Debuting a full release with only instruments takes plenty of skill and determination. Sketchbook by Cuzco is the culmination of this with mind warping progressions that invite the listener elsewhere. Everyone song on the album is brought to life with shimmering guitars and elegant transition pieces. The steady pace of songs shifting the records movement between sketches allows for the pauses to loom in their tranquility. The record is out on April 19th, but can be streamed exclusively below.

“This is Sketchbook, this is the end of the beginning of Cuzco. With how quickly things can change, every piece of this record is for the listener to become imaginatively elsewhere.” – Cuzco

Pre-Order Sketchbook here

Cuzco began as a collaboration between a few friends in Charlotte, NC who wanted to experiment musically and shared a passion for math rock and the early 2000s era of emo music. Shortly after their start, Cuzco self-released their debut EP, A Medicine for Melancholy, garnering attention from the math-rock community across the world and even catching an online shout out from one of their biggest influences, Clever Girl.

Cuzco has been hitting the road since then and picking up a fanbase throughout the Southeast, supporting bands like TTNG, Joan of Arc, LITE and Bear Hands, as well as making their way down to FEST with The Most and Youth League.

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Showlist:

April 20th // Charlotte, NC // Snug Harbor (Album Release Show)

May 11th // Charlotte, NC // Elizabeth Billiards

June 8th // Richmond, VA // RVA Post Fest

Photo by Hannah Johnson