News: STATIC DRESS UNVEIL THE AMBITIOUS ALTERNATIVE POP OF ‘…HOSPICE’

“One of the most promising new acts in the country.” – ROLLING STONE UK

“Post-hardcore stars of tomorrow.” – THE GUARDIAN

“Static Dress has its phasers set to 2001 and is wholly unapologetic about their nostalgic sound.” – THE FADER

“Static Dress are the post-hardcore band from Leeds making you miss MySpace.” – I-D

“Static Dress are remaking post-hardcore for Gen Z.” – VICE

“A masterclass in 21st century post-hardcore.” – REVOLVER

Since their inception, UK based quartet Static Dresshave been one of the most consistently incendiary names in modern alternative music. Creating visuals, graphic novels (with accompanying soundtracks) and video games that act as narrative connectors for a noirish lore running throughout their musical output, the band have subverted expectations of the traditional band blueprint at every turn, winning multiple awards and heading out on tours with the likes of Bring Me The Horizon, Underoath, Knocked Loose and more in the process. Their debut album Rouge Carpet Disaster proved to be a watershed moment for contemporary post-hardcore; a rare debut that was as enticing as it was barbed, helping to ignite a new flame within the genre. Last month, they announced their highly anticipated sophomore album injury episode, due for release on 29th May via Sumerian Records.

Today Static Dress return with ‘…hospice’; a track that places an often unheard side to the band’s ambition in plain view, presenting them as you’ve never heard them before.

Watch the video HERE

Stream the track HERE

Following on from the 1-2 punch of modern post-hardcore masterpieces ‘human props’ and ‘Nostalgia Kills’ featuring scene legends Underoath, ‘…hospice’ revels in dynamism through uplifting emotion rather than jagged abrasiveness. A perfectly crafted cut of alternative pop, ‘…hospice’ exhibits the maturity of Static Dress’ songcraft; connecting with the listener through a lush, expansive instrumental that builds and unfurls gradually towards a stadium-sized chorus that’s purpose built to be sung at the sky. It’s a refreshing change of pace from a band whose only predictable trait is to keep their audience guessing, and an intriguing taste of just how eclectic a world they have built within their forthcoming album, injury episode.

The track’s self-directed visual finds Static Dress soundtracking a dark fantasy that’s locked in a space between the past and the present. Performing within a grand hall, vocalist Olli Appleyard occupies the purgatorial space between alternate realities as a masked figure searches for genuine emotion, bending the rules of what’s possible within the physical realm within their hunt.

With the release of ‘…hospice’, Static Dress confound the sonic expectations placed in front of them, writing one of the most impactful examples of contemporary emo in the process. A track that feels destined to fill arenas sooner rather than later, ‘…hospice’ and injury episode find a band tearing up the blueprint of their own formula to expand their own horizons and provide one of the most uniquely rewarding listening experiences you’ll find from an alternative album all year.

In essence, injury episode is one of global alternative music’s most mysterious and forward-thinking bands tearing down the veil and showing the world that in an era of homogenised studio sleight of hand, the most subversive thing you can do is present your truth in raw, unflinching and real fashion. There is, after all, nothing more imaginative and complex than undiluted human emotion.

Static Dress has built a unique, fantastical world across audio, visual and narrative building. When that world has become so enormous that it enveloped the band’s own personal lives, the natural evolution of that situation is to cross-pollinate real-life experiences with the cinematic, foreboding world of Static Dress. injury episode is the result

Pre-order/Pre-save the album HERE

Catch Static Dress in Australia this May supporting Loathe. The band have also announced a headline show in Melbourne. Full details below.

LOATHE
AUSTRALIAN HEADLINE TOUR
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS STATIC DRESS

SATURDAY 9 MAY – MAGNET HOUSE, PERTH (18+) (SOLD OUT)
MONDAY 11 MAY – THE GOV, ADELAIDE (LIC AA)
WEDNESDAY 13 MAY – FORUM, MELBOURNE (18+) (SOLD OUT)
THURSDAY 14 MAY – METRO THEATRE, SYDNEY (LIC AA) (SOLD OUT)
FRIDAY 15 MAY – KING ST BANDROOM, NEWCASTLE (18+)
SATURDAY 16 MAY – THE TIVOLI, BRISBANE (LIC AA)

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STATIC DRESS
HEADLINE SHOW
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
ENDS IN TRAGEDY & POST HEAVEN

MONDAY 17 MAY – STAY GOLD, MELBOURNE (18+)

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