{"id":22669,"date":"2025-11-21T09:58:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/?p=22669"},"modified":"2025-11-21T09:58:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:58:54","slug":"a-timeline-of-the-ninth-waves-albums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/2025\/11\/21\/a-timeline-of-the-ninth-waves-albums\/","title":{"rendered":"A Timeline of The Ninth Wave\u2019s Albums."},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

Welcome to my hyperfixation land.<\/span> \u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\ud83c\udf89\ud83c\udf89<\/span><\/p>\n

Glasgow\u2019s The Ninth Wave is a distinct niche in the modern post-punk\/new-wave world. Their story is best told through the evolution of their records; each album marks a new emotional journey.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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2019: Infancy <\/strong><\/p>\n

The band\u2019s debut full-length album Infancy dropped on 15 November 2019, following a two-part rollout. Infancy was a bold statement from a young band exploring identity, heartbreak, and self-discovery. With its reverb-guitars, synths, and emotionally honest lyrics, the album earned critical acclaim and was shortlisted for the Scottish Album of the Year. <\/span> 
Tracks like \u201cUsed to Be Yours\u201d \u2014 led by bassist Millie Kidd \u2014 showcased their capacity to combine vulnerability and moody sonic textures.  Fun fact when filming a music video for one of the songs, they had to issue a public warning because they were throwing a dummy off a roof. This album also earned a nomination for the Scottish Album of the Year.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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2020: Happy Days! (EP)<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

Between their two studio albums, The Ninth Wave released an EP titled Happy Days! in 2020. <\/span> 
Though shorter than a full album, this EP continued to deepen the emotional themes the band is known for. Its lead single \u201cEverything Will Be Fine\u201d struck a bittersweet chord: the optimism in the chorus paired with the darkness in the production felt both cathartic and unsettling. <\/span> 
The EP was well-received, also earning a nomination for the Scottish Album of the Year. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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2022: Heavy Like a Headache <\/strong><\/p>\n

Their second full-length, Heavy Like a Headache, arrived on 11 March 2022 via Distiller Records. This record represented a huge creative and emotional development in their music. Produced by the band themselves and mixed by Max Heyes. This album dives into complex themes like grief, anxiety, loneliness, and anger.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Since I need more words for this word count I’ll talk a bit about a song in this one.<\/span> 
\u201cWhat Makes You a Man\u201d tackles consent and shame with raw honesty, combining harsh post-punk instrumentation with deeply personal lyrics:<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to blame myself for the degrading actions of others anymore \u2026 I want to stand up to this shame \u2026 I\u2019m just the one carrying it.\u201d This song can be spotted in the Umbrella Academy season 3, that’s actually how I found this band  <3<\/span><\/p>\n

Shortly after Heavy Like a Headache dropped, the band announced an indefinite hiatus in 2022 and played what they described as a \u201cpossibly last ever\u201d gig that March.<\/span><\/p>\n

They did one singular Gig in May 2024 but there has been nothing since.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking at The Ninth Wave\u2019s discography in chronological order highlights their artistic growth: from youthful longing in Infancy, through uneasy hope on the Happy Days! EP, to broader emotional reckoning in Heavy Like a Headache. The albums they left behind stand as a testament to their emotional courage, musical ambition, and refusal to be simple or safe in the music industry. they still inspire people like me \ud83d\ude42<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

pls give them a listen if you like punk rock….im like the only fan, REALLY like I’m the ONLY one…I’ve searched FAR AND WIDE…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Welcome to my hyperfixation land. \u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\ud83c\udf89\ud83c\udf89 Glasgow\u2019s The Ninth Wave is a distinct niche in the modern post-punk\/new-wave world. Their story is best told through the evolution of their records; each album marks a new emotional journey.    2019: Infancy  The band\u2019s debut full-length album Infancy dropped on 15 November 2019, following a two-part rollout. Infancy was a … Continue reading “A Timeline of The Ninth Wave\u2019s Albums.”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":110,"featured_media":22671,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[268],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22669"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/110"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22669"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22684,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22669\/revisions\/22684"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}