’90s grunge, reminiscent of Bleach-era Nirvana and Tad. Raw, energetic record that defies current trends, packaged meticulously in a gatefold sleeve.

It would be so easy to say something simple like, ‘They don’t make ’em like this Birth (Defects) album anymore,’ because it would be true. The Baltimore/DC area band recorded Deceiver / Mirror in 2017 after a handful of singles and EPs and then let the LP sit after dissolving. A deal with Reptilian breathed life into them again, and a tour is set for June to take the record to the people!
The band explains that it’s ‘loosely about how anyone can be a liar no matter how good of a person they are and about the impact lying has on not just the people you lie to but those connected to that person you’ve lied to — or even the people connected to you as the liar.’ The Deceiver side acknowledges the weight everyone has to bear due to their mistakes; the Mirror side is about the acceptance that yo