KNIFE BRIDE have announced details of a new EP and shared a raw, raucous track that will appear on it.
That track is called ‘crucify’ and finds the band in deeply reflective but ravenous form. A caustic blend of metalcore fury and modern British rock openness and honesty, it’s a song that wraps itself around your throat and squeezes. Brimming with self-examination and savage refrains, it’s a manifesto of who the band are right now, both in sound and scope.
Vocalist Mollie Clack had this to say about it, explaining, ‘“‘crucify’ is a conversation with myself – a ruthless interrogation of a past version of me. A public trial of someone who made mistakes that I’ve struggled to forgive. The song attempts to expose how easy it is to obsess over appearances – to decorate the house and call it a home, while the foundations quietly crumble beneath us. At its core, it’s a reflection on self-destructive behaviour and the ways we sabotage parts of our lives. The line, “life gave me lemons, I made poison,” aims to capture the idea that sometimes we don’t just mishandle what we’re given – we actively ruin it. There’s also a nod to Paramore in the lyric, “I’m in the business of destroying everything,” referencing Misery Business – a song the band stepped back from performing because of its more problematic lines. That reference is intentional. It’s a reminder that we can be flawed and messy and that reckoning with that truth is part of being human rather than self-censoring.”
It is set to appear on the band’s new EP ‘sorry about the plague’, which will be released on April 24.
The artwork looks like this:
Whilst the tracklisting is more like this:
1. alone at the altar
2. crucify
3. lilies
4. porcelain
5. poisoned by god
The EP coincides with the band heading out on the road alongside Calva Louise. Those dates look like this:
APRIL
19 – LEEDS Hyde Park Book Club
20 – NORWICH The Waterfront Studio
22 – MILTON KEYNES Craufurd Arms
23 – LONDON The Underworld
26 – BRISTOL Rough Trade
28 – SOUTHAMPTON The Joiners
30 – NEWCASTLE Anarchy Brew co
MAY
01 – GLASGOW The Garage (Attic Bar)
03 – MANCHESTER Yes (Pink Room)
