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The USA-based Black Bouquet is readying for the long-anticipated release of its debut album, Pray To The Knife, due on 16 February 2024. A six-piece band whose sound incorporates several genres has a base of My Chemical Romance or Killers' emo era with healthy doses of 80s guitar rock, new wave and goth/post-punk, making them attractive to many types of music fans.
From the band's first single, "Until You're Gone" to its first EP, Haunt Me Once More, the six-piece Black Bouquet has established a strong sound, but a full album likely means even more stretching for the band. Emotive, evocative and lush, it's easy to see why it's taken nearly three years for the album to be ready.
Pray To The Knife is a story of survival after grief told through the eyes and in the words of troubled lovers. The themes of finding self-worth amidst the wreckage of personal traumas, tragedies, and loss are woven through the tracklist in a direct, conversational lyricism and pummeling instrumentals that set every scene.
With such a complex and highly composed style that involves collaborative songwriting and arrangement contributions from all six members, the idea of creating a concept album takes Black Bouquet's work to another level. With harmonies created in the vox, the strings and the guitar work, Pray To The Knife will be an album for the ages to indie rock lovers of all kinds.
The band has revealed the first single/video, "Run And Hide", which sets the tone for the relatable and poignant story Black Bouquet plans to tell. With its influence from early goth bands like Joy Division, The Cure and New Order on full display, the Peter Hook-like bassline marries perfectly with the more modern emo vocals. It's a novel approach, but fans will quickly wonder why no one has created such a marriage before.
Similarly, the video for "Run And Hide" has a perfect balance between 80s goth noir aesthetic and current emo style.
Now, "Run And Hide"... Link
Pray To The Knife tracklist:
01. My Love
02. Pendulum
03. Serpents
04. Footsteps
05. Carved
06. Prom
07. A Window With No Curtains
08. Ashes
09. Run And Hide
10. No More Blood
11. Pray to the Knife
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