The post-emo band Ben Quad released the new single ‘Painless’ with an accompanying music video. This is the second single off their forthcoming album ‘Wisher,’ set for release on November 14 via Pure Noise Records.
‘Painless’ is about processing feelings of grief and guilt after the loss of a close friend. It deals with the struggle of seeing someone you love show depressive warning signs and feeling helpless in your attempts to reach out to them. In the aftermath, you just wish you could have done something more to show this person how lucky you felt to have them in your life.
“We knew early on in the demoing process that we wanted the vocals to pull from 2000’s emo. The chorus is a big nod to bands such as Taking Back Sunday and features Sam and Henry trading off lines in the classic emo co-vocalist style” says guitarist Edgar Viveros. “ For the outro, we wanted to bring back the post-hardcore/screamo heaviness that we showcased on our previous release, ‘Ephemera’. ‘Painless’ not only has the pop-sensibility that we’re introducing with the new record, but also the shreddy, midwest emo guitar lines we’ve come to be known for and the raw, aggressive sound we displayed on our last EP.”
This new track follows their debut single off the record ‘It’s Just a Title’, that explores what it’s like living with constant insecurity and questioning your happiness. This music video goes in a different direction as director, Alex Scalzo, chose to make the video all performance shots using various frame rate, motion, and lighting techniques. It showcases a darker, more introspective side of the band as opposed to the lightheartedness in the first video.
Ben Quad is gearing up to kick off a US tour supporting label mates, Koyo. Dates begin on October 23rd in Toronto, ON at Velvet Underground and will wrap up November 23rd in Toronto, ON at Velvet Underground and will wrap up November 23rd in NYC at Racket. The band will then head to the UK/EU supporting Arm’s Length. A full list of tour dates are below.
Upcoming tour dates with Koyo:
October 23rd – Velvet Underground – Toronto, Ontario
October 24th – Mahall’s – Lakewood, OH
October 25th – The Sanctuary Detroit – Hamtrack, MI
October 26th – Reggies Rock Club – Chicago, IL
October 28th – X-Ray Arcade – Cudahy, WI
October 29th – Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA
October 31st – Marquis Theater – Denver, CO
November 2nd – The Shredder – Boise, ID
November 3rd – McMenamins Mission Theater – Portland, OR
November 4th – The Vera Project – Seattle, WA
November 6th – Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music – Berkeley, CA
November 7th – The Lodge Room – Los Angeles, CA
November 8th – Voodoo Room @ House of Blues – San Diego, CA
November 9th – The Rosetta Room – Mesa, AZ
November 11th – Paper Tiger – San Antonio, TX
November 12th – Dada Dallas – Dallas, TX
November 14th – The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
November 17th – Amos’ Southend – Charlotte, NC
November 18th – Canal Club – Richmond, VA
November 20th – Pearl Street Warehouse – Washington, DC
November 21st – Cafe at The Somerville Armory – Somerville, MA
November 22nd – First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, PA
November 23rd – Racket NYC – New York, NY
UK with Arm’s Length:
February 5th – Engine Rooms – Southampton, UK
February 6th – O2 Academy Islington – London, UK
February 7th – Club Academy – Manchester, UK
February 9th – G2, The Garage – Glasgow, UK
February 10th – Upon Tune – Newcastle , UK
February 12th – The Grove – District – Liverpool, UK
February 13th – Project House – Leeds, UK
February 14th – O2 Academy 2 – Birmingham, UK
February 15th – Fighting Cocks – Kingston Upon Thames, UK
EU with Arm’s Length:
February 18th – Antwerpen – Belgium
February 19th – Dynamo – Eindhoven, Netherlands
February 20th – Gebäude 9 – Cologne, Germany
February 21st – LOGO – Hamburg, Germany