NYC band Bedridden announce debut album via Julia's War

NYC band Bedridden announce debut album via Julia's War

Philadelphia-based tastemaker label Julia’s War Recordings is excited to announce Moths Strapped To Eachother’s Backs, the debut album from Brooklyn band Bedridden, out April 11, 2025. A collection of ten songs recorded last year at Studio G and produced by Momma’s Aron Kobayashi Ritch, their imminent debut is a thrashing but tight-edged look at tumultuous adult life. The first preview of the record arrives today in the form of “Etch,” a melancholic song driven by anger and the need for release through violence. Guitar riffs pass through each other like missed punches but bandleader Jack Riley’s vocals land like a sucker punch.

“‘Etch’ was a rhythmic accident that didn’t stem from any direct inspirations,” Riley explains. “The irregular triplet line came to me first and sounded somber, yet hostile. It lent itself well to phrases I had written not about heartbreak, but about the subsequent temper that it had induced. I was dreaming of fighting, I was dreaming of winning that fight, and lastly dreaming of defaming my competitor. The song is frantic and doesn’t have a tonal center. With its weaving guitar harmonies laid underneath countering vocal melodies, it sounds to me like that regretful fistfight that I was longing for.”

LISTEN TO “ETCH”

PRE-SAVE MOTHS STRAPPED TO EACH OTHER’S BACKS

Bedridden began in New Orleans when Riley was in college, where he enlisted bassist Sebastian Duzian and drummer Nicholas Pedroza to form a live band. The initial lineup shared their debut EP, Amateur Heartthrob in 2023, which includes fan-favorite songs like “Clara’s Mouth” and “Soft Soap.” Now a Brooklyn-based project, the trio recently added guitarist Wesley Wolffe to the mix.

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Bedridden is slated to hit the road next month, touring down the East Coast and through the South as they head to SXSW to make their debut. Tonight, the band will appear at hotspot Baby’s All Right with Punchlove and Silvia K for a show presented by Perfectly Imperfect. For more information, see below.

★ BEDRIDDEN LIVE 2025 ★

FEBRUARY

5 - Baby’s All Right - Brooklyn, NY

MARCH

5 - Foto Club - Philadelphia, PA

6 - Otto Bar - Baltimore, MD

7 - Banditos - Richmond, VA

8 - Swanson Warehouse - Greenville, SC

9 - Funny House - Atlanta, GA

10 - Free Store - New Orleans, LA

11 - Cartman House - Houston, TX

12-16 - SXSW - Austin, TX