Better Lovers have released a new single, “The Flowering,” ahead of their upcoming North American tour.
The supergroup is comprised of former Dillinger Escape Plan singer Greg Puciato alongside ex-Every Time I Die members Jordan Buckley, Clayton “Goose” Holyoak, and Stephen Micciche, as well as Fit for an Autopsy’s Will Putney. The band’s debut single, “30 Under 13,” topped our list of the 30 Best Metal & Hard Rock Songs of 2023.
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“The Flowering” has been in the band’s live repertoire since its first concert, but is only now being released as a proper studio recording.
Verses are structured around breakneck-speed riffs and fast tempos, which are slowed down to deliberate chugs for the chorus breakdowns. Meanwhile, Puciato bounces back and forth between harsh screams and layered melodies, complimenting the guitar arrangement. It sounds like a song written specifically for the live setting — a perfect drop before the tour.
“’The Flowering’ is a song we’ve been playing live since day one,” Puciato remarked in a press release. “It came from the same batch as the God Made Me an Animal EP, so it’s nice to finally have it recorded and out there. It’s a perfect example of how Jordan, Mitch, Goose, and Will playing together sounds like an absolute freight train.”
He continued: “Being able to play this live so many times before recording it really amplified that even more, really deepened the groove of it, the music swings so fucking hard. Not to mention the video is one of my favorite videos I’ve ever been a part of. The title and lyrics are an obvious metaphor for realizing that we are all more than what we’re conditioned to believe, and acknowledging the collective ‘waking up’ moment that we all seem to be going through right now.”
Better Lovers returned to the studio in January and recently wrapped work on their upcoming debut full-length for SharpTone Records. Additional details will be revealed soon, per the band’s press release.
Until then, the band will be on the road, kicking off its North American tour on April 18th in Indianapolis (get tickets here).
Stream the video for “The Flowering” below.