Gouge Away have issued their new single “Figurine“. The track is the first to emerge from the post-hardcore band since they aligned with their new label home of Run For Cover Records. Per vocalist Christina Michelle:
“Before the tour, I was digitizing home videos, having to see myself as a kid from an outside perspective. I knew I was shy, a people-pleaser, and all these things, but it was different to watch it on film. I was always afraid of disappointing people so I made myself small and rarely acted outside of this little box I found myself in.
Instead of getting into trouble like most kids, I didn’t really break out of my comfort zone until much more recently. I thought I had to work really hard to be loved. I stretch myself so thin to please everyone else that it winds up being the expectation. I found people who love me, even when I am a messy trainwreck, and that toppled my entire reality. And yet, there’s still this little kid inside of me who is afraid of upsetting her parents.”
In addition to the below Noah Haycock-directed video, the group will be issuing the track as a limited-edition 7″ featuring an exclusive cover of Grauzone‘s “Eisbär“. You can pre-order that at gougeaway.lnk.to/figurine. A cassingle for the track will also be available as a tour-exclusive during their impending run.
Gouge Away are set to play some of their biggest shows to date this year, having scored the opening spot on a pair of concerts with Foo Fighters & Queens Of The Stone Age. Their current dance card, as it were, runs as follows.
With Wednesday:
03/13 Knoxville, TN – Mill & Mine
03/14 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
03/15 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
03/17 New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s
03/18 Houston, TX – The End (no Wednesday)
03/19 Austin, TX – Emo’s
03/20 Dallas, TX – Granada Theatre
03/21 Oklahoma City, OK – Beer City
03/22 Lawrence, KS – The Granada
03/24 St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
03/26 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
03/27 Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall
03/28 Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
03/30 Columbus, OH – The King of Clubs
03/31 Buffalo, NY – Asbury Hall
04/01 Boston, MA – Roadrunner
With Ovlov:
04/02 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian
With Wednesday:
04/04 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
04/05 Winston-Salem, NC – Ramkat
04/21 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
04/22 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
04/23 Seattle, WA – The Moore
04/24 Vancouver, BC – The Vogue
Gouge Away:
08/02 Saint Charles, IA – Hinterland
With Touché Amoré, Reversal Of Man & Zeta:
09/09 Orlando, FL – Beacham Theatre
With Foo Fighters & Queens Of The Stone Age:
09/20 Vancouver, BC – BC Place
09/26 Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium
