“Distracted By The Mona Lisa” is your final advance listen from The Callous Daoboys‘ upcoming album “I Don’t Want To See You Heaven“. The mathcore outfit pulled the wraps off that song tonight, showcasing its Grant Butler-directed music video. The band concocted a concept of sorts for that new full-length, with vocalist Carson Pace explaining it as follows:
“The album is an artifact that’s been preserved, and hundreds of years in the future, you’re listening to this album in the museum. It’s a known failure, but the narrative is ‘if it survives forever, is it truly a failure?’
Everything is very singular and personal. I’m not making an album commenting on anything societal or political this time, this is an album just for me. It’s every emotion I’ve felt and sobering thought since 2021. I can only make this album now, not in three years when I’m thirty, not ten years ago when I was seventeen. This is the snapshot of 24-27. A scrapbook of trial and error, or better yet, a Museum of Failure.”
As for this new track, he newly stated:
“There have been countless times in my life where I have felt married to my passion. It’s been detrimental, painful, and has forced me to sacrifice a normal life. This song is me committing to being married to that passion, regardless of the consequences. It’s less a spit in the face of normality, and more a love letter to my own band.”
The group are already out on the road this month in support of that record, with the following run alongside Chiodos (celebrating 20 years of “All’s Well That Ends Well“), Hawthorne Heights & Emmure set to conclude in a few weeks time:
04/11 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
04/12 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
04/13 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
04/15 St. Pete, FL – Jannus Landing
04/16 Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall
04/17 Raleigh, NC – Ritz
04/18 Richmond, VA – The National
04/20 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
04/21 New York City, NY – Webster Hall
04/22 Worcester, MA – Palladium
04/24 Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
04/25 Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theater
04/26 Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
04/29 Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theater
