Flock of Dimes (Jenn Wasner) shares new single ‘Defeat’, the latest from her forthcoming album, The Life You Save, out 10 October via Sub Pop Records.
‘Defeat’ finds strength in acknowledging flaws and owning your actions.
“This song represents a moment of total surrender. It’s about the moment I finally allowed myself to accept my own powerlessness, and started the process of learning how to step back and allow others to face the consequences of their actions. It features a moment of melodic counterpoint that became a sort of mantra for myself as I attempted to make my way through this process—I’m inside it, after all. This realization—kindly first introduced to me by someone I love who sees me clearly—was something of a breakthrough for me. Learning to see myself as a part of a dynamic (rather than separate, having escaped) was an important step in changing my own behavior—which is, ultimately, the only real agent of change over which I have any sort of control. Three years after I wrote it, the work continues—I am still working on trying to see myself not as some kind of savior figure, but just another flawed human being, doing her best.”
Jenn Wasner
The accompanying music video is directed by digital artist and animator Sabrina Nichols and edited by video collaborator Spencer Kelly.
Upcoming tour dates:
6 Nov – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
7 Nov – New Haven, CT – Space Ballroom
8 Nov – Brooklyn, NY – National Sawdust
9 Nov- Somerville, MA – The Rockwell
11 Nov – Washington, DC – The Atlantis
12 Nov – Saxapahaw, NC – Haw River Ballroom
1 Dec – Seattle, WA – Barboza
2 Dec – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
4 Dec – San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop
5 Dec – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
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