the state of the current political climate and the importance of keeping a conscious and critically thinking mind. The tune sends the message that one shouldn’t believe everything they hear, especially when it comes to mass media.
3. Forge
Forge is a much more personal and frankly angry song that comes from a place of feeling rented and undervalued as a human being. It paints a picture of the moment when after a long build up of frustration and deep sorrow the damn finally breaks and the feeling evolves into all out rage. Matt says, “ It was a dark period in my life. I had suffered several major personal losses, the biggest of which was losing my father to brain cancer. I had thrust myself into Deejaying weddings full time, but that also came with the feeling like I was everyone’s dancing monkey. I only got to entertain people who have these seemingly beautiful lives, which I just watched from the outside rather than ever getting to be a part of. I had also been through not one but two major break-ups, which had kinda crushed the only light I had seen at the end of the tunnel. Forge is about having to scratch and claw my way out of that hole of depression and dealing with the trials of gaining back my happiness. It’s not directed towards a person, but more so the force in life that seemed to keep slinging so much mud at me during that period. This song is for those who have faced major traumas and to let them know they AREN’T alone.”
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Fun Facts:
1. On tour through Ontario, we were once gifted a huge jar of pickled turnips. Every show, we encouraged people to drink out of it, and it became a viral thing. Haha,h it got stolen and there was a worldwide manhunt for the jar of turnips.
2. Tangents live by the motto “No dragons, no lasers,” which basically means nothing fancy, just give us electricity and we can play our stuff. No relying on gizmos and gadgets
3. Each member of the band is a multi-instrumentalist, which leads to really interesting ideas coming from all of the instruments
L-R – Will Tennant – Guitars/Backing vocals, Nathan Chechock- Guitars/Backing Vocals, Rob Barnes- Bass, Matt Williams – Vocals/effects/samples, Simon Oliver- Drums/Backing Vocals
Photo Credit – Rory P
Formed simply as a creative outlet in which there are no rules, Orillia, ON’s TANGENTS plays music with the idea of no constraints, no guidelines, and producing what they would want to hear. With elements of mathcore, prog, and post-hardcore, Tangents take you on a brutally honest journey with nothing to hide during an emotional and heavy 10 minutes on their latest EP, “Molt,” released on April 11, 2025. The band’s goal is to keep the listener on their toes, along with themselves as musicians. Keeping things fresh and ever evolving.
“For this EP, we decided on the 3 songs simply to capture that specific moment in time. I feel that there’s always room for growth, so we constantly keep evolving, we’re stoked and proud to release Molt. With our most focused effort, we present to fans a multitude of experiences in a compact timeframe. This offering allowed us to open and embrace challenges and overcome the obstacles that come with growth,” adds guitarist Will Tennant.
Taking pride that each member of the band is a multi-instrumentalist, Tangents are a bare bones heavy band, and at the end of the day, they get up there and rock out live to showcase very visceral songs. It’s a roller coaster of emotions throughout each track.
Recommended for fans of avant-garde mathy metal and bands such as The Dillinger Escape Plan, Mr Bungle, Every Time I Die, Dog Fashion Disco, and Better Lovers.
Bandcamp – https://tangents1.bandcamp.com
Spotify – https://spoti.fi/4knPCPM
YouTube – https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lbqCZ2QJmSbse8S6jgMo8AsgHKm7Gx-H0
Tangents live by the motto “No dragons, no Lasers,” which basically means nothing fancy, just give them electricity and they can play their tunes! No relying on gizmos and gadgets. Check them out live on the “No Dragons, No Lasers, Just LobsTour”.
Shared Stage with:
Cancer Bats, Comeback Kid, Teeth, Auras, Dog Fashion Disco, Captured!By Robots
Tour and Festivals:
Hundreds of Ontario Shows
2022- East Coast Tour
2023- Ontario Tour
2025- Ontario Tour
2025- East Coast Tour
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