Having just moved to a completely new city without much of a plan, Futura Free was started by Peter Luft in a makeshift studio space in his girlfriend's basement. Peter had just left behind his hometown and his old band, and had a collection of new songs whose fates were still undecided. As the summer drifted by, these songs would be broken down, rebuilt, demoed, rewritten, and mulled over extensively. Peter took to the internet to meet some like-minded musicians in this unfamiliar new town. It didn't take long for him to start collaborating with Kevin Feeley (guitar), whose background in shoegaze music was the perfect counterpoint to Peter's dream pop/punk background. The two soon drafted Bobby Benevides (drums) and Gabriel Reeves (bass), completing the shift from a basement recording project into something much more exciting. ‘Reducer’ is Futura Free’ brand new sophomore LP. Where their 2019 debut ‘Unreal’ was an optimistic concept album about love and self-fulfillment, ‘Reducer’ swings to the absolute opposite end of the spectrum. While equally as ambitious, ‘Reducer’ shares no thematic resemblance to the former album; the optimistic attitude is replaced with unhinged renditions of desperation and depression. While still backed by their classic indie-dream-pop sound, Futura Free is sounding more jagged and experimental than ever. Peaceful chord progressions get interrupted by blasts of noise and catchy hooks are tinged with sinister and harsh experimental elements.