Guards - Modern Hymns (2019)

Release Notes:

Guards second full-length album Modern Hymns was
recorded over the span of the past 5 years. After
touring extensively for their first album "In Guards We
Trust", they retreated to the isolation of Sagaponack,
New York to write a new album. After six months of
writing and what seemed to be a never-ending battle to
be released from their label, the group decided to head
out west. They rented a house in the Valley of Los
Angeles that had a studio attached to it, and began
recording what would become Modern Hymns.

Sonically, the album is more synth and bass-heavy than
the Guards have ever gone before. Lyrically, the group
delves deeper into the spectrum of human emotion. Follin
welcomed his first child while recording the album which
contributes to a vast array of new themes. Recording the
album over such a lengthy period of time gives the album
a wide mix of moods.

The album was produced by Follin and mixed at The Notch
in Los Angeles by Sean O'Brien. It features
contributions from Mike Shuman (Queens of the Stone
Age), Money Mark (Beastie Boys), Patrick Keeler
(Raconteurs, Greenhornes), Benji Lysaght (Father John
Misty, Beck), James Richardson (MGMT), Matt Schaeffer
(Kendrick Lamar), and Brian Oblivion (Cults).