Cashier - "The Weight"

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Cashier have released the title track for their debut EP, and you're going to want to drop everything to listen to this one. "The Weight" closes out the Louisiana band's upcoming release, and it's a hazy mixture of indie rock. No pun intended on this one, but the song feels weighed down by a heavy sense of melancholy. It's not exactly sludgy, but it's also not not sludgy. The guitars are the true star of "The Weight," and cut through the song in both a fuzzy and heavy way. This one is at least shoegaze adjacent, and you'll feel like you're being enveloped by the guitar fuzz at multiple points during "The Weight." Cashier have leapt to the front of our anticipated releases of March on the strength of this song alone.

Bandleader Kylie Gaspard says of the band's latest single:

 “As the title track of the EP, I wanted to tie the themes of all the songs together. In this song, we wanted to create something that honored the influences that came before us. While staying true to having the guitar as the focal point, the lyrics make this a coming-of-age piece, trying to find where we fit in this life, and how we long for connection.”

You can listen to "The Weight" below. The Weight is due out March 13 on Julia's War Recordings, and is available for pre-order through Bandcamp. For more on Cashier, check out the band on Instagram.

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