Nashville-based duo Friendship Commanders will release their new album, BEAR, on October 10 via their new label home Magnetic Eye Records.
“X” was written just weeks after the passing of their friend and collaborator Steve Albini. It captures a raw blend of garage rock and pummeling punk that has an onslught of great fuzzy instrumentation that captures the spirit of what Albini did so well. Between all the hard-hitting qualities of the track, there is an emotional undercurrent and stirirng touch to the vocals that have a slight pop nature that feels like it could have come out of a track in the 90s.
Speaking on “X”, guitarist and singer-songwriter Buick Audra adds:
“I was grieving, but I was also watching a generation grieve in ways I’d observed my whole life—stoically, strongly, sentimentally, and somewhat individually. This song is a loving send-up to that lost generation. We wanted the track and visuals to honor some of the artists who raised us creatively, including Steve. The camera I’m holding in the second verse was his. Very moving to have and include it here. He was a young Boomer, but the absolute King of Gen X. Missed and loved.”
Enjoy its music video now below.
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