💎MASS💎 is out today & tour starts tomorrow!

Friends!

Today is the day! Our brand new album, MASS, is out everywhere, at last! We're incredibly proud of this work and hope it fills your hearts with loud, fuzzy melodies. We recorded the project in Salem, Massachusetts with Kurt Ballou, who also acted as co-producer. Best time ever. 

MASS is an autobiographical concept record about memory, language, and the state of Massachusetts. I (Buick Audra) was moved to the Boston area several times as a younger person, and my experiences there still contribute to how I move through the world today. My memories of that time and place were buried for years, but following the death of my friend Marc Orleans, I began to recover them and wrote this body of work. Jerry Roe and I brought the songs to life together. The album examines friendship, belonging, and finally putting words to what was once confusing. We hope the themes and songs resonate! 

I also wrote an accompanying memoir, MASS: Essays on Memory, Language, & the State of Massachusetts. The book expands on the stories told within the music. We recommend consuming them together for maximum impact!

ORDER THE ALBUM & BOOK HERE
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE

Our tour dates supporting MASS start tomorrow, September 30th—a day earlier than the last time we wrote! We're kicking things off in Knoxville and then we're out for six whole weeks! The Nashville album release show is at the very end of everything, on December 8th, at beloved DRKMTTR. Check our dates to see if we're coming to your town! We haven't been to the West Coast since before the pandemic, so we hope to see as many new and familiar faces as possible!

GET TICKETS HERE

09.30 - Knoxville, TN @ Brickyard
10.01 - Gainesville, GA @ Blackstrap Rock Hall
10.05 - Asheville, NC @ The Odd
10.06 - Raleigh, NC @ Ruby Deluxe
10.07 - Richmond, VA @ Get Tight Lounge
10.08 - Charleston, SC @ Tin Roof
10.11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Century
10.12 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Squirrel Hill Sports Bar
10.13 - Baltimore, MD @ The Undercroft
10.14 - West Akron, OH @ Buzzbin
10.15 - Kalamazoo, MI @ The Run Off
10.20 - Catskill, NY @ The Avalon Lounge
10.21 - Allston, MA @ O’Brien’s
10.23 - Detroit, MI @ The Old Miami
10.25 - Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s
11.01 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The DLC
11.02 - Reno, NV @ Alturas Bar
11.03 - Portland, OR @ Azoth Space
11.05 - Seattle, WA @ Funhouse
11.08 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill
11.09 - Petaluma, CA @ The Big Easy
11.10 - Long Beach, CA @ Supply & Demand
11.11 - Palmdale, CA @ Transplants Brewing Co.
11.12 - San Diego, CA @ Til-Two Club
11.14 - Santa Fe, NM @ Tumbleroot
11.15 - Tempe, AZ @ Yucca Tap Room
11.17 - Houston, TX @ Kickback Bar
11.25 - Youngstown, OH @ Westside Bowl
12.08 - Nashville, TN @ DRKMTTR

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Jerry made a new lyric video for the sixth track on the album, WE WERE HERE! It's a beautiful collage of ALL of our videos so far, a fitting approach for the song.

We're grateful to have received some glowing press around the new album, including this epic write-up/interview in Everything Is Noise, and this great feature in The Nashville Scene!

Thank you so much for being here, for being part of what we do, and for listening. We offer you MASS, the best thing we've ever done, and we hope you love it!

If you don't yet have the language for what you want to say, you will,
Buick & Jerry, FC

✨STILL LIFE✨ is out today & fall tour dates have been added!

Hello, friends!
We're elated to share the newest single from our forthcoming album MASS today! It's called STILL LIFE, and it's the fifth chapter of the story. The video, directed and edited by Jerry, is premiering at Thoughts Words Action today! The full album will be here on September 29th (pre-order here).

STILL LIFE is a composite of words and sentiments Buick heard in response to voicing her concerns at different points throughout her time in Massachusetts. Writing this song felt like a fever dream for her. The video's frenetic energy mirrors the feelings of being gaslighted, and of being told to metabolize injuries large and small. We hope the song and visuals move you!

We had an amazing time on the August tour; can't wait to head back out! There are some brand-new tour dates for the fall tour supporting MASS; check them out and get tickets here! 

10.01 - Gainesville, GA @ Blackstrap Rock Hall
10.05 - Asheville, NC @ The Odd
10.06 - Raleigh, NC @ Ruby Deluxe
10.07 - Richmond, VA @ Get Tight Lounge
10.08 - Charleston, SC @ Tin Roof
10.11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Century
10.12 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Squirrel Hill Sports Bar
10.13 - Baltimore, MD @ The Undercroft
10.14 - West Akron, OH @ Buzzbin
10.15 - Kalamazoo, MI @ The Run Off
10.20 - Catskill, NY @ The Avalon Lounge
10.21 - Allston, MA @ O’Brien’s
10.23 - Detroit, MI @ The Old Miami
10.25 - Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s
11.01 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The DLC
11.02 - Reno, NV @ Alturas Bar
11.03 - Portland, OR @ Azoth Space
11.04 - Vancouver, BC @ Black Lab
11.05 - Seattle, WA @ Funhouse
11.08 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill
11.10 - Long Beach, CA @ Supply & Demand
11.11 - Palmdale, CA @ Transplants Brewing Co.
11.12 - San Diego, CA @ Til-Two Club
11.14 - Santa Fe, NM @ Tumbleroot
11.15 - Tempe, AZ @ Yucca Tap Room
11.17 - Houston, TX @ Kickback Bar
11.25 - Youngstown, OH @ Westside Bowl

MASS IS THREE WEEKS AWAYYYYYY! Grab the vinyl and accompanying memoir before they sell out! We love you, we appreciate you, and we're more than ready to share this album with you. The countdown is on! Here is some advance praise for MASS from Jedd Beaudoin of NPR / KMUW:

The LP’s lyrics amount to a soul-searching exploration of isolation, friendship and self-determination that is supported by music that alternates between the cathartic weight of doom metal and the familiarity and resolve of pop music.

The unlikely combination results in a record emotionally rewarding and deeply memorable. (An arresting spoken word track that closes out the collection is worth the journey alone.)

The next time you hear from us, the record will be here. Can't wait.

Yours in autonomy and loud riffs,
Buick & Jerry, FC

🩸VAMPIRE🩸 is out & our fall tour dates have been announced!

Hello, friends!

We're thrilled to share VAMPIRE with you today, the fourth chapter of our forthcoming album MASS (out September 29th)! The video premiered in Decibel yesterday! VAMPIRE is the sludge R&B song in 7 you didn't know you needed, a boundary song about the kind of person who tries to take on your whole identity and then lashes out when you don't let them. About the song, Buick says:

“There was a season at the end of my time in Boston where I was being turned into The Problem by someone who wanted to control me and couldn’t; it was a moment where I could have played small and gone along with what she wanted, as I had once done. But I didn’t. I played big. I kept what was mine instead of giving it away—which included parts of my identity. And while the result was a scorched earth reality that impacts my sense of self to this day, it also ended the whole thing. I learned a valuable lesson in that season: don’t fuel the narcissists. Keep your power for yourself. It’s what they hate. And if they’re going to drag your character out in front of everyone you know, you might as well burn it all down for the warmth.”

The story is told in more detail in Buick's essay collection we're publishing alongside the album. Pre-order both here!

Our summer and fall tour dates are coming up fast! We head out for a week of shows on August 19th, and the dates supporting MASS begin on October 1st!  Check the list to see if we're coming to your city, and get tickets here! We'd love to see you.

08.19 - Warren, OH @ Modern Methods Brewing Co.
08.20 - Columbus, OH @ Dirty Dungarees
08.22 - Champaign, IL @ The Space
08.23 - Kansas City, MO @ Minibar
08.24 - Wichita, KS @ Kirby’s
08.25 - Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
10.01 - Gainesville, GA @ Blackstrap Rock Hall
10.05 - Asheville, NC @ The Odd
10.06 - Raleigh, NC @ Ruby Deluxe
10.07 - Richmond, VA @ Get Tight Lounge
10.08 - Charleston, SC @ Tin Roof
10.11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Century
10.12 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Squirrel Hill Sports Bar
10.13 – Baltimore, MD @ The Undercroft
10.14 - West Akron, OH @ Buzzbin
10.15 - Kalamazoo, MI @ The Run Off
10.21 - Allston, MA @ O’Brien’s
10.25 - Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s
11.02 - Reno, NV @ Alturas Bar
11.03 - Portland, OR @ Azoth Space
11.04 - Vancouver, BC @ Black Lab
11.05 - Seattle, WA @ Funhouse
11.08 - San Francisco, CA
11.10 - Long Beach, CA @ Supply & Demand
11.11 - Palmdale, CA @ Transplants Brewing Co.
11.12 - San Diego, CA @ Til-Two Club
11.17 - Houston, TX @ Kickback Bar

We hope you love VAMPIRE! Thanks so much for being here! We appreciate it more than you know!

Yours in autonomy and loud riffs,
Buick & Jerry, FC

☀️HIGH SUN☀️ is out & our summer tour dates are up!

Happy summer, friends!
Our brand new single HIGH SUN is out today and we can’t wait for you to hear it! This is the third single from our forthcoming album, MASS, out September 29th. The song is about Buick’s memories of her time living in Boston, about being scapegoated in her social circle for speaking up and being different. The video was made by combining Super 8 footage with hi-res digital footage to depict the passage of time. It was directed by Buick, and shot and edited by Jerry! The video premiered in No Echo! Read it to learn more about the direction and creative choices.

Also stoked to share an essay that Buick wrote for Talkhouse about how the concept for the entire album came to be. Check it out!

Also, we’re coming out to see you if you live in any of the below cities! We can't wait. The first show is next weekend: June 24th at Portal in Louisville!

6/24 - PORTAL, LOUISVILLE KY

8/19 - MODERN METHODS BREWING CO, WARREN OH

8/20 - DIRTY DUNGAREES, COLUMBUS OH

8/22 – THE SPACE, CHAMPAIGN IL

8/23 - MINIBAR, KANSAS CITY MO

8/24 - KIRBY'S, WICHITA KS

8/25 - HI-DIVE, DENVER CO

We love and appreciate you! Turn HIGH SUN way up, and we’ll see you very soon!

Buick & Jerry, FC

HIGH SUN is coming June 16th - pre-save today!

Hello, friends!

We're thrilled to announce HIGH SUN, the third single from our forthcoming album, MASS! Pre-save it today to have it the moment it's released on June 16th, 2023!

Thank you for the love you've shown to FAIL and BLUE, the first two singles. And thanks for pre-ordering MASS! The limited merch bundles are selling down, so grab one while they still exist! 

Also, we're playing a rad show at Portal in Louisville KY on June 24th! See you there!

We can't wait for you to hear the new single. 

Thanks so much for being here,

Buick & Jerry, FC

💎FAIL💎 is out & MASS is open for pre-orders!

Hello, friends!

We're so proud to share "FAIL" with you today, the second single from our forthcoming album. We're also excited to tell you that the album is called MASS, and you can finally pre-order it!

"FAIL" is a one-sided conversation between Buick and her longtime friend Marc Orleans who died by suicide in 2020. The song grapples with speaking about him in the past tense, hoping he knew how much she cared about and respected him when he was alive, and wondering if he can see and hear her now. The video (shot and directed by Jerry) premiered in Metal Injection yesterday, and the track is now streaming everywhere. We hope you love it. The cover is a photo of Buick at Walden Pond as a teenager, layered with a photo of Marc's hands playing his resonator guitar. The images are inverted and upside-down to express the unmooring impact of his passing.

MASS is a co-production between us and Kurt Ballou, a concept record that we're going to continue to unspool over the coming months. It feels great to share the pre-order for the physical copies of the work, as well as the book that Buick has written to accompany the music. It's called MASS: Essays on Memory, Language, & the State of Massachusetts. Both projects will be out in September. We recommend ordering them now, as there are some very limited merch offerings, including hand-rendered cyanotype prints—all numbered and signed! 

Thank you for being here for chapters one and two, and we'll be back with more of the story very soon.

We're so grateful for your continued support. Enjoy "FAIL"!

More soon!
Yours, 

Buick & Jerry, FC

💎FAIL💎 is coming May 5th - pre-save today!

Hello, friends!

This is a quick note to let you know that the second single from our forthcoming album will be out on May 5th. It's called "FAIL." We'd be so grateful if you'd take a moment to pre-save/pre-add the track!

The new record is a collection about memory, language, and the state of Massachusetts; a co-production between us and Kurt Ballou. The project was prompted by the suicide of one of Buick Audra's longtime friends, and "FAIL" directly addresses that loss.

We're so grateful for your support of the lead single, "BLUE," and hope you love "FAIL." We sure do.

More soon!

Yours,
Buick & Jerry, FC