Catharsis: the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, especially through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music.

Cenote Records just released Sidebottom’s debut on the North American label.

The six-track EP is a collection that represents significant events and emotions in the artist’s recent life. His hope is to spread an emotional contagion of sorts, and to provide relief from their own experiences and reality.

‘Catharsys’ explores a variety of styles and atmospheric nuances, and brings back label friends Sam Jaspersohn and After Touch to reinterpret ‘The Line’ and ‘Sand & Clay’ respectively, along with Blackwöh who puts a darker spin on ‘Consequence’.

Sidebottom’s ‘Catharsys’ EP is already available on Cenote Records.