Screamo band Frail Body are back with another single from their new album “Artificial Bouquet“. Just in from that outing is “Devotion“, which vocalist/guitarist Lowell Shaffer described as being about:
“…My mother’s undying Christian faith and what it was like witnessing someone dying coming to terms that their religious beliefs weren’t going to save them from their fate. I was raised Christian and a lot of those beliefs have influenced and informed my decision making and world view to this day.
I feel like I’ve followed along on those paths but eventually I began to have some questions about what that kind of faith looks like. Questions like, what if g-d’s plan includes a lot of suffering? Does g-d or whatever entity created matter and energy even understand suffering? People who meet and overcome obstacles often hone their character into humans fit to help and support other humans, therefore is suffering good?
What if it is insurmountable, then is it cruel? And what if those stories inspire future generations to do better in the eventual goal of self sustaining human life? Does that equal some sort of universal karmic payoff? And why did my mother who was such a devoted and steadfast servant, get shouldered with decades of physical and emotional pain?”
A video for the song was overseen by John Bradburn and is available below.
With Heavenly Blue:
03/03 Peoria, IL – Slicehub
03/04 Kansas City, MO – Farewell
03/05 Tulsa, OK – Whittier Bar
03/06 Oklahoma City, OK – Sactuary
03/07 Denton, TX – Rubber Gloves
03/08 San Antonio, TX – B-Side
03/09 Houston, TX – The End
03/10 Austin, TX – Chess Club
03/11 Austin, TX – Austin High Tunnels
03/12 Austin, TX – The Ballroom
03/13 Little Rock, AR – White Water Tavern
03/14 Memphis, TN – Haven Haus
03/15 Nashville, TN – drkmttr
03/16 Louisville, KY – Kaiju
With Chalk Hands:
04/10 Glasgow, UK – Garage Attic
04/11 Leeds, UK – Boom
04/12 Bristol, UK – Crofters Rights
04/13 London, UK – Downstairs at the Dome
04/14 Brighton, UK – The Hope and Ruin
With Knoll:
04/16 Lille, FRA – Brat Cave
04/17 Antwerp, BEL – Antwerp Music City
04/18 Paris, FRA – L’International
04/20 Tilburg, NET – Roadburn Festival
04/21 Liege, BEL – La Zone
04/23 Frankfurt, GER – Juha West
04/24 La Chaux-de-Fonds, SWI – Bikini Test
04/25 Milan, ITA – COX18
04/26 Modena, ITA – La Tienda
04/27 Rome, ITA – RCCB INIT
