Illinois screamo band Frail Body announce new album 'Artificial Bouquet,' unveil new single "Refrain"
Illinois screamo band Frail Body will drop their sophomore studio album next month.
Artificial Bouquet is set for a March 29 release via Deathwish Inc. The 11-song album was produced, engineered, and recorded by Pete Grossmann at Bricktop Recording with mastering done by Jack Shirley at The Atomic Garden. To celebrate the announcement, a new single titled “Refrain” can be heard below. Vocalist Lowell Shaffer said this about the new song:
“’Refrain’ is about how insignificant life can feel at the very end. The juxtaposition of a rich and complex life ending in a rented bed. The echos of those elements of significance and the final moments that must be ushered along with the rest of us all, also being subjected to life’s unjust experience."
Pre-orders for Artificial Bouquet can be made here.
Frail Body will be touring in the United States, the U.K., and Europe in March and April. Tour dates can be seen below. Tickets are on sale to the general public right now here.
Frail Body tour dates
March 3 Peoria, IL @ Slicehub ^
March 4 Kansas City, MO @ Farewell ^
March 5 Tulsa, OK @ Whittier Bar ^
March 6 Oklahoma City, OK @ Sactuary ^
March 7 Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves ^
March 8 San Antonio, TX @ B-Side ^
March 9 Houston, TX @ The End ^
March 10 Austin, TX @ Chess Club ^
March 11 Austin, TX @ Austin High Tunnels ^
March 12 Austin, TX @ The Ballroom ^
March 13 Little Rock, AR @ White Water Tavern ^
March 14 Memphis, TN @ Haven Haus ^
March 15 Nashville, TN @ drkmttr ^
March 16 Louisville, KY @ Kaiju ^
March 29 Chicago, IL @ SubT (record release show)
March 30 Milwaukee, WI @ X- Ray (record release show)
April 10 Glasgow, UK @ Garage Attic #
April 11 Leeds, UK @ Boom #
April 12 Bristol, UK @ Crofters Rights #
April 13 London, UK @ Downstairs at the Dome #
April 14 Brighton, UK @ The Hope and Ruin #
April 16 Lille, FR @ Brat Cave &
April 17 Antwerp, BE @ Antwerp Music City &
April 18 Paris, FR @ L’International &
April 20 Tilburg, NL @ Roadburn Festival
April 21 Liege, BE @ La Zone &
April 23 Frankfurt, DE @ Juha West &
April 24 La Chaux-de-Fonds, CH @ Bikini Test &
April 25 Milan, IT @ COX18 &
April 26 Modena, IT @ La Tienda &
April 27 Rome, IT @ RCCB INIT &
^ w/ Heavenly Blue
# w/ Chalk Hands
& w/ Knoll
Artificial Bouquet tracklisting:
1) Scaffolding
2) Berth
3) Critique Programme
4) Devotion
5) Monolith
6) Refrain
7) No Resolution
8) Runaway
9) Horizon Line
10) Another Year Removed
11) A Capsule in the Sediment