Way back in October, Chicago rockers Beach Bunny shared the loose single "Oxygen," which today they've revealed will appear on their forthcoming sophomore album Emotional Creature alongside another new song called "Fire Escape." The 12-track project is out July 22 via Mom+Pop.
“We are always changing, growing, and adapting—it’s a deeply ingrained part of the human experience," vocalist Lili Trifilio shared. "We strive to be stronger, trust we’ll grow smarter, and spend most of our lives reaching for comfort and happiness. Sometimes life is stagnant, sometimes life is difficult. But the wonderful part of being human is that we evolve and make the bleak moments beautiful—we find new ways to survive. Humans are emotional creatures and I wanted to capture that with this album in order to show how complex, sometimes tragic, and mostly wonderful the human experience can be.”
Emotional Creature was produced by Sean O’Keefe (who's previously worked with Fall Out Boy and Motion City Soundtrack) at Chicago's Shirk Studios. While at her parents' house back in spring 2020, Trifilio escaped the period's then-new grim realities by diving into sci-fi stories that wound up being the inspiration for the LP's aesthetic and expansive sound. The accompanying visual for "Fire Escape" shows a room decked out in psychedelic, retro decor. There's a television that depicts Trifilio in Star Wars–esque garb and a purple creature (one you might remember from the previous single's cover art) whose eyes glow and who holds the ability to manifest plants out of sand. Nice!
Watch below, and pre-order the album here.
