Album lore

Grim, issued in April 2017 on Shanghai’s Qiii Snacks Records, captures the interplay of Foster Parents’ duo—drummer John Wood and guitarist Gregor Fair—within the confines of their rehearsal room. Over the span of three days, the pair laid down twelve tracks that fold math rock’s angular rhythms into the emotive contours of midwest emo and post-rock. The recording’s clarity and punch were shaped in England, where Matthew Wood, John’s brother, mixed and mastered the album in his home studio.This artifact, with its precise yet restless guitar work and intricate drumming, situates itself within China’s indie scene while nodding to broader lineages of the genre. Tracks like “Honourific” exemplify the album’s measured tension and textured layering, a testament to the band’s disciplined approach. Grim's modest circulation belies its resonance among crate-diggers attuned to the intersections of global math rock and post-rock practice.

Album lore

Grim, issued in April 2017 on Shanghai’s Qiii Snacks Records, captures the interplay of Foster Parents’ duo—drummer John Wood and guitarist Gregor Fair—within the confines of their rehearsal room. Over the span of three days, the pair laid down twelve tracks that fold math rock’s angular rhythms into the emotive contours of midwest emo and post-rock. The recording’s clarity and punch were shaped in England, where Matthew Wood, John’s brother, mixed and mastered the album in his home studio.This artifact, with its precise yet restless guitar work and intricate drumming, situates itself within China’s indie scene while nodding to broader lineages of the genre. Tracks like “Honourific” exemplify the album’s measured tension and textured layering, a testament to the band’s disciplined approach. Grim's modest circulation belies its resonance among crate-diggers attuned to the intersections of global math rock and post-rock practice.