Solid black cassette with white imprint A-side, greyscale 4-Panel J-Card (two-sided), in a black-back plastic Norelco case. Hand-numbered.
FIRST PRESSING
BLACK (ltd to 100)
Includes unlimited streaming of Seafoam
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 14 days
edition of 100
Purchasable with gift card
$12USDor more
Cassette + Digital Album
This handmade, special edition of 'Seafoam' comes with alternate artwork (designed by Ryan McCardle) reflecting bits of the lyrics and of the story. The packaging is a tall, black vinyl, mini-VHS-style trimpack. Inside you'll find a miniature version (4' x 5.75") zine of Jordan Powers' "Zero Andy One" sci-fi short-story (hand-numbered) as well as a 1" BAL pinback button.
Solid burgundy cassette with greyscale A/B-side labels, greyscale 4-Panel J-Card (two-sided), in a black-back plastic Norelco case. Hand-numbered and extremely limited to 20.
SPECIAL EDITION PRESSING
BURGUNDY (ltd to 20)
Includes unlimited streaming of Seafoam
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 14 days
edition of 20
1 remaining
Purchasable with gift card
$30USDor more
Book/Magazine
Alongside BAL's debut release 'Seafoam,' Jordan Powers wrote a sci-fi companion short-story entitled "Zero Andy One."
This 20-page 5.5" x 8.5" zine takes you a little bit deeper into the world that BAL's 'Seafoam' has created. Separately hand-numbered and limited to 100.
FIRST EDITION (ltd to 100)
Comes with download of 'Seafoam' LP by BAL.
ships out within 7 days
edition of 100
Purchasable with gift card
$10USDor more
Cassette + Digital Album
Includes the standard edition cassette tape (FIRST PRESSING - BLACK) of 'Seafoam' and the 20-page 5.5" x 8.5" zine (FIRST EDITION) of Jordan Powers' companion story "Zero Andy One." Bundle will also include a 1" BAL pinback button.
All hand-numbered and each limited to 100.
Comes with download of 'Seafoam' LP by BAL.
Includes unlimited streaming of Seafoam
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Science Fiction and Rock & Roll have a stellar history. For decades songwriters have gravitated to the idea that humanity is not alone in the cosmos. From Bowie to Radiohead, Klaatu to Hum, the sky is no longer the limit! ‘Seafoam,’ the debut album from alt-rockers BAL (pronounced like “pal” with a B), is the latest addition to this cannon.
In early 2020 longtime bandmates, Jack Foster (House of Fools, Sarah Shook & the Disarmers) and Jordan Powers (House of Fools, Far-Less), decided it was time to look to the stars for newfound inspiration. The pair blasted off, drawing from a love of all things sci-fi, as well as a shared affinity for ‘90s Alt/Indie and Heavy Rock music. The result is ‘Seafoam’ – a grungy space-rock offering that feels as comfortable in your old CD case as it does streaming online.
‘Seafoam’ tells a fresh story in high fidelity. The saturated guitars (a la Silverchair, Failure, or Local H) rarely clean up, while hyper-driving, pocketed drums offer contrast to a generally subdued vocal (think Grandaddy). Recorded by BAL and friends, and mixed by longtime co-pilot Brandon Hackler, ‘Seafoam’ will be available November 18th 2022 digitally and on limited edition cassette tape. The artwork was beautifully created by Josh Brockett specifically for this story/album/music/world.
For those wanting to take a deeper dive into the world that BAL’s ‘Seafoam’ creates, Jordan Powers wrote a short-story called “Zero Andy One” which will be available as an individual 20-page 5.5”x8.5” zine.
For the deep spaceheads, we’ve also handmade a special edition ‘Seafoam’ with alternate art by Ryan McCardle in a mini-VHS-style trimpack with mini-zine version of “Zero Andy One” only limited to 20 pieces.
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“…a passion for sci-fi and 90s alt/heavy rock. Debut single ‘Seafoam’ introduces this style, a track which transports you to a lush new world, one weighted not by gravity as we know it but hefty guitars and drums.”
– Various Small Flames.
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credits
released November 18, 2022
All songs written and performed by BAL.
BAL is Jack Foster and Jordan Powers.
Produced by BAL and Brandon Hackler.
Recorded and mixed by Brandon Hackler at Dynamic Soundworks.
Additional production and recording by Greg Herndon and Aaron Bond at Tune Squad Studios.
Mastered by Tom Waltz at Waltz Mastering.
Artwork by Joshua Brockett.
Design & Layout by Ryan McCardle.
BAL logo by Brandon Hackler.
Artwork, design, and layout for special edition by Ryan McCardle.
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