Legendary independent New York-based rock label Equal Vision Records and Murals are excited to present “tough,” the latest single to be lifted from the Friday, November 14 release of Murals, the debut, seven-song EP from the progressive post-hardcore trio (pre-order HERE). An exciting new project that showcases three talented musicians exploring a multitude of styles, Murals EP serves as an innovative platform for the talents of Shane Gann (guitar/vocals), Blake Dahlinger (drums) and Tony Bautista (bass/vocals), whose personal and musical personalities mesh seamlessly.
"'tough' is about resilience and how the relatability of the human experience is found in each of us having our own individual struggles,” Bautista said. "Sometimes I win, sometimes I fail. Sometimes I care enough to open up. It's all about the journey, not the destination. We're the same in different places." Watch the music video for “tough” via Under The Radar Magazine HERE and on YouTube HERE.
In 2015, Gann approached Dahlinger about playing drums for a project called Sufferer — a standalone album about a day-in-the-life with anxiety and depression. Gann and Dahlinger would later recruit Bautista as the touring bassist for Sufferer, which also led them to invite him back to be involved with Murals. The pandemic changed Sufferer’s trajectory, and the group saw a broader set of opportunities opening up with Murals, so they decided to explore those.
The band’s mission is to help create real progressive, social change by offering support to those facing challenges and injustices in our modern world. All three members are full of heart, and listeners can distinctly hear their unique and evocative approaches to songwriting, arrangement, and vocal performance.
Watch the music video for the EP’s first single, “they’re there,” directed by Alex Bemis, on YouTube HERE. The band had the following to share about the track: “‘they’re there’ centers around the unimaginable horrors being broadcast globally in real-time, and the estranged survivor’s guilt that coincides. The situation in Gaza has reshaped our generation’s reality forever. Call it what you will; at its core it is an undeniable tragedy that any society knows such an intimate relationship with violence. ‘stolen power; no light; broken backbones; no rights’.”
Murals will be making its debut appearance this weekend. Information below with more dates to be announced soon.
OCTOBER
05 — San Antonio, TX — Vibes Event Center (Kill Iconic Fest Texas featuring Hail The Sun, Between The Buried and Me, Head Automatica, Delta Sleep, Makari, Omerta, Resilia and more)
Murals EP track listing:
they're there
tough
for the rejects
moira
dopamine
black tongue
b side