Photo by Julie Didomenico
Stream BURNDY’s “Surface” HERE.
BURNDY will release their self-titled debut full-length on May 2nd, today unveiling the record’s first single and preorders.
BURNDY – a term used to describe something that is slightly burned around the edges – is an all-female Chicago-based trio that fuses industrial, noise, and post-punk into their own indescribable genre. Comprised of Jessie Ambriz (Starless, Girl Activity) on bass, Sally Sachs on bassoon, and Megan Emish (BLOODYMINDED) on electric ukulele and vocals, together they drive their songs forward with ominous electronic beats, bursts of static, and pulsing rhythms.
The band formed in the Summer of 2018 when Emish decided it was time to start a band that truly allowed her and her friends to channel their rage. She posted online, “Hey, Chicago girlfriends! Any of you play any instruments and want to seriously make some ‘difficult’ (aka noisy/angry/challenging) music together, with the goal of eventually playing out? PM me, and let’s do it! (Or at least start to figure out how to do it!)”
Sally Sachs responded, “Angry death metal bassoon?” And so it began…
A great deal of experimentation with personnel and instrumentation soon followed. Open to anything anyone knew — or wanted to learn — how to play, they started with the traditional musical foundation of guitar, bass, vocals, and drums, but with bassoon sprinkled throughout. Eventually the current incarnation was settled upon and BURNDY was officially born.
With a sound that is at once raw and volatile, BURNDY draws from the experimental darkness of Coil, the biting intensity of Cop Shoot Cop, the bleakness of Joy Division, and the caustic spirit of Big Black. But BURNDY doesn’t just echo these bands; they combine their influences into a statement that’s unmistakably their own. Their lyrics dissect power, self-doubt, manipulation, and revenge. With bruising basslines, harsh feedback, and dynamic vocals interwoven with atmospheric machines, BURNDY is abrasive, hypnotic, and impossible to ignore.
In advance of the record’s release, today the band presents their first single, “Surface.” Emish comments, “‘Surface’ is about that terrible thing someone says to you—the words that continue to circle in your head. It becomes almost a physical force, constantly pushing you down and telling you to stay down. But you decide not to let that voice win or stop you from doing what you want. So you keep going. You keep fighting. You can see the surface from here…”
Stream BURNDY’s “Surface” HERE.
Burndy was captured at Electrical Audio and Hypercube Studios, engineered and mixed by Sanford Parker, produced by Megan Emish and Sanford Parker, and mastered by Collin Jordan at Boiler Room Mastering. The record will be released on vinyl and digital formats.
Find preorders at the official BURNDY Bandcamp page HERE.
Burndy Track Listing:
1. A.G.C.A.T.
2. Come In
3. Burn
4. Breathe
5. Surface
6. Cinders
7. Mask
8. Static
9. Refuse
BURNDY Live:
5/03/2025 Cole’s Bar – Chicago, IL w/ Mark Solotroff
6/18/2025 Live Wire Lounge – Chicago, IL w/ Vanishing Kids
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