Suicide Squeeze has just announced that Vancouver, BC band Nü Sensae will begin recording its second LP and label debut this fall – for a 2012 release – via Exclaim (see Aug. 12 news story). The band is also offering a free MP3 download via Impose Magazine of the track “Dust” from its recent Tea Swamp Park EP on Fast Weapons.
 
Nü Sensae is a hardcore punk duo comprised of bassist-vocalist Andrea Lukic and drummer Daniel Pitout. Their recordings capture the band in its most primal form, which act as a testament to its ferocious live sound.  However make no mistake, their live show is not to be missed, as videos on You Tube can attest: Lukic is a subtle and focused performer, with a voice that goes from a guttural howl to high pitched screams that can peel the paint off of walls; Meanwhile drummer Pitout is the perfect counterpoint, hammering out propulsive rhythms and frenzied fills with his manically flailing arms.
 
Nü Sensae have been very busy the last few months. The band just completed 8 tours and visited over 100 cities in North America, including a recent jaunt with fellow Canadians White Lung. They also released a disturbing new video for TV, Death And The Devil track “I’m a Body.” The clip stars both Lukic and Pitout and showcases their twisted sense of humor (their faces are adorned in peanut butter and jelly, for starters). Additionally, the band also released the Tea Swamp Park 7" EP for Fast Weapons (a Portland, OR based label run by Nathan Howdeshell of the Gossip). The FADER premiered the entire EP as a stream, and had this to say, “Vancouver’s Nü Sensae  is a two-person whirlwind…Daniel Pitout’s drums are like a car driving way too fast at night towards the edge with vocalist and guitarist Andrea Lukic in the passenger seat wailing panicked…it’s a slightly new direction for them. It’s still pounding, for sure, but Lukic’s shrill tones are undercut with some haunting, ghostly vocals from Pitout, just a tad bit softer.” They’ve also seen raves and notices from respected outlets like Maximum Rock and Roll, Chicago Reader, Dusted, Earshot and more.
 
Fueled by strong DIY ethos, Nü Sensae began in 2008 by playing shows at the city’s (then) main underground venue, The Emergency Room. Later that year the band recorded its first tune, “Self-Titled,” as a one sided 12"  and co-released it in a partnership with the Isolated Now Waves label. The band has since recorded and released an LP, as well as an assortment of tracks for singles and compilations. In 2010, Nü Sensae released their critically acclaimed debut LP, TV, Death And The Devil via Nominal Records, which made Canadian music monthly Exclaim’s Top 10 punk albums of the year. 
 
Nü Sensae are also road warriors, having toured extensively over the past three years (and up to 10 weeks at a time). The duo has shared the stage with the likes of White Lung, Mika Miko, Women, HEALTH, AIDS Wolf, Audacity, Gay Beast, Broken Water, Best Coast, High Castle, Milk Music, Talbot Tagora, Tyvek, Shannon and The Clams, Francis Harold and The Holograms, and more. The band also run a monthly fanclub mailing list where they send zines, buttons and other stuff to over 500 members in 9 different countries – free of charge.