{"product_id":"catfish-the-bottlemen-the-balance","title":"Catfish \u0026 the Bottlemen - The Balance","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Balance is Catfish and the Bottlemen's third album, a 2019 record that sharpens the Welsh band's anthemic indie rock into something leaner and more urgent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormed in Llandudno and fronted by Van McCann, the band had built a huge following with The Balcony and The Ride, two albums packed with shout-along choruses and wiry guitars. For this one they teamed up with producer Jacknife Lee, keeping things tight and punchy, and gave every song a one-word title, a neat signature for a record that wastes nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Longshot\" opens the album and served as its lead single, a driving, chiming rocker with a soaring hook built for festival fields. \"Fluctuate\" keeps the momentum high, McCann's raspy voice riding urgent drums, while \"Conversation\" turns on a restless, tightly wound groove that refuses to sit still.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album rarely lets up, packing eleven songs into a compact running time that feels designed to be played loud. Even its quieter stretches carry a bristling tension, with guitars that sound ready to snap back into full flight at any moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of guitar music that wears its heart on its sleeve and its amps cranked high, The Balance is a confident, focused statement. It's the sound of a band who know exactly what they do best and do it with total conviction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57439074255153,"sku":"602577326448","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/Catfish_the_Bottlemen-The_Balance.jpg?v=1794152156","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/catfish-the-bottlemen-the-balance","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}