Metalcore outfit SAME PAINS have dropped their most anticipated single yet with the release of ‘shoulder’, released alongside their latest EP ‘five flowers’ that you can now stream worldwide. A stark contrast to ‘terminal’ and ‘death’s adore’, the first singles from ‘five flowers’, ‘shoulder’ showcases an emotional and melodic side of SAME PAINS that they’ve previously alluded to. 'shoulder’ shows that the collective isn’t afraid to wear their influences on their sleeves, with the panic-chord and feedback-filled verses reminiscent of Norma Jean and Every Time I Die. While the chorus is showing signs of Underoath and even Killswitch Engage.
“With ‘five flowers’ we wanted to show everyone how far we’ve come since ‘closure - an aggregate’” says guitarist Ben Burrows. “Musically you know it’s us, but we’ve learned a lot about ourselves, how we write our music, and shared a lot of harsh life experiences along the way that brought this together”.The release is accompanied by a visually frantic, music video produced by Colin Jeffs at Ten of Swords Media, Ben Burrows explains the concept below:
“We wanted to celebrate the North Queensland alternative scene, we gathered 100 of our close friends and family at a secret location with a days' notice, we flew Colin in, there were people there we’ve known for only a few months and people we’d known since we were children. It was hard work, but the result spoke for itself. This is our proudest achievement to date, and we still can’t believe we pulled it off.”
You can stream ‘shoulder’ as part of the latest EP ‘five flowers’, out now on all streaming platforms