Ahead of the release of their debut album Mental Madness, arriving on June 27th, via Flatspot Records, Pig Pen have shared a video for “Rabid Beach”. The track is the follow-up to single “Mental Mentality.” The band includes Matty Matheson (vocals), Wade MacNeil (guitar), Daniel Romano (guitar), Ian Romano (drums), and Tommy Major (bass) The song gets a video treatment with hand-drawn animation by artist Jesi Jordan.

Mental Madness were written in a day and recorded the next. With a band made up of career musicians, the do-it-yourself approach for the album was a no-brainer, taking the wheel by self-recording and producing. The tracks were sent off to Arthur Rizk (Cold World, Fucked Up, Power Trip) for mixing and engineer Alan Douches for mastering. The subject matter on Mental Madness sticks to themes that Matheson describes as “mental health shit”: topics like isolation, loneliness, and “letting your mind destroy you.”

“You can be having a beautiful day, surrounded by friends,” Matheson explains, “and your brain can continuously ruin it. No matter how good or bad your life is, you can still hate yourself. I’ve got to ask myself why am I feeling the ways I’m feeling?”

In other words, the record is about experiencing life, feeling all the feelings in the sunshine and the dark corners. Pushing through negative mindsets with positive energy and profound friendship.

Pig Pen
Mental Madness
Flatspot Records
Tracklisting

1. Rabid Beach
2. Heat Wave
3. Pig Pen
4. Power Love Train
5. Mental Mentality
6. Highway
7. Venom Moon Rising
8. Problem Mind
9. Howl & Veil
10. XJXIXDX

preorder Mental Madness by Pig Pen HERE