Montréal band TOPS shares ‘Falling on my Sword’ – another glimpse into their upcoming album, Bury the Key, out 22 August on Ghostly International.
Musicians Jane Penny, David Carriere, Marta Cikojevic and Riley Fleck continue to surprise with each single release. ‘Falling On My Sword’ channels Carriere’s love of hardcore punk from an arrangement perspective with signature TOPS elements. Woozy vocals clash against a hardcore breakdown that will make you swoon and mosh.
“We were joking around quite a bit when we started writing this song, Jane was playing bass which is very out of the norm for us. It’s written from the perspective of a teen girl who thinks that everyone sucks and the societal norm of monogamous commitment is pathetic. I guess it could be from the perspective of an adult as well. We tried to lay the song out in the form of a hardcore punk/beatdown tune, with tritone power chords and a breakdown (for moshing). In the end it sounds more like a TOPS song than anything else but it was a fun diversion that led us to a cool new place.”
David Carriere
Upcoming tour dates:
4 Sep – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
5 Sep – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
6 Sep – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile (EARLY SHOW)
8 Sep – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
9 Sep – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
11 Sep – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada – Outdoor Stage
12 Sep – Houston, TX @ Heights Theater
14 Sep – El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
15 Sep – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
17 Sep – Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom
18 Sep – San Diego, CA @ Belly Up
19 Sep – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
20 Sep – Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether
1 Oct – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
2 Oct – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
3 Oct – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
4 Oct – Washington, DC @ Union Stage
6 Oct – Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
7 Oct – Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall
8 Oct – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
9 Oct – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
11 Oct – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival
14 Oct – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
16 Oct – Detroit, MI @ El Club
17 Oct – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
18 Oct – Montreal, QC @ Théâtre Beanfield
10 Nov – Brighton, UK @ Patterns
11 Nov – London, UK @ Heaven
13 Nov – Dublin, IE @ Workmans Club
14 Nov – Glasgow, UK @ Stereo
15 Nov – Manchester, UK @ Band on the Wall
17 Nov – Leeds, UK @ The Brudenell Social Club
18 Nov – Bristol, UK @ Rough Trade
20 Nov – Kortrijk, BE @ Wilde Westen
21 Nov – Paris, FR @ Point Ephemere
22 Nov – Brussels, BE @ Botanique
23 Nov – Vlaardingen, NL @ De Kroepoekfabriek
24 Nov – Hamburg, DE @ Nochtspeicher
26 Nov – Berlin, DE @ Neue Zukunft
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