The Funeral Portrait have announced plans for their new album Greetings from Suffocate City — arriving September 13 via Better Noise Music — and today, they've shared its newest single ahead of taking the project on tour this month.
Featuring contributions from Bert McCracken of the Used, Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills, Danny Worsnop of Asking Alexandria and Eva Under Fire — as well as the musical stylings of band members Lee Jennings (vocals), Cody Weissinger (guitar), Caleb Freihaut (guitar/auxiliary), Robert Weston (bass) and Homer Umbanhower (drums), of course — the album is said to combine "religious and violent imagery ... a thrilling and evocative mix of the holy and unholy, the sacred and sacrilege," according to press materials.
"This album is a statement," Jennings said of Greetings from Suffocate City. "Its title reflects our conviction, respect, and most importantly, DEVOTION to its message. This record talks of love and loss. That the people we love, the passions we dedicate ourselves to, the culture we are surrounded by, and the society we partake in, will all inevitably hurt us."
He continued, "Yet through the pain and struggle of it all, we still choose to love, unabashedly, even when it kills us. It is a warning of the challenges life will present us all with and a universal truth that suffering is inherent in all joy."
Today, the band preview the effort with edgy new single "Blood Mother," which arrives alongside a James Gregory Wightman-directed music video, which you can watch below. "This southern-fried riff machine brings a low, pulsing energy to the record," Jennings offered of the track. "It harks on modern medication and the fear of risking losing your personality and sense of self once prescribed."
Pre-orders for Greetings from Suffocate City are ongoing. You can get a copy of your own on vinyl or CD here.
Greetings from Suffocate City:
1. Suffocate City (feat. Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills)
2. Blood Mother
3. Doom and Gloom
4. Holy Water
5. Dark Thoughts (feat. Danny Worsnop)
6. You're So Ugly When You Cry (feat. Bert McCracken of the Used)
7. Chernobyl
8. Dopamine
9. Voodoo Doll (feat. Eva Under Fire)
10. Happier Than You
11. Alien
12. Generation Psycho
13. Stay Weird
14. Hearse for Two
The Funeral Portrait 2024 Tour Dates:
08/08 Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
08/10 St. Louis, MO - Hollywood Casino Amp
08/13 Rogers, AR - Walmart Amp
08/14 Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
08/16 Noblesville, IN - Ruoff Music Center
08/17 Chicago, IL - Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
08/19 Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena
08/21 Omaha, NE - CHI Health Center
08/22 Denver, CO - Ball Arena
08/24 Saskatoon, SK - SaskTel Centre
08/27 Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
08/29 Airway Heights, WA - BECU Live at Northern Quest
08/31 Portland, OR - RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
09/01 Reno, NV - Grand Theatre at Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
09/03 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
09/04 Chula Vista, CA - North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
09/06 Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
09/08 Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
09/10 Phoenix, AZ - Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
09/11 Albuquerque, NM - Isleta Amphitheater
09/13 Durant, OK - Choctaw Grand Theater
09/15 Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre
09/16 Biloxi, MS - Mississippi Coast Coliseum
09/18 Austin, TX - Germania Insurance Amphitheater
09/19 Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
09/28 Louisville, KY - Louder Than Life 2024
10/12 Sacramento, CA - Aftershock Festival