TUNIC: Winnipeg noise-rockers release new single "Fake Interest" from upcoming Artoffact Records album "Quitter"
Tunic's new single "Fake Interest" is now streaming on all platforms.
"Fake Interest" appears on the Winnipeg band's upcoming sophomore album, Quitter. Engineered and mixed by Jace Lasek (Godspeed You! Black Emperor) at Private Ear Studios in Winnipeg and mastered by Carl Saff (Bambara, Human Impact), the album will see an October 15th release on Artoffact Records.
Stream the song and pre-order the album, here:
https://tunicband.bandcamp.com/
Tunic can trace its musical roots to the caustic, angular stylings of Big Black and The Jesus Lizard and their colleagues from across the AmRep and Touch and Go rosters. Pummeling drums, distorted bass, discordant guitar, and wild-eyed vocals combine and lurch forward like an Army tank of sound. Yet, Tunic is more transparent than its noise-rock heroes ever were. There is an earnestness that links the Winnipeg outfit to a line of more heartfelt ancestors — post-hardcore gods like Drive Like Jehu and Fugazi. Frontman David Schellenberg lays his soul bare as he screams his head off about the most personal of topics.
"My discontent, it carries me / Forever having flashbacks on my continuous failures," he screams on "Fake Interest."
Tunic's new single "Fake Interest" is now streaming on all platforms.
"Fake Interest" appears on the Winnipeg band's upcoming sophomore album, Quitter. Engineered and mixed by Jace Lasek (Godspeed You! Black Emperor) at Private Ear Studios in Winnipeg and mastered by Carl Saff (Bambara, Human Impact), the album will see an October 15th release on Artoffact Records.
Stream the song and pre-order the album, here:
https://tunicband.bandcamp.com/
Tunic can trace its musical roots to the caustic, angular stylings of Big Black and The Jesus Lizard and their colleagues from across the AmRep and Touch and Go rosters. Pummeling drums, distorted bass, discordant guitar, and wild-eyed vocals combine and lurch forward like an Army tank of sound. Yet, Tunic is more transparent than its noise-rock heroes ever were. There is an earnestness that links the Winnipeg outfit to a line of more heartfelt ancestors — post-hardcore gods like Drive Like Jehu and Fugazi. Frontman David Schellenberg lays his soul bare as he screams his head off about the most personal of topics.
"My discontent, it carries me / Forever having flashbacks on my continuous failures," he screams on "Fake Interest."
"The whole record is about quitting," Schellenberg explains. Songs on the album examine the concept of "quitting" in various manifestations — from Tunic founder Rory Ellis' exit from the band, to Schellenberg's newfound sobriety and total overhaul of his life. "I quit smoking, drinking, and a job I had grown to hate," he says. "I quit being stubborn about my mental illness and finally started taking medication for it." From the ashes comes greatness; Quitter is the story of tearing things down so as to rebuild.
Prior to 2020, Tunic prided itself on playing a minimum of 100 shows per year. This attitude led to shows across North America with the likes of Metz, New Primals and Winnipeg brethren KEN mode. With the world reopening, the band revitalized, and a monster of a new album in hand, Tunic is primed to return to its intense touring schedule. To start, the band plays No Coast 2021 in Denton, TX on October 2nd, alongside Helmet, Kowloon Walled City, Yautja, and more.
Photo by Adam Kelly
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