DEFENCES Presents New Single "Breathe It In"
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UK-based alternative metal band Defences has released a new single “Breathe It In." This track is off the band’s upcoming album Shadowlight.
In an official statement from Defences, the band discusses the meaning behind the new single.
"'Breathe It In' was one of the very first tracks we started on this record, and it shows in its message. Far from the contemplative and collected tone struck on later songs like 'Silence & The Sound' and 'Shadowlight', this song is about taking the first step on the road to self-acceptance, or even realizing that a step needs to be taken in the first place. It is all too easy to wonder about what could have been or ruminate on how we wish our lives were, and the first step to peace of mind is to recognize and call out this vicious cycle as it’s happening. Once we struck on this idea of taking a step, we came up with the marching, rhythmic sound of the chorus to represent this process. We also felt it was important to not end this song on a resolved, symmetrical note; it was crucial for us to convey a feeling that the end of the song asked a question about the future of what this introspective journey holds rather than answering it.”
Shadowlight Track List
1. The Curse
2. Gold In The Dark
3. Perish
4. Ego(Maniac)
5. Silence & The Sound
6. Breathe It In
7. Inspirit
8. The Almost
9. Greatness
10. Shadowlight
The band wrote Shadowlight to explore the turbulent and sometimes dark process artists like themselves experience in creating their art. Defences further explain the themes of Shadowlight in the following statement:
“Shadowlight stems from a period of solitude and deep reflection, as we explore what it means to accept your inner darkness. Acknowledging, understanding and ultimately accepting it for what it is, learning how to sit with it or use it to change your outlook. The album sees all sides of this, tying in the parallel of the artistic process itself and what it is to create. To open yourself up to the possibility that you may not achieve what you believe in your core to be something you deserve, that you may not reach your potential. This cycle of disappointment and self-sabotage is commonplace, with nothing left but to chase a sense of absolution and validation forever out of reach."
Defences has been blowing up on the British metal scene. The band has sold-out headlining shows across the UK and has been a popular fixture on the festival circuit with appearances at Download, Takedown, Turbulence, and Burn It Down. Their music videos and digital downloads have gotten millions of streams. Defences’ growing community of fans highly anticipates the release of Shadowlight.
"Breathe It In” is out now for digital download, CD, and vinyl (Black and white and black and red variants). Shadowlight is set for release on November 8th via Long Branch Records.
