{"id":32220,"date":"2019-10-03T12:15:49","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T16:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32220"},"modified":"2019-09-24T13:06:16","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T17:06:16","slug":"frail-body-sign-to-deathwish-inc-announce-new-album-a-brief-memoriam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32220","title":{"rendered":"Frail Body sign to Deathwish Inc. + announce new album  \u2018A Brief Memoriam\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Illinois-based\u00a0Frail Body\u00a0embodies the spirit and soul of what many define as \u201cscreamo;\u201d their songs are lamentations about nihilism, death, anxiety, existentialism and hopelessness of existence in modern American society. Both lyrically and sonically they unfurl with ground-shaking emotion.\u00a0 Their forthcoming album,\u00a0&#8216;A Brief Memoriam,&#8217; will be released\u00a0on November 1st via Deathwish Inc.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Album opener\u00a0<em>Pastel<\/em>\u00a0erupts with unhinged emotion driven by discordant guitars and hyper-speed drumming \u2014 appropriately setting the tone for the rest of the album. Three new tracks of equal pedigree follow, and the b-side of\u00a0&#8216;A Brief Memoriam&#8217;\u00a0is comprised of their incredible\u00a0<em>At Peace<\/em>\u00a0session\u2014\u00a0a recording that shows\u00a0Frail Body\u00a0even in their earliest state was a heartfelt, creative force.\u00a0&#8216;A Brief Memoriam&#8217;\u00a0is an excellent introduction to\u00a0Frail Body, and this kinetic and cathartic 7-song LP is a necessary addition to any collection.\u00a0Listen to <em>Pastel<\/em> via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-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\/ksUJpL66xWM?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<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ymlpcdn2.net\/imgz\/80ww_983556.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8216;A Brief Memoriam&#8217;\u00a0track listing<\/strong><br>1.\u00a0\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ymlpcdn2.net\/7c794eebwuakaehbbuaiahjmaxawjbu\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\">Pastel<\/a><br>2.\u00a0 Your Death Makes Me Wish Heaven Was Real<br>3.\u00a0 Aperture<br>4.\u00a0 Traditions in Verses<br>5.\u00a0 Cold New Home<br>6.\u00a0 At Peace<br>7.\u00a0 Old Friends\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Look for\u00a0&#8216;A Brief Memoriam&#8217;\u00a0to be available this fall via Deathwish (pre-order\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ymlpcdn2.net\/55064eebwmalaehbbuaiahjmakawjbu\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>) and see\u00a0Frail Body\u00a0on tour in anticipation\u00a0of the album in September and October.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tour dates<\/strong><br>10\/26 &#8211; Mt. Pleasant, MI @ House Show\u00a0<br>10\/27 &#8211; Detroit, MI @ The Trumbullplex<br>10\/31 &#8211; Rockford, IL @ Culture Shock Records\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Illinois-based\u00a0Frail Body\u00a0embodies the spirit and soul of what many define as \u201cscreamo;\u201d their songs are lamentations about nihilism, death, anxiety, existentialism and hopelessness of existence <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32220\" title=\"Frail Body sign to Deathwish Inc. + announce new album  \u2018A Brief Memoriam\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32221,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"On Culture Addicts: Frail Body sign to Deathwish Inc. + announce new album  \u2018A Brief Memoriam\u2019","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,23,28,30],"tags":[8477,8478,7750],"class_list":["post-32220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","tag-a-brief-memoriam","tag-frail-body","tag-pastel"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/80ww_681611.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-8nG","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":32615,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32615","url_meta":{"origin":32220,"position":0},"title":"Frail Body share new single \u2018Your Death Makes Me Wish Heaven Was Real\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"October 24, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Continuing to share more from their explosive forthcoming LP \u2018A Brief Memoriam,\u2019 Frail Body have shared a video for their new single Your Death Makes Me Wish Heaven Was Real. 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