Not only does the earworm-grunge of Pensacola-based rockers Surrounder recall the muscular tones of Pile, but even the meditative personal lyrics—transposably sung and shouted by vocalist Carrie Rogers in this case—reach the depth of Rick Maguire’s. In the case of their latest single, arriving ahead of tomorrow’s release day for the album it appears on, Structural Mercy, Rogers chews over the fallibility of memory and the permanent effect that has on our lives as the backing band jams a drums-and-bass-heavy soundtrack.
“Blue flowers serve as a metaphor for things we remember from the past that we can't remember correctly, but nonetheless have an effect on how we view the world for years to come,” Rogers shares. “It's a song about our powerlessness in childhood to have any say in the biggest changes in our lives, and how that can set a pattern of disbelief in one's own agency or willingness to feel all the changes in life as if they're actually happening. It's a lament for lives we would have lived, but mostly, for the life we live that we can't connect with.”
The track arrives with a video which subtly heightens the mounting stress the track cultivates by maintaining a steady shot of Rogers quickly and indefinitely trying on clothes for unspecified reasons (I suppose there’s a life-that-could-have-been-lived built into any of the various outfits we could thoughtlessly throw on on any given day). Check it out below, and pre-order Structural Mercy here.
