{"id":42305,"date":"2025-05-06T17:15:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T21:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=42305"},"modified":"2025-05-04T06:36:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T10:36:59","slug":"slow-mass-hits-play-freeze-frame-the-long-awaited-low-on-foot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=42305","title":{"rendered":"Slow Mass hits play: \u2018Freeze Frame\u2019 + the long-awaited \u2018Low on Foot\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Get ready to press play on something truly special: Chicago\u2019s own Slow Mass has unleashed their brand new single <em>Freeze Frame<\/em>. This track is the first taste of\u00a0\u2018Low on Foot,\u2019 their first proper full-length in seven years, arriving via Landland Colportage on May 16, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Freeze Frame<\/em> finds the band turning the lens inward. Bassist\/vocalist\/pianist\/synth wiz Mercedes Webb explains that the song wrestles with the way we see ourselves over time\u2014the tug-of-war between embracing who we\u2019ve become and daydreaming about who we wish we could be. It\u2019s a theme that hits home, wrapped in the band\u2019s signature blend of moody, melodic rock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x4n9NbjeXVc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>If you\u2019ve been following along, you know\u00a0\u2018Low on Foot\u2019 is already shaping up to be a highlight reel. We\u2019ve heard the atmospheric pulse of <em>Blur<\/em>, featuring fellow Chi-town hero NNAMD\u00ef and Torche\u2019s Jon Nu\u00f1ez, and can\u2019t stop rewinding <em>Hogtied<\/em>, which came out with a killer video by Mannequin Pussy\u2019s Marisa Dabice. Now, <em>Freeze Frame<\/em> steps up to keep the momentum rolling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To celebrate this long-awaited album, Slow Mass is hitting the road. They kick things off at Zohra Darling in Minneapolis on May 23, then bring the heat back home to Chicago for a two-night stand at Palisade on May 24 and 25. This July, catch them in Cleveland and Pittsburgh before the tour wraps at Pike Room in Pontiac, Michigan on July 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you\u2019re dancing alone in your bedroom or leaning into the live-show energy, Slow Mass has crafted a soundtrack that feels both deeply personal and wildly expansive. 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