Disfiguring The Goddess have shared an official video for their new song “AWOL.” That track will appear on their new album, “Bloom,” which will be available on July 31. Cameron “Big Chocolate” Argon said the following about the single:
“Our new single, ‘AWOL,’ came together late in the writing process, when most of the record was already finished. I originally set out to recreate the energy of one of the album’s more punishing tracks and thought I was writing something brutal, intense, and mosh-ready, but what came out was almost the complete opposite. The song ended up revealing a more melodic and emotionally direct side of the record. Vocally, this is one of my favorite performances on the album. I think the vocals across the record are some of the strongest I have ever done, but ‘AWOL‘ stands out because of how naturally it balances heaviness with tonal catchiness.
The clean singing was never planned. I was just mapping out the melody and structure in a clean voice, and when I listened back, I realized the part already had the right character. I kept it exactly like that. I am not a traditional singer, but that unpolished instinct ended up serving the song really well. Structurally, it shifts between 4/4 and 6/8, which gives certain sections a strong sense of movement and lift without changing tempo or key. Lyrically and emotionally, it has an uplifting, push-forward energy, with a touch of that wounded romanticism that has always been part of DTG.”