The promotional rollout for Kaonashi‘s forthcoming new EP “A Second Chance At Forever: The Brilliant Lies From Casey Diamond” continues, with the below premiere of a video for the song “Straycations“. That song’s arrival online occurs just as the experimental hardcore band have entered the studio for their third studio album. The aforementioned new EP will be out in just under a month with a July 26th release date scheduled. There’s no word yet on when you can expect the aforementioned album.
Guitarist/vocalist Alex Hallquist commented:
“We wrote ‘Straycations’ front-to-back in the studio the same week it was recorded. This made the song feel more raw and vulnerable to me since we didn’t have time to get stuck in the details like we often do.
It’s got a very early 2000s emo vibe with a ton of dyad chords reminiscent of Coheed, Motion City Soundtrack, From Autumn to Ashes. But then the chorus and bridge open up and allow us to bring a little bit of the heavy prog we are known for back into this release. Lots of call and response vocals between Peter [Rono] and I that bring me back to my roots playing Taking Back Sunday covers in my friend’s basements in high school. We wanted the music video to fit the feeling of the song, and I think director Victor Sabatino hit the nostalgia factor right on the nose.”
With The Fall Of Troy & Hail The Sun:
07/28 Nottingham, UK – The Bodega
07/30 Bristol, UK – The Fleece
07/31 Southampton, UK – Joiners
08/01 Brighton, UK – Chalk
08/02 London, UK – The Garage
08/03 Leeds, UK – The Warehouse
08/04 Glasgow, UK – Core Festival (no Hail The Sun)
Kaonashi:
08/02 Newcastle, UK – Cluny 2
08/07 Birmingham, UK – The Flapper
08/08 Norwich, UK – Voodoo Daddy’s
08/09 Antwerp, BEL – Antwerp Music City
08/11 Trier, GER – VillaWuller
08/12 Milan, ITA – TBA
08/13 Stuttgart, GER – JuHad West
08/15 Bristol, UK – ArcTanGent
08/16 Odense, DEN – Ilter Festival
With Protest The Hero (performing “Volition“) & ’68:
10/11 Buffalo, NY – Rec Room
10/12 Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
10/13 Nashville, TN – Basement East
10/15 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
10/16 Charlotte, NC – Amos Southend
10/18 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
10/19 Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
10/20 Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
10/22 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
10/23 Montreal, QC – Beanfield Theatre
10/24 Toronto, ON – History
10/25 London, ON – London Music Hall
[via Decibel]
