New Miserable Experience are a Philadelphia-rooted collective that reshapes heavy-music rigour into expansive, melody-forward songs through alternative synth-rock. What started as a file-trading collaboration between vocalist/bassist David Grossman (ex- Rosetta) and multi-instrumentalist Joshua Mahesh Kost expanded into a full band that now includes Rosetta drummer Bruce “B.J.” McMurtrie Jr., technical-metal bassist Brett Bamberger (Revocation), and guitarist Brody Uttley (Rivers of Nihil). The group forgoes technical exhibitionism in favour of mood and melody, composing introspective songs designed to reward close listening.
Across the twelve tightly arranged tracks of their third album 'Gild The Lily', the band pares its palette to essential elements: clear melodies, precise dynamics, and richly textured production. The album trades overt bombast for craft, building emotional weight through small gestures and patient arrangements rather than moments of spectacle.
6-panel CD Digisleeve
Tracklisting:
1. Heartsick
2. Ordinary People
3. The Devil We Know
4. In The House Of Denial
5. Infinite Sadness
6. Payback From God
7. Yours To Bury
8. Perfect Things
9. Letters To Insomnia
10. Perfect Blue
11. Running The Fear Of It Dry
12. Ataraxia
