Did you ever wonder what broomsticks are really made for? Here we go: the USA-based goth-doom quartet Brume solves this riddle in its new video for the sludgy melancholic, doom-dripping track "How Rude", from its impending third album, Marten, set for release on 3 May via Magnetic Eye Records.

Brume's vocalist and bass player Susie McMullan relates: "On the same day we were quarantined because of Covid, the California Wildfires turned the sky dark amber and made the air practically unbreathable. I looked at the sky and said, 'come on Mother Earth, give us a break' and she said, 'Fuck you, I gave you everything and you ruined it! So I'm taking it all back'. In honor of Mother Earth, whom I've lovingly named Druscilla, I wrote a poem in her voice with that sentiment, which Jamie adapted into 'How Rude'".

Brume (pronounced 'Broom') is living proof that California is not all sunshine and easy living. The San Francisco-based quartet organically blends doom metal, goth, and indie rock into a sometimes monolithic, sometimes delicate blend of heaviness that resides firmly on the darker side.

After a decade of sultry sounds and hair-raising crescendos, Brume pushes sonic experimentation and delightful genre-bending even further on its third full-length, Marten. The expansion into a four-piece with the addition of Jackie Perez Gratz on cello and vocals has opened a cosmos of new possibilities that the Californians determinedly explore. Weaving soaring melodies over melancholic doom pop generate songs - which are equally intimate and haunting yet massive and crushing.

Brume was formed as a trio in 2014 when guitarist Jamie McCathie from Bristol, England, began making music with bass player and vocalist Susie McMullan from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, after discovering a shared passion for trip-hop and sludge. The addition of Jordan Perkins-Lewis on drums completed the line-up with his rich and experimental drumming style and set the stage for the band's recordings.

The trio quickly gained momentum with its doom metal albums Rooster (2017) and Rabbits (2019). On its third album, Marten, Brume perfectly balances the melancholic power of the cello with forceful vocals and duelling guitar conversations.

With Marten, Brume takes a bold step toward its musical future by challenging first themselves and now listeners to move from comfortable spaces toward more challenging, less familiar destinations. Link