Pascagoula – For Self Defence

Human Worth are proud to present the blistering new album ‘For Self Defence’ from Brighton “supergroup” Pascagoula, featuring members of Charlottefield & Trencher.

These guys are the real deal! Proper grafters, who have each torn their way through the UK DIY scene, influencing so many bands who have followed in their wake. Now coming together as Pascagoula, they have harnessed the energies from these previous bands to create something extra special – bringing crushing riffs and driving rhythms with ferocious vocals that are deeply emotive.

The title of the band’s second album ‘For Self Defence’ was decided upon in 2020 – It seemed fitting considering what was happening in the world then, and remains bitterly relevant now. Pascagoula remained in their secret tin-foil prefab shelter in Brighton (near Europe) and reflected the tightening chaos and hardship of the world outside. The nine songs on their second album are sharper and more barbed, more violent and vitriolic, and more cruelly calculated than before. Songs about past traumas, regrets, anxieties, damaging relationships, mental illness, the bad choices we make in life, and their consequences. It’s no easier in here than it is out there.

On lead single ‘Insecurity Breach’ Pascagoula says: “Dave wrote a couple of riffs in the ugly/catchy mode. Adam applied himself to the on/off dynamics and played the bass like you’re not supposed to. Misha wrote a bridge riff with a specific point of impact. Ross thought it sounded anthemic, so wrote the opposite: a song about disunity, defeat, discouragement. A failed transmission.”

Human Worth have pressed up a Limited Edition run of stunning ‘Deluxe Graphite Eco Mix’ vinyl, in an overwhelming package by vocalist Ross Sargeant, with 10% of all proceeds donated to War Child UK’s Gaza Emergency Appeal.

“Agonised sludgy noiserock that leaks feedback like motor oil. Sargeant is a compelling vocalist, seasick and singsongy, low-bawling like the child of Aaron Turner and Eugene Robinson.” – The Quietus

“Totally exhilarating and irresistible.” – Perte et Fracas

“Full of beautiful distorted dissonance, dirty riffs, great unhinged vocals and a bass sound that would make Steve Albini very proud indeed.” – Echoes & Dust