Big|Brave release new song ‘the fable of subjugation’
BIG|BRAVE have released a new song!
Titled the fable of subjugation, it is the latest track to be taken from the heavy music innovators’ upcoming album nature morte, which is scheduled to be released later this month via Thrill Jockey.
Speaking about the new song, singer/guitarist Robin Wattie states, “Lyrically, this was inspired by working on Leaving None But Small Birds with THE BODY. I kept the concept of nature morte while using the style of folk storytelling to help convey how much has not changed in the time of ‘man’ when it comes to men’s subconscious need or unprovoked desire or that ageless race to conquer and control any one thing and all things that may be of use and/or beneficial and/or prized or merely even kind of wanted etc., especially if one can accrue monetary wealth specifically at the detriment of the other.”
Listen to the fable of subjugation here:
nature morte follows the band’s 2021 collaboration with THE BODY, Leaving None But Small Birds, and the experiences of working that album informed Wattie‘s work on this record, creating stories that, like many folk tales, are at once specific and universal. It tackles the folly of hope, the consequences of trauma, often centres on the subjugation of femininity in all its pluralities. “It is violent and terrible. It is crushing and alarming. It is common and basic,” says Wattie. “It is catastrophic and disheartening.”
You can view the tracklist and artwork for the upcoming album below.
Track List:
- carvers, farriers and knaves
- the one who bornes a weary load
- my hope renders me a fool
- the fable of subjugation
- a parable of the trusting
- the ten of swords
The band will also be touring Europe and the UK in April and May this year.
Tour dates are as follows:
Apr. 9 – Hamburg, DE – Hafenklang
Apr. 10 – Copenhagen, DK – Loppen
Apr. 11 – Malmö, SE – Plan B
Apr. 12 – Oslo, NO Blå
Apr. 14 – Helsinki, FI – Kuudes Linja
Apr. 15 – Tallinn, EE – Sveta Baar
Apr. 16 – Riga, LV – Noass
Apr. 18 – Vilnius, LI – XI20
Apr. 19 – Warsaw, PL – Voodoo
Apr. 20 – Poznań, PL – Dom Tramwajarza
Apr. 21 – Berlin, DE – Urban Spree
Apr. 23 – Tilburg, NL – Roadburn Festival
Apr. 26 – Nuernberg, DE – KANTINE (beim Künstlerhaus)
Apr. 27 – Dresden, DE – Ostpol
Apr. 28 – Krems, AT – Donaufestival
Apr. 29 – Zagreb, HR – Kset
Apr. 30 – Bologna, IT – Circolo Dev
May 2 – Piediripa, IT (MC) Dong
May 4 – Busto Arsizio, IT – Circolo Gagarin
May 5 – Bulle, CH – Ebullition
May 7 – London, UK – Desertfest
May 9 – Manchester, UK – Soup Kitchen
May 10 – Glasgow, UK – Stereo
May 11 – Newcastle, UK – The Lubber Fiend
May 12 – Liverpool, UK – IWF Substation
May 13 – Norwich, UK – Voodoo Daddy
May 14 – Birmingham, UK – The Castle & Falcon
May 15 – Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
May 16 – Bristol, UK – Dareshack
May 17 – Brighton, UK – The Hope & Ruin
May 18 – Brussels, BE – Ancienne Belgique
nature morte is set for release on February 24th via Thrill Jockey. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
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