This is a preorder. The official release date is 1/29/27. Orders begin shipping on 1/25/27. 

Mass Text is the psychedelic pop collective led by Chris Sutter (singer/guitarist of famed Chicago post punk trio, Meat Wave). 

Produced by Jason Balla (Dehd, Accessory), who also plays on the record, the nine-song album is a dreamlike, introspective turn away from Sutter’s louder past. It is a sonic departure rich with menacing melodies drenched in reverb with guest appearances from Jason Gagovski (Sweet Cobra), Lula Asplund, and Jake Levinson (Truman & His Trophy).

Making 'Perfect New Knife' proved to be essential to shaping what the band would become. Holed up at ACX, Jason Balla’s home studio, the pair crafted songs that were completely unburdened by genre boundaries. While the roots of these songs originated with Sutter, the lack of sonic boundaries Sutter placed upon Mass Text allowed him to find inspiration in anything, be it one of his poems, a synth line, a drum track sent to him randomly by Jason Gagovski, or even a simple guitar texture.

Mass Text carves out its own lane appealing to fans of Liars, Spacemen 3, Destroyer, Spiritualized, and Atlas Sound.