Dealing With Damage-The London Particular

London Proto Next Wave exponents Dealing With Damage are set to return with their third album, scheduled for release February 27th via Sunderland based Serial Bowl Records. Titled ‘The London Particular’, the album is named after the original phrase used to describe what came to be known as ‘pea souper fogs’ as far back as 1820.

“This was because of all the particles in the air,” explains singer/guitarist Ed Wenn. “So hence The London Particular. It describes a dangerous smog, and it sounds like a newspaper title, so we thought it was a good vehicle for our take on the fog of shit that's going on in the world at the moment with the added nod to our hometown where the album was written, rehearsed and recorded.”

The London Particular" - a product of the nation's capital - was written in Kentish Town and recorded over 4 sessions from November 2023 to November 2024 at Perry Vale studio with Pat Collier (RIP) and Jess Cochran and One Cat studio with Jon Clayton. Final overdubs and edits were done by Ed and Andy and home and the whole thing was pulled together in a magical mixing session by long-time collaborator, Roop Coulson at The Mix Dungeon in Star Lane.

*Direct Influences*: Sonic Youth, Alternative TV, Graham Nash, John Foxx's Metamatic, Joni Mitchell's Hissing Of Summer Lawns, Wipers, early Cure and 60s Garage. Not a DC post-hardcore band in sight.