Monday, September 30, 2013

Crosses Confusion Continues

I keep trying to stay on top of this band but they continue to allude me.


Crosses promo from Exclaim!
Quick recap: in May, I wrote how confused I was about what Crosses were doing. There was talk of a third EP being released, then they were recording again and it was unclear what they going to end up releasing. On the first of this month, I thought everything was all cleared up for the most part: EP is coming this year through Sumerian, LP next year maybe.

Now it's all confusing again.

According to Exclaim!, Sumerian is sending out promotional postcards advertising a full length Crosses album for release on November 12. No mention of an EP.

So then I start casing the usual corners of the internet for more details. Both Amazon and Allmusic are confirming that Sumerian will be releasing THREE releases from Crosses on November 12. They are titled +, ++ and +++ (presumably the plus signs are used because most keyboards don't have crosses, and some browsers can't display them).

I'm guessing the first two are vinyl reissues of the first two EPs, and then that third one is...

Well, history would say that's their third EP based on how Crosses have titled their releases so far. The first two releases (according to the digital artwork) were titled EP+ and EP++ (or EP1 and EP2). But the promo card suggests it's their debut album, which would break the title continuity. So now it's confusing again.

Guess we'll have to wait for either November or an official press release, since most of the details are coming from third-party sources and my own speculations.

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