Hot on the heels of their Pure Noise Records signing announcement, the post-emo and butt rock band Ben Quad have announced their upcoming new EP, Ephemera, which will be released on 25th October. It’s now available to pre-order on their website.
The band also released their second single from the record today, “Your Face As An Effigy,” with an accompanying music video. Showcasing Deafheaven-inspired blast beats, panic chord breakdowns, and melodic vocal lines from the early 2000s, this is the most dynamic song they have written yet.
Ben Quad shares their thoughts on the new single and music video below:
“Lyrically, this is the most open-ended on the EP. This song is about finding solidarity within the group you identify with and overcoming the deceivers who seek to ruin you. The music video highlights this concept of solidarity by focusing on the brotherhood aspect of the band. The political undertones of the song title were purposeful in the sense that we wanted to paint a picture of overcoming a system that seeks to destroy us.”
Ephemera Track List:
1. I Did Not Create the Rules
2. You’ll Get Nothing and Like It
3. Your Face as an Effigy
4. Exit Wounds
5. Ephemera
Produced by longtime collaborator CJ Cochran from Outline In Color, the recording process was broken up by the band going on tour. That break allowed for extra contemplation and consideration about what they were making. The result is a set of songs that combines the personal and the political to devastating effect. While there are still hints of their old songs contained within Ephemera, the band definitely present a new iteration of their sound with added chemistry and confidence.
