Balancing beauty and anger, hope and despair,tension and release, Finnish trio messier’sexhilarating debut, ‘On Malaise,’ is an explosivemix of indie rock, alt-pop, and classic punkenergy fueled by instantly memorable hooksand airtight vocal harmonies. The trio’s songswalk a tightrope between gritty aggression anddelicate sensitivity, tackling disappointment anddisillusionment with sharp insight and sardonicwit, and their performances are similarly bold andunpredictable, oscillating between moments ofraucous chaos and reflective tranquility. Thoughmessier—singer/guitarist Lauri Huumonen,bassist Antti Orajärvi, and drummer KristianJokilahti—hails from Helsinki, the roots of‘On Malaise’ stretch back to America, whereHuumonen was inspired to begin writing thealbum while studying abroad during the 2016election. The hyper-partisan political atmosphereand widespread social unrest proved to be fertilecreative ground, and the result is an intoxicatingcollection shot through with pure adrenaline,a fierce, fiery record that works its way fromparalyzing despair to empathetic compassion as itembraces the full range of the human experiencein all of its rough and ragged glory.

• 1. Salt Water Flush
• 2. Write Between the Lines
• 3. On Malaise
• 4. Schmaltz
• 5. Hope
• 6. Comfort On Demand
• 7. Pollyanna
• 8. 225
• 9. Simon Says
• 10. Begging the Question