The Crying Out of Things

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1.	Last Things 04:42	lyrics
I am not here I am without and cursed a residue of those dreams that failed I don’t have love I don’t know love I don’t have hope I can’t know love I can’t have hope I can’t have sorrow if what has been is worse than what will come Wearied of “love” Wearied of “hope” Dreams are worthless while in the hold of what we now know
2.	Removal 03:22	lyrics
whither shall you wander when your home is leveled and your friends are gone there is little hope in the wilderness dead roots and thorns await you there
3.	Careless and Worn 03:52	lyrics
why live why at all eat bread provided perform tasks prescribed know what is decided welcome to home artifice is all to perform
4.	A Premonition 04:45	lyrics
frail forms emerge a doorway into dark a cry of sadness waves and waste crashing onto shores weary feet walking limbs are broken pock-marked walls crumbling facades flames reflect on the low clouds
5.	Less Meaning 04:09	lyrics
old ways are forgotten the old ones dead what life means no purpose to stir no fish to catch no land to till new ways are falling discoursed into hubris and crashing into ruin have become numbed numbers earth is a market where we are bought and sold
6.	The Citadel Unconquered 02:37
7.	End of Line 04:13	lyrics
am home am alone am blank all hopes tortured left alone how the work was if it left you empty or if it left you fulfilled remain with bitter resentment in a world moving on removed all fear left in dark no kin comfort secondary empty days no visitor no future
8.	The Building 03:16	lyrics
clinging to belief the flesh it moves by what we cannot see but we claim to know and it is nothing worms in dirt it is nothing wringing hands in worry is nothing
9.	All Worries 05:35	lyrics
all forms have ceased the idleness of words definitions collapse all aims abandoned the war is here no hearts clean no vision unburied by tears the weariness of the horror the awareness of complicity the sadness in grief’s howling the ache in futility we are this

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The Body have been a leading force of innovation in heavy music for over two decades. The prolific duo of guitarist/vocalist Chip King and Lee Buford (on percussion/electronics) have consistently expanded the scope of what heavy music can be. The Body has produced a wealth of groundbreaking collaborations and benchmark albums that over the past 2 decades have changed the perceptions and directions of heavy music. Known for the monolithic force of their music, and their inventive production techniques, their albums are benchmarks in the expansion and evolution of heavy music. Tightly packed with deceptively nuanced arrangements, exhilarating and challenging distortion, their albums are possessed of an unmistakably singular sound. The Crying Out of Things is no exception, a culmination of all that The Body have done before, highlighting their mastery of dynamic, monumental music that pushes toward the unmistakable sound of oblivion.

From the band’s origins, incorporating unorthodox methods to achieve an oppressive atmosphere has been essential to their alchemy. Full choirs, unexpected sound samples, 70s-inspired horn lines, dub drum beats and diverse guest performances have speckled their varied and eclectic repertoire, the common thread being a complex webs of distortion and noise. The Crying Out of Things harnesses elements from their ground breaking catalog: the expansive ecstatic distortion and live energy of I’ve Seen All I Need To See, the ambitious layering and arrangements on I Have Fought Against It, But I Can’t Any Longer, and the corroded pop edge of No One Deserves Happiness into one compact work. Guest performances include vocalist Ben Eberle, horn player Dan Blacksburg, and recent collaborator Felicia Chen add essential textural range. The Crying Out Of Things makes clear The Body’s distinct power to convey a dark range of emotions, thought inventive arrangements, dynamics, and sound selections.

The album’s embrace of noise is a comprehensive display of the multitude of expressions possible with abrasive sound, a skill that The Body have pioneered and refined. “I think for us the key to the way we use noise is, it’s not the only element,” says Buford. “You’ve gotta really listen if you’re into noise. But it also has to have dynamics. Where, say, BIG|BRAVE (who have a similar ethos) expresses it in this more intellectual, minimalist way, The Body comes from an instinctual, maximalist way. We’re trying to cover it ALL.” There’s a delicate equilibrium to the compositions and momentum to each song on The Crying Out of Things. 808 kick drums and dissonant horns add clarity and punch to the chaos on “Last Things,” a reimagined version of a song from their A Home on Earth EP. “Removal” does slow-motion twirls of dubby drums and echoing samples before being subsumed in a droning throng. “A Premonition” and “The Building” act as bracing odes to the duo’s love of hip hop and R&B with undeniable grooves where “Less Meaning” stands as one of the band’s most aesthetically punk songs, an uptempo wreckingball emboldened by glitches and tambourine. The focus of distortion shifts across instruments and sections with subtle precision, embellishing hulking drums one moment and the shriek of King’s voice the next. By weaving subtleties into the fabric of each piece, The Body creates starker contrasts and more extreme swings of emotional weight from one instant to the next.

The Body stand alone in their ability to connect disparate influences and collaborators into a wholly original, potent and singular work. Alongside producer/engineer Seth Manchester, the duo’s voracious and omnivorous musical appetites have pushed the studio as an instrument into new avenues to conjure profound feelings from the music. The Crying Out of Things cements The Body’s place as a leader of heavy new music, their boundless creativity, their defining ability to convey anguish, created with a visceral clarity to devastating impact.

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released November 8, 2024

Produced and Recorded by Seth Manchester at Machines with Magnets
Additional Vocals by Ben Eberle and Felicia Chen
Horns by Dan Blacksburg
Strings by J Mamanas
Keyboards and Percussion by Seth Manchester

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