The Iron Roses - Album erscheint am 20. Oktober
The Iron Roses veröffentlichen am 20. Oktober ihr selbstbetiteltes neues Album - sozusagen als Debut!
Die noch recht frische Band um Sänger Nathan Gray, bekannt von Boysetsfire, I Am Heresy sowie seinem Soloprojekt, kündigt ein komplettes neues Album für den 20. Oktober an, nachdem vier eigenständige Singles erschienen sind. Nach ihrem Debüt im Jahr 2021 und ersten Touren in Nordamerika und Mitteleuropa als "Nathan Gray and the Iron Roses" wurde die Band einfach zu The Iron Roses. Damit unterstreicht die Band, dass es sich nicht länger um das Soloprojekt des seitdem als pansexuell und nonbinär bekennenden Sängers Nathan Gray handelt, sondern alle Bandmitglieder als Protagonistinnen und Protagonisten wahrgenommen werden.
Das Album erscheint am 20. Oktober via SBÄM Records (Europa) und wie schon das letzte über Iodine Records (Nord Amerika).
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The rather fresh band around vocalist Nathan Gray, known from Boysetsfire, I Am Heresy as well as his solo project, announces a full new album and four standalone singles via Iodine Recordings and SBÄM. After their debut in 2021 and first tours in North America and Central Europe as "Nathan Gray and the Iron Roses" the band became just The Iron Roses.
On September 14 single number 3 called "Justify The Lies" is released. "When we wrote Justify The Lies, we knew we wanted to pull in Reggae and hip-hop influences to provide the ambiance for a song that speaks directly to the critically systemic issues of white supremacy, especially within the ranks of law enforcement in the United States. Pairing frustration and sorrow, the song is meant to shine light upon the work that still needs to be done to both acknowledge AND eradicate these fascist underpinnings in our world.
It was imperative to us that we create a video for Justify The Lies that properly respected that heavy theme. We knew we wanted to pull back on color, light, and location, so that we could let the words themselves hit as hard as they needed to. It was filmed at Audio Verite, the Richmond, VA studio where we recorded this album.” - Nathan Gray and Becky Fontaine.
About The Iron Roses
The Iron Roses — Nathan Gray (They/Them), vocals; Becky Fontaine (She/Her), vocals; Philip "Eugenius" Smith (He/Him), guitar and vocals; Pedro Aida (He/Him), guitar and backing vocals; Michael Espinosa (He/Him), bass and backing vocals; and Steve Cerri (He/Him), drums — are a passionate, unique, and beautiful group of people making music that we hope will change the world. Fueled by the injustices of our current times - their songs are the kind of protest anthems that only a group of seasoned musicians could make. Still angry, still driven, and still screaming – this is a band that will never give up the fight.
It takes serious talent to write and sing songs that sound angry whilst the music lifts your spirits. So much of political punk is abrasive and unpleasant. No hooks. No melodies. But other times passionate and irate words sound incongruent with emotionless and insipid music. The Iron Roses manage something rare and commanding with music that lifts the heart coupled powerfully with lyrics that express fury and resentment of the current world.
Punk as a genre has been so commodified and diluted over the last decades that it seems to be ever increasingly hard to find bands that resonate this way. That sing and play with such intensity that their authenticity cannot be questioned. That prove that true punk is alive and well and can have you dancing around your kitchen singing along at the top of your voice.
Yes, we can discuss their pedigree, most notably their frontperson Nathan Gray (of Boysetsfire), and their relentless touring and political activism. But none of those things matter if the songs don’t connect with the listener. And this collection of songs are going to do just that. >From the opening notes of the first song the cards are on the table. The objective is clear – The Iron Roses are putting to words and music all the thoughts you’ve had these last few dark years. With the worldwide political climate leaning further and further from the left. With rights for many being limited and destroyed. With no end in sight. We need bands like The Iron Roses giving us a soundtrack to fight. Songs to pour our anger and frustration into when we sing along - just as they did when they wrote and recorded them – and will be doing so from stage when they hit the road hard this autumn.
The beauty of seeing these six individuals singing their truth is astounding. Watching them grow from strength to strength in the last few years it is unsurprising that this record is the outcome. They, and their songs, represent such power, love, and passion – something that we need more than ever in this world today.
Quelle: Jo! PR