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10/06/25 | [dcraley]Birth (Defects) Return With "Deceiver/Mirror" LP
Baltimore's BIRTH (DEFECTS) has announced the upcoming release of their new album Deceiver/Mirror via Reptilian Records on May 30th. The record was initially recorded back in 2017 with Multicult’s Nick Skrobisz, but it soon seemed to be swallowed by time, as the band shelved it indefinitely.
“It’s not all the time—very rarely, actually—that you can finish a work and look back on it almost a decade later and complete it in a way that really lives up to your original vision,” says vocalist Sean Gray.
“Returning to the project required some emotional work on our parts,” Sean admits. “But we had to cut the session short when Rob got a call about his father going to the hospital. He would pass away a few weeks later. For Rob, this album is dedicated to his dad.”
Ultimately Deceiver/Mirror was mixed by Matthew Barnhart at Electrical Audio and mastered by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Service. Check out the first single "Under" now!
Pre-order Deceiver/Mirror HERE.
Deceiver/Mirror tracklist:
1. Preamble
2. Youth
3. Glass
4. Despotism
5. Guiltless
6. Doubts
7. Under
8. Macross
9. Trapped
10. Throne
11. Epilogue
May 28 - Queens, NY - @TV Eye - w/ Unholy Two + Micahel Berdan (Uniform) + Foreign Body
May 29 - Ithaca, NY - @Angry Mom Records - w/ Unholy Two + TBA
May 30 - North Adams, MA - @Belltower - w/ Unholy Two + Cinnamon
May 31 - Providence, RI - @TBD - w/ Unholy Two + TBA
June 1 - Philadelphia, PA - @1026 Space - w/ Unholy Two + Emily Robb + Bore x Hole
June 13 - Baltimore, MD - @Holy Frijoles - w/ Dosser + Muscle
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Dan started Getting It Out back in 2018 as a stand alone podcast. He’s been writing for music websites for over a decade and finally decided to start his own. Now living in Lancaster, Pennsylvania with his wife and kids, he briefly sang for Baltimore’s Pleasant Living.
