Friendship Commanders, the melodic heavy duo from Nashville TN comprised of vocalist/guitarist Buick Audra and drummer/bassist Jerry Roe, are pleased to announce the release of their five-song EP Hold On To Yourself due April 3 (pre-order) as well as spring tour dates in support of the release. Today the band shares "The Enemy I Know," the first single to be lifted from their forthcoming EP with Everything Is Noise. The song can be streamed at Soundcloud and will be available on all streaming services this Friday.
On the "The Enemy I Know," a female voice questions an elder about events that took place long ago in a family system of abuse, neglect, and denial. She asks what the other person remembers, and admits to having been changed by the events during which she had no agency over her own body or choices. She acknowledges that asking these questions makes her a threat to the other person's reality. Her voice shouts, "I'm not your enemy!" Buick Audra says, "Our culture tends to diminish survivors' voices instead of amplifying them. But I want to be loud about it. Survival isn't neat. Neither is being abandoned or gaslighted about what happened. Truth is not the enemy. It's just truth."
Hold On To Yourself is the anticipated follow up to the band's LP BILL, which was recorded with Steve Albini (Electrical Audio, Shellac). HOTY lands firmly on the heavier side of the band's sound and they collaborated with mix engineer Kurt Ballou (GodCity Studio, Converge) to round out the new work. A departure from a previously raw, mostly live-tracked approach, HOTY introduces a layered, more dimensional studio sound for FC.03.20 - Atlanta, GA @ Hammerhead Fest 9 - 529
04.04 - Nashville, TN @ Little Harpeth Brewing * EP Release Show
04.10 - Knoxville, TN @ Club Fungus
04.12 - Louisville, KY @ Mag Bar
04.13 - Chicago, IL @ Reggie's Music Joint
04.14 - Hamtramck, MI @ Small's
04.15 - Columbus, OH @ Space Bar
04.16 - Youngstown, OH @ Westside Bowl
04.17 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's Alright
04.18 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs
04.19 - Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
1. The Enemy I Know
2. Among Monsters
3. Anywhere (From The Nameless Bride)
4. Tuxedo Means Wolf (Redux)
5. July's Revelations
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