Brighton “Nu-Gothika” metal band Knife Bride just dropped ‘smother (make me suffer)’ – a fast and furious satirical attack on male dominance, with a chilling video we would recommend watching from behind a soft pillow.
“This is the flickery eye, heart racing, electric pulsing part of falling into sleep. I wanted to incorporate the word ‘smother’ into a song ever since being obsessed with the song ‘smother me’ by The Used from the age of 14 – the lyrical content is actually inspired as a response to this song. ‘smother (make me suffer)’ attempts to ‘poke fun’ at the male gaze. The chorus does this by saying “hope I stay fresh for you”, alluding to hoping my corpse is still beautiful, clean, and looking/smelling good – satirically commenting on being a subservient female and letting a man have his cake and eat it.”
Mollie Buckley
The track comes from new EP don’t dream too much – out 25 August. Vocalist Mollie Buckley says the collection is
“A trilogy of my gruesome dreams. A one night cycle of disturbing visions.”
Following the EP’s release, KNIFE BRIDE will be playing and hosting a special ‘don’t dream too much’ EP release party at Blondies in London, which is free entry and will feature a host of special guests. The band will also be playing various festivals in the coming months with more live dates to come.
LIVE DATES:
05/08/2023 – Liverpool – Invisible Wind Factory – No Play Fest
01/09/2023 – London – Blondies – EP release party – FREE ENTRY
08/09/2023 – Torquay – The Foundry – Burn it Down Fest
30/09/2023 – Bristol – The Lanes – Misery Loves Company Fest
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