Description

Label: Deathwish
Vinyl Release Date: 07 05 2024
Original Release Date: 03 29 2024
Variant: Transparent Orange Crush Vinyl LP

Frail Body is a three piece band from Rockford, IL.

Artificial Bouquet is an eleven song album by Frail Body. Produced, engineered, and recorded by Pete Grossmann at Bricktop Recording, and mastered by Jack Shirley at The Atomic Garden (Deafheaven, Joyce Manor, Loma Prieta).

Opening track Scaffolding explodes out of the gate with dizzying speed before descending into a wash of discordant melody. Berth and Critique Programme then inject pulse-pounding tempo shifts and unorthodox heavy riffing into the fray. Devotion plays as a stunning ebb and flow epic that shows method to their musical chaos. Monolith and Refrain then blur the lines between post-hardcore and melodic black metal in their frantic approach. These lead to No Resolution and Runaway ; two slow build numbers that showcase the otherworldly dynamics Frail Body possess. Horizon Line follows this path as it builds to a bone-shaking crescendo. Lastly Another Year Removed serves as an instrumental bridge to closer A Capsule In The Sediment . A song that empties the emotional tank for all to bear witness. All of it so raw and beautifully out of control.

Without question, Artificial Bouquet establishes Frail Body as leaders within the modern screamo movement. A shining example that the once dormant sub-genre continues to evolve and thrive for all the world to see.

Lowell Shaffer – Guitar, Vocals, and Piano
Nic Kuczynski – Bass
Nicholas Clemenson – Drums

Recorded at Bricktop Recording
All Songs Written and Performed by Frail Body
Produced, Engineered, and Recorded by Pete Grossmann
Mastered by Jack Shirley at The Atomic Garden
Artwork & Design by J. Bannon