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FACS Announce ‘Wish Defense,’ the Final Album Engineered by Steve Albini

FACS have announced a new album, Wish Defense, which is set for release on February 7 via Trouble in Mind. It marks the last album engineered by the late Steve Albini; the Chicago trio tracked it for two days with Albini at Electrical Audio before his death, with Sanford Parker stepping in to finish the record 24 hours later. Longtime collaborator John Congleton then mixed the LP using Albini’s notes about the session. Check out its title track, along with a video directed by Joshua Ford, below.

Wish Defense, FACS’ sixth proper full-length, also marks the return of original member Jonathan Van Herik on bass, replacing Alianna Kalaba. In a recent interview with Inc, the band’s Brian Case said: “It sounds like Steve recorded it. That’s exactly what it sounds like.”

Wish Defense Cover Artwork:

Wish Defense Tracklist:

1. Talking Haunted
2. Ordinary Voices
3. Wish Defense
4. A Room
5. Desire Path
6. Sometimes Only
7. You Future

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