HUNDREDS OF AU ANNOUNCE FOURTH ALBUM LIFE IN PARALLEL BAND FEATURES MEMBERS OF YOU & I, SAETIA, THE ASSISTANT, THE BANNER, + MORE ALBUM ARRIVES AUGUST 22 VIA IODINE RECORDINGS BAND SHARES “SCORCHED EARTH HARVEST” — LISTEN New Jersey’s HUNDREDS OF AU are pleased to announce their fourth album LIFE IN PARALLEL, which arrives August 22 via Iodine Recordings. Pre-order it here. Today, the band shares the first single “Scorched Earth Harvest.” Listen here. Opening with twisted guitar noodles and spastic drums, “Scorched Earth Harvest” decidedly lands on a powerful, but recognizable groove to provide the perfect backdrop to the lyrical commentary which stares down the dangers of nationalism. “Our new harvest starves our spirit” is the remorseful battle cry of the suffering held up by the explosion of guitars and taken to a smooth rhythmic finish. The album itself examines the hopelessness of modern life set to a soundtrack that encompasses both soaring melody and incoherent chaos. With a perspective bleeding with adulthood, but giving space to the coming of age experience in New Jersey, Life in Parallel weaves a narrative arc that reflects on middle age through the lens of a New Jersey coming-of-age — blending sharp social commentary with deeply personal storytelling. The album explores political unrest, the weight of loss, the hope found in parenthood, and the emotional complexity of growing older in a world that’d left us behind. This album also debuts vocalist Brian (Lesser Minds) and bassist Buzz (Pellinore/The Banner), the pair adding their own flavor and dimension to the bands pre-established brand of hardcore, screamo and punk. The record is also graced with guest appearances by Geoff Rickly (Thursday/United Nations), Jon Tumillo (Folly), Ryann Slauson (Sonagi/Closer), and Adam Kaniper (Stress Spells), cementing a deeper texture of friendship and experience into the canvas of the songs. Tracked by Joe Egan at Missile Silo Studios and mixed/mastered by John Howard at Warhouse Studios, the album channels sonic urgency and emotional weight —capturing the desperation, immediacy, and raw honesty woven throughout all 10 songs. LIFE IN PARALLEL TRACK LISTING:
“Life in Parallel” (Feat. Geoff Rickly)
“Methodist”
“Wake Today”
“Scorched Earth Harvest”
“Endless Beige”
“Bloodthirsty”
“Axis”
“Speculation”
“Bluejay” (Feat. Folly’s Jon Tumillo)
“Waves of Piety” (Feat. Ryann Slauson of Sonagi, Closer) HUNDREDS OF AU LIVE:
7/18 — Montreal, QC — Turbo Haus
7/19 — Winooski, VT — Landry Skate Park
7/25 – Butler, NJ — The Sanctuary HUNDREDS OF AU ARE:
Paul Alan — Guitar/Vocals
John Beyer — Drums
Brian Burdzy — Vocals/Sound Design
Buzz — Bass
Tom Schlatter — Guitar/Vocals ABOUT HUNDREDS OF AU:
How can you explain growing up in New Jersey to an outsider?It’s a place with many faces: The wilderness of the far north, the hustle of the Manhattan suburbs, the tourist culture invading the beach towns three months out of the year, the rural south, the forgotten/impoverished cities, and the congestion clogging the roads linking them all together. What’s left but fertile ground, festering with disdain for overdevelopment, capitalism, and humanity? Forever grateful for the outlet that punk and hardcore continue to provide, Hundreds of AU channels this chaos into a sharp critique of the emotional and physical exhaustion of surviving in a place built to crush them, Formed in late 2017 by a crew of DIY lifers from bands like You and I, The Assistant, and Hell Mary, Hundreds of AU channel decades of hardcore urgency into something volatile and vital. Chaotic riffs, blistering tempos, and elegant but sometimes jagged melodies collide in songs that confront personal struggle and systemic failure head-on. It’s an urgent, honest, and completely unrelenting sound—hardcore for anyone still chasing passion in the underground. | 
