We’re pleased to bring you the exclusive stream of Puddle Splasher‘s new EP Missed Connections, which will be released on November 6th through Animal Style Records.

There’s something to be said about bands that, after a release or two, have finally found their sound. But then there are bands like New Jersey’s Puddle Splasher that never needed to find it; instead, they fine-tune their sound, focus or stretch it, and ultimately master it. Missed Connections reveals a band with the ability blend their brooding, dynamic moods with brighter pop sensibilities.

Vocalist/guitarist Andy Altadonna comments:

“These four songs came to life as Dante and I transitioned to college life in 2014. I wrote all the songs on an acoustic guitar in my dorm. Lyrics always came naturally to Dante, so it only made sense that he provide the lyrics for these songs. I was never much of a wordsmith. We implemented these songs into the set for our winter tour that year. Playing them every night on tour allowed us to really feel out the songs and make changes as needed. For us, the live performance is what it’s all about, so getting the chance to test each song live was crucial. After tour, we set out to record the EP at The Barbershop Studios with producer Brett Romnes (I Am the Avalanche, Chad Smith, Anthony Raneri).”

Pre-order Missed Connection here.

Track By Track with drummer Dante Fotino

“The Missed Connection EP was written musically and lyrically during our first semester at college. Much of the EP is a reflection of my experiences in that time. Rotting Heart is a song about how it feels to go somewhere new and disassociate from that place. While everyone around you is making that place home, you feel distant and alone.

Forget My Name is about feeling out of touch with people who try to latch onto you. The verses in the song are from two different perspectives, the first being the person who feels out of place and uninterested in interaction and the other verse being someone questioning why the previous character does not show any interest in return.

Gentle Rain is simply just a song about how miserable it was being somewhere I didn’t want to be while being separated from people that had been so present in your life.

Behind The Wheel is a song about trying to make your situation better but failing, in turn making things much worse for yourself. The lyrics have a pretty big feeling of hopelessness, while the title “behind the wheel” demonstrates that the narrator is in complete control of what they’re doing.

Overall the lyrics to Missed Connection represent a time of total change and the emotional stress it can put on a person. The words are not entirely autobiographical but did come from a lot of the things I was experiencing at the time, along with friends of mine. “