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guitarist

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, the album was released on November 4, 2022, through Closed Casket Activities.

Background

Fleshwater was formed in 2017 by Anthony DiDio, Matt Wood, and Jeremy Martin of

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along with Marisa Shirar. The band released a demo on February 21, 2020; the demo was re-released later that year on cassette with a cover of "Enjoy" by

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as a bonus track. The demo became an underground hit on the Internet, with the song "Linda Claire" gaining over 1 million streams on

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. On October 6, 2022, the band released the single "Kiss the Ladder" and announced that their debut studio album would be released on November 4. The band released a second single, "The Razor's Apple," on October 21.

Track listing

Personnel

;Fleshwater *Marisa Shirar – lead vocals, guitar *Anthony DiDio – guitar, vocals *Jeremy Martin – bass *Matt Wood – drums ;Additional *

– producer, mixing *Nick Townsend – mastering *Fleshwater – artwork, layout

References

{{reflist 2022 debut albums Albums produced by Kurt Ballou Shoegaze albums by American artists