Bayside "Vacancy" 2024-06-07 James Levesque had replaced Steve

James Levesque had replaced Steve Soto (Adolescents) and the new line-up released their own self-produced and self-released 7" EP in 1980

and immediately recognizable aesthetics - including killer music

They began their career in the band Lengsel at the height of the black metal era

they returned with a self-titled second album to reclaim the trip-hop crown

was mastered by James Plotkin

Bayside "Vacancy" 2024-06-07 James Levesque had replaced SteveWhere Bayside's last album, Cult, dealt with singer guitar player Anthony Raneri's move to Nashville, his recent marriage and impending fatherhood, Vacancy tells the story of the dissolution of his marriage and finding himself alone in the city that was meant to be his new home. "The hotel on the album cover reflects the feelings I had while working on Vacancy, explains Raneri. Writing this album, I felt as if everything was uncertain, I could move