Knocked Loose take it to a whole other level on their wild new single “Suffocate.” Bludgeoning blast beats and chaotic fury are matched with a dance-y, syncopated groove with the most concussive reggaeton rhythm you’ve ever heard. The catalyst — Grammy nominated pop-meets-metal trailblazer, Poppy, who reached out to frontman and vocalist Bryan Garris to propose a team-up. “I am a huge fan of Knocked Loose and honored to be on this one,” tells Poppy.
The collaboration inspired the band to venture into uncharted realms, which finds Garris and Poppy trading verses about, as Garris puts it, “someone stabbing you in the back.” “It was so fun because her voice allowed us to expand our palette and do some weird, off-the-wall things that we maybe wouldn’t do in another song,” guitarist Isaac Hale says of the track. “We felt that because we had Poppy’s voice involved, it allowed us to kind of push the boundaries of what we thought was feasible.”
On You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To (their new album coming out May 10), Knocked Loose have honed in on a diverse, cohesive and savagely aggressive album that sums up the massive strides they’ve taken during their decade as a band, and asserts their boundless potential going forward. Internally, there was the need to challenge themselves as songwriters while retaining the merciless intensity and unflinching honesty that have always been their calling cards. Externally, there was a whole new set of eyes on the hard-touring Louisville quintet, following a banner year on the road, during which they’d brought their underground-seasoned sound to some of the world’s biggest stages.
You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To is filled with boundary-pushing textures and samples the band has collected over the years. “On this album, we go the fastest we’ve ever gone; we go the scariest we’ve ever gone. We also go the catchiest and the most melodic that we’ve ever gone, and that’s the point,” guitarist Isaac Hale says. “Instead of branching off into a specific direction, we want to encompass ALL directions.”
Knocked Loose’s headlining North American tour kicks off this weekend with a performance at Sick New World in Las Vegas. The run hits both coasts and includes two sold out nights in New York City at Brooklyn Steel and Terminal 5 plus sold out shows at Austin’s Stubbs Amphitheater, The Shrine in Los Angeles and more. The tour is nearing sold out. Show Me The Body, Loathe and Speed will support. See below for a full list of dates. Tickets are available here.
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