THE BEAST

"Tethers" is the first digital single of 2021 from Vancouver's Queer, Alt-Rock outfit Strange Breed. The song is a slight departure from the usual realm of social and political commentary that fans of the band know and love. However, as you lean into it, you'll quickly learn that it still has teeth; bared and gritted. "Tethers" explores the dissociation and detachment that often happens when one commits themselves to following a specific path; be it a passion, a belief, a way of life. It is the entry point into the angst ridden adolescent mind that we have all at one time occupied; a space often devoid of sense or meaning, simultaneously heavy with a lust for life and a desire to disappear. With this next series of releases, the band has found themselves leaning into these roots for the messages behind the music - the things that shaped them into the queer, feminist artists that they are today. Official music video, coming soon! Find on all your favourite platforms, now! www.li.sten.to/Tethers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Strange Breed is: Nicolle Dupas - Vocals, Guitar Terra Chaplin - Guitar, BG Vocals Megan Bell - Drums Jess Dubois - Bass Produced, Mixed and Engineered: by Darren Grahn Mastered by: Brock MacFarlane, CPS Mastering Recorded at Hipposonic Studios & Broken Robot Audio, Vancouver, BC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- .::. LYRICS .::. I’m not sorry, I am sicker than you know Common Hollywood don’t grow on me like it does for you I am happy being queer and broke You’re an empty pit they fill with smoke Do you think it’s strange, that I am so far away? Do you think it’s strange, that I could stay forever? Does it make you see? That I have cut the tethers that bind me Define me Don’t you worry, I have seen the pits of hell It’s all blurry, but the coffee’s hot and they feed me well You don’t have to pray for me anymore You don’t have to pray for me anymore And no one has to like my shit, but I’d love for you to roll with it Do you think it’s strange, that I am so far away? Do you think it’s strange, that I could stay forever? Does it make you see? That I have cut the tethers that bind me Define me Bind me Define me Bind me, Define me ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- .::.CONNECT W/ SB.::. General: strangebreedband@gmail.com Press: sarah@looters.cc Booking: sarah@paquinartistsagency.com Socials and everything else: www.linktr.ee/strangebreedband Support us on Patreon!: www.patreon.com/strangebreed